Clinical Laboratory Scientist II - Laboratory Informatics Team (Finance)
Riverside University Health System has an opportunity for a Clinical Laboratory Scientist with the Laboratory Informatics Team at the main medical center campus in Moreno Valley, CA. The schedule is Mon-Fri, day shift, with no holiday or weekend coverage required.
The CLS-LIS role is critical in supporting the functionality, integration, and optimization of RUHS' Laboratory Information Systems (LIS), including Epic Beaker and associated middleware platforms.
The ideal candidate will be a motivated individual with strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and a passion for leveraging technology to improve laboratory operations and patient care. Prior informatics experience is not required, but a strong interest in laboratory systems, troubleshooting, and cross-functional collaboration is essential.
Key Responsibilities of the LIS role include:
- Supporting LIS operations, upgrades, and validations
- Assisting with instrument interfacing and result mapping
- Collaborating with IT, clinical departments, and vendors on LIS-related projects
- Providing end-user support and training
• Performs a wide range of general clinical laboratory work such as hematological, serological, chemical, bacteriological, parasitological, toxicological and radioimmunoassay tests using standardized procedures to determine incidence of disease or abnormal conditions.
• Groups, types, and cross matches blood and determines blood count.
• Performs qualitative and quantitative chemical analyses of blood, urine, and other body fluids.
• Operates and maintains manual and automated laboratory equipment.
• Prepares culture media, stains, and reagents; may maintain records of stock levels of various chemicals, reagents and diagnostic products in a section of the clinical laboratory.
• Analyzes and interprets laboratory data which may include the review of quality control reports to assure that test results are within proper parameters.
• May participate in the training of entry level and student clinical laboratory technology personnel.
• Maintains records and makes reports.License of Certificate: Possession of a valid Clinical Laboratory Technologist (CLS/MTA) License issued by the State of California Department of Public Health.
Experience:
CLS II - One year of experience in performing the duties of a licensed Clinical Laboratory Technologist in a medical laboratory.
Knowledge of: Principles, techniques, equipment, and terminology necessary for the full range of laboratory diagnosis of diseases and abnormal conditions; Common disease causes; Methods of transmission and control of communicable diseases; Proper laboratory safety procedures.
Ability to: Operate, calibrate, and maintain technical laboratory equipment; Skillfully perform a wide range of difficult standardized laboratory test; Maintain technical records and prepare reports; Establish and maintain effective working relationships with fellow employees; Assist in the instruction of entry level and student clinical laboratory technology personnel in laboratory techniques and procedures.What's Next? This recruitment is open to all applicants. Applicants who are current employees of RUHS-Medical Center may be conside red before other applicants depending on the volume of applications received.
Based on the number of applications received, this posting may close without notice, and applications will be reviewed and considered in the order in which they were received.
For questions regarding this recruitment, please contact the recruiter Angela Levinson at 951-955-5562 or alevinson@rivco.org .
