SUPERVISING CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENTIST I

Posting number: Y4903W

Department: HEALTH SERVICES

Job classification: SUPERVISING CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENTIST I

Posting type: Open

Categories: Laboratory

Summary

Y4903W

EXAM NUMBER:

Y4903W

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT:

We encourage applications from everyone!

FIRST DAY OF FILING:

May 28, 2026 at 8:00 A.M. (PDT)

CLOSING DATE:

Continuous

We will keep accepting applications until the position is filled. The application window may close unexpectedly once we have enough qualified candidates.

NO OUT-OF-CLASS EXPERIENCE OR WITHHOLDS ARE ALLOWED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS EXAMINATION.

Special Salary Information:
 
Workforce Shortage Recruitment:

New appointments and current incumbents shall be compensated at Step 3 of the applicable salary range. This is in effect until June 30, 2027, or until it is driven that a shortage no longer exists, whichever is sooner.

Correctional Health Services – 20% Recruitment and Retention Bonus  
The County of Los Angeles is currently offering a 20% bonus for full-time Supervising Clinical Laboratory Scientist I hired by Correctional Health Services and working on-site in a designated facility to meet critical healthcare needs for the uniquely underserved jail population.

WHO WE ARE:
LA Health Services is LA County’s integrated healthcare system and the second-largest public health system in the nation. Our system includes four public hospitals, more than 20 community health centers, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Correctional Health Services, and community-based programs that connect people to care where they are. 

We serve as the safety net for more than 10 million residents, providing care regardless of ability to pay, insurance coverage, or immigration status. As one connected system, we deliver extraordinary care—from prevention and primary care to emergency, specialty, trauma, and recovery services across Los Angeles County. 

With more than 2.9 million visits annually and a workforce of over 23,000 dedicated staff, LA Health Services is proud to deliver high-quality, compassionate, and accessible care to everyone, no matter how they come through our doors.

Explore our one system of hospitals and community health centers: Our Locations – Health Services Los Angeles County

 To learn more about the outstanding benefits offered by Los Angeles County, please visit us here:
https//hr.lacounty.gov/benefits/

MISSION:
 To advance the health of our patients and our communities by providing extraordinary care!

Examples of duties

Plans and prioritizes tasks for one shift in a hospital or ambulatory care laboratory unit. This guarantees provider requested test procedures are processed promptly and within established time frames..

Orients new employees and licensed trainees to the overall operations of the laboratory unit, and trains or supervises their training in the specific procedures which the unit is responsible for performing safely and accurately.

Evaluates the work of all personnel assigned to the unit and counsels them on steps they may need to take to improve their performance; effectively recommends or initiates disciplinary action and the adjustment of employee grievances.

Supervises the search of technical publications and other literature in the field to identify new equipment, methods, materials, or items of supply which may produce accurate and reliable test results more quickly and efficiently than the present system.

For more information, please view the classification specification:SUPERVISING CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENTIST I

Qualifications

We are looking for dedicated individuals who have:

OPTION I: Two years of experience at the level Clinical Laboratory Scientist I* in the service of Los Angeles County. 

OR

OPTION II: One year of experience at the level of a Clinical Laboratory Scientist II** assisting a supervising clinical laboratory scientist in the operation of a clinical laboratory unit resolving technical problems and d