Clinical Laboratory Scientist, Blood Bank

General Information

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Work Location: Los Angeles, USA Onsite or Remote Fully On-Site Work Schedule 4/10 alternating schedule, 9:30pm – 8:00am. See details below. Posted Date 05/12/2025 Salary Range: $53.31 - 71.04 Hourly Employment Type 2 - Staff: Career Duration indefinite Job # 24553

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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There’s nothing more rewarding than being able to make a significant, positive difference in someone’s life. At UCLA Health, you’ll experience this joy every day while also enjoying the positive, supportive, and collaborative environment that makes ours one of the most loved workplaces. 

As a Clinical Laboratory Scientist, you will help provide transfusion support for patients, including those undergoing trauma care and transplants. Other primary duties include:

• Perform patient transfusion testing and immunology problem work-ups.

• Perform quality control testing, quality assurance activities, and donor quality assurance. 

• Assist patients with inquiries regarding test results.

• Record and review test results for accuracy and completeness while maintaining lab records. 

Note: This position follows a 4/10 alternating schedule, working four 10-hour shifts per week, with rotating holidays. The workdays alternate as follows:

• Week 1: Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday

• Week 2: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday

• Shift Hours: 9:30 PM – 8:00 AM

Salary Range: $53.31 – $71.04/hour

In addition to a competitive salary range, this position is also eligible for shift differentials.

Job Qualifications

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• Current, valid California Clinical Laboratory Scientist or Clinical Immunohematologist Scientist license.

• Bachelor’s degree.

• Two years of recent clinical laboratory experience in a Blood Bank, preferred.

• Experience with MTS gel methodology and solid phase testing, preferred.

• Must pass the Ishihara Color Vision exam, i.e. visual acuity including color differentiation.

• Ability to work an alternative schedule on occasion (e.g. Tuesday – Saturday, 11:00pm – 7:30am) based on operational needs.

• Ability to work holidays. 

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions withi