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Clinical Lab Scientist

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health
Bakersfield, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/14/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/14/2026
Job Summary And Responsibilities

Under the direction of the Laboratory Supervisor, CLS, performs moderate and high complexity testing in areas of Blood Bank, Chemistry, Coagulation, Hematology, Microbiology, Serology and Urinalysis following established laboratory procedures for specimen handling, processing, analysis and result reporting for patient specimens. The Clinical Laboratory Scientist may be required to rotate in other departments, work weekends and Holidays and cover other shifts as supervisor determines need.

Job Requirements

Minimum Requirements:

  • CA CLS
  • Education level necessary to obtain required licensure and certifications

Preferred Skills

  • One year acute care hospital experience preferred.

Special Skills

  • Above average communication and organizational skills.
  • Ability to adapt to workload demands and function efficiently during difficult or emergency situations.
  • Ability to maintain and operate laboratory equipment.
  • Must have medical terminology, basic computer terminology and data entry skills.

Where You'll Work

Bakersfield Memorial Hospital includes 385 general acute beds, 48 licensed critical care beds, 13 state-of-the-art surgical suites, and a full-service Emergency Department with an Accredited Chest Pain Center and Nationally Certified Stroke Center. In addition, we offer a beautiful Family Care and Birthing Center, the Lauren Small Children's Center including the area's only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Family Care Center, a Level II NICU, the Sarvanand Heart, and Brain Center with Kern County's first Bi-Plane Interventional Suite, the Center for Wound Care and Hyperbarics, and many more services. Memorial Hospital is a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital and is home to the Bakersfield Ronald McDonald House. Memorial Hospital is a member of Dignity Health and is a trusted community partner, serving residents of Bakersfield and Kern County with quality, compassionate care since 1956. Click here to learn more about Bakersfield Memorial Hospital.

One Community. One Mission. One California

Pay Range

$53.68 - $63.23 /hour

Salary : $54 - $63

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