Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) – Night Shift Contract

Profession: Laboratory
Specialty: Clinical Laboratory Scientist
Location: Patchogue, New York (Long Island)
Assignment Length: 13 Weeks
Shift: 5x8-Hour Nights | 12:00 AM – 8:30 AM

Position Overview

A hospital laboratory is seeking an experienced Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) for a night shift assignment. This role requires strong competency across Blood Bank, Chemistry, Hematology, Immunology/Serology, and Urinalysis in a hospital-based clinical laboratory setting.

Required Certifications & Licensure

• ASCP Certification – Required

• New York State DOH License – Required

Required Experience

• Minimum 2 years of clinical lab experience

• Hospital clinical laboratory experience

• Community hospital experience

• Trauma Level II experience

• EPIC EMR experience

• Sunquest LIS experience

• WellSky (Blood Bank) experience

Core Competencies

Blood Bank

• ABO/Rh typing, Antibody Screen & Identification

• AHG Crossmatch & Electronic Crossmatch

• Antigen/Antibody Typing (Tube Method)

• Direct & Indirect Coombs (DAT)

• Transfusion reaction workups

• Rhogam screening

• Donor collection procedures

• Blood irradiation

• Plasmapheresis / Plateletpheresis

• Cord blood evaluation

Chemistry

• Arterial Blood Gas (ABG)

• Cardiac enzymes & tumor markers

• Hormone & thyroid testing

• Immunoassay

• Electrophoresis (serum/urine)

• Osmolality

• Therapeutic drug monitoring

• Chromatography (Gas & Thin Layer)

• Specimen preparation & QC review

• 24-hour urine & stool analysis

Hematology / Coagulation

• Automated instrumentation

• CBC (manual & automated)

• Manual differentials

• Reticulocyte count

• Fibrinogen / FDP

• Platelet aggregation & count

• Sickle cell prep

• Occult blood

• Fetal hemoglobin

Immunology / Serology

• ANA

• ASO titer

• C3, C4, Total Complement

• Rheumatoid Factor

• RPR

• Rubella serology

• Meningitis screen

• Febrile agglutinins

• Body fluid analysis

• Rapid test kits & control knowledge

Urinalysis

• Automated analyzer use

• Manual macroscopic & microscopic UA

• Crystal identification

Equipment Experience

• CellaVision

• Sysmex XM

For more details reach at sthakur@navitashealth.com or Call / Text at 732 791 4807 - EXT 4807.