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Medical Lab Tech

Fullerton, CA

Clinical Lab Scientist — Generalist | Night Shift | Fullerton, CA

This 13-week contract places an experienced Clinical Lab Scientist in a full-service acute care clinical laboratory on a night shift schedule (22:30–07:00), 5 days per week, 8 hours per shift.

Shift & Scheduling

  • Nights: 10:30 PM – 7:00 AM
  • Rotating weekends; frequency may increase based on unit needs
  • Must commit to working 3 of 5 major holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day
  • All scheduling requests and time-off must be submitted at the time of application; post-offer RTO may not be granted

Required Qualifications

  • Minimum 1 year of hospital laboratory experience — required, no exceptions
  • Strong generalist laboratory experience — required, no exceptions
  • ASCP-MLT certification
  • California CDPH State License (must be in hand at submission; compact license accepted)
  • BLS certification

Clinical Scope

This is a generalist role covering a broad range of laboratory disciplines, including:

  • Hematology (CBC, manual differential, reticulocyte count, platelet count)
  • Urinalysis (manual macroscopic and microscopic)
  • Chemistry (cardiac enzymes, hormone/thyroid testing, therapeutic drug monitoring, osmolality, tumor markers)
  • Coagulation (fibrinogen, factor assays)
  • Immunology (RPR, rheumatoid factor, complement studies)
  • Microbiology rapid testing and body fluid analysis
  • Quality control review and interpretation
  • Specimen receipt, preparation, and proper labeling/disposal

Additional Details

  • No on-call required
  • Scrub color: Navy Blue
  • Free parking on-site
  • Travelers may be required to float to nearby sister facilities; refusal to float may affect guaranteed hours