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Lab Clinical Tech
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What they do
A Clinical Laboratory Technician, in a clinical laboratory setting, helps with the performance of laboratory tests in toxicology, chemistry, hematology, immunology, and microbiology laboratories, which provide information for medical patient diagnosis and treatment. Sets up, operates, and maintains laboratory equipment, makes observations, and calculates and records results; receives, types, tests, and records blood bank inventories.
$64,355 / year median in California
+10% projected growth
Job Description
Where You'll Work Founded in 1912, Dignity Health - St. John's Regional Medical Center is a 265-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Oxnard, California. Serving over 85,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including emergency, heart, orthopedic, and cancer care. Additionally, St. John's Regional Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center and was named one of America's 100 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades in 2026. One Community. One Mission. One California Job Summary and Responsibilities As our Lab Clinical Tech, you will actively support and promote the provision of quality patient care. You will actively participate as a team member in the systems, functions and activities of the unit/department which include all aspects of proper patient identification and venipuncture. Every day, you will prioritize STAT, TIMED and ROUTINE draws and transports accordingly to meet turnaround times. Respond to all requests and pages in a timely manner consistent with laboratory policies. To be scuccessful, you will follow all OSHA and CAP requirements in performance of the job. Accurately performs basic outpatient laboratory registration and ordering of laboratory tests per departmental procedures. Carries out correct procedure for blood testing. Performs patient identification according to departmental procedure. Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to perform phlebotomy that is appropriate with little discomfort to the assigned patient. Venipuncture, heelstick and or fingerstick on neonate, infant, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients. Job Requirements Required California State Phlebotomy license Preferred Six months experience as a phlebotomist or equivalent internal hospital experience and/or relevant education - i.e. AA or BS in biological sciences. 1 year recent hospital experience as a Clinical Technician/Phlebotomist