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Clinical Laboratory Scientist, West Valley Hospital (Night Shift)

UCLA Health

West Hills, CAJob$59.37–79.11/hrSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago

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Compensation
$59.37–79.11/hr
Location
West Hills, CA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

California Clinical Laboratory Scientist LicenseBachelor's degree

Job overview

The Clinical Laboratory Scientist Generalist at UCLA Health’s West Valley Hospital performs and interprets moderate- and high-complexity laboratory tests across Chemistry, Hematology, Coagulation, Urinalysis, and Blood Bank. The role supports patient care through accurate, timely testing, maintains quality standards and regulatory compliance, troubleshoots instrumentation, and collaborates with healthcare teams on diagnostic and treatment decisions.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Clinical Laboratory TestingResult InterpretationInstrumentation TroubleshootingRotating Weekend and Holiday WorkAlternative Schedule FlexibilityColor Differentiation

Qualifications

California Clinical Laboratory Scientist LicenseBachelor's DegreeIshihara Color Vision Exam

Full job description

Description

Join UCLA Health's West Valley Hospital as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) Generalist and play a vital role in delivering high-quality patient care through accurate and timely laboratory testing.

In this role, you will perform and interpret a wide range of moderate and high-complexity laboratory tests across multiple disciplines, including Chemistry, Hematology, Coagulation, Urinalysis, and Blood Bank. You will ensure quality standards are met, troubleshoot instrumentation, maintain regulatory compliance, and collaborate with healthcare teams to support diagnostic and treatment decisions.

Salary Range: $59.37/hour - $79.11/hour

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

Qualifications

  • Current, valid California Clinical Laboratory Scientist license

  • Bachelor's Degree

  • Ability to work rotating weekends and holidays

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

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

UCLA Health welcomes all individuals, without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin or disabilities, and we proudly look to each person’s unique achievements and experiences to further set us apart.

How this job compares

Set against the 536 open Clinical Laboratory Scientist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$59.37–79.11/hr
  • California median$56–77/hr116 hourly ranges
  • US median$40–54/hr225 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $69.24/hr, is 5% above the California median midpoint ($66/hr) — in the middle half of Clinical Laboratory Scientist hourly ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 163 open Clinical Laboratory Scientist jobs in California and 536 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
Clinical Laboratory Scientist postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (272 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 280 of the 536 open Clinical Laboratory Scientist jobs (52%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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