Clinical Lab Scientist (CLS) - Nights - Mercy San Diego
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The Clinical Lab Scientist is a full-time, benefited night-shift position at Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego in Hillcrest. The role is part of a collaborative laboratory team in a Level I Trauma Center and Level III NICU, with a CLS generalist focus rotating across laboratory benches to process and analyze diverse specimens. Training takes place on day shift, Monday through Friday, until completed.
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*This is a full time, benefited position with night shifts, 2200-0630 including every other weekend and rotating holidays, located at Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego in the Hillcrest area. Training will be during day shift (6am-2:30pm), Monday through Friday until training is completed. Eligible for up to $10k in retention incentives and $3k in relocation incentives if moving from 100 miles away. More details below. *
Why join Scripps Health? At Scripps Health, your ambition is empowered and your abilities are appreciated:
- Nearly a quarter of our employees have been with Scripps Health for over 10 years.
- Scripps is a Great Place to Work Certified company for 2026.
- Scripps Health has been consistently ranked as a top employer for women, millennials, diversity, and as an overall workplace by various national publications.
- Becker's Healthcare ranked Scripps Health on its 2026 list of 150 top places to work in health care.
- We have transitional and professional development programs to create a learning environment that enables you to thrive in your specific field as well as in your overall career.
- Our specialties have been nationally recognized for quality in areas such as cardiovascular care, oncology, orthopedics, geriatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, and gastroenterology.
Why join this team?
- Join a skilled, collaborative laboratory team atScripps Mercy Hospital San Diego, proudly serving central and downtown San Diego for more than 130 years.
- Thrive in a fast-pacedLevel I Trauma Center and Level III NICUenvironment, where teamwork and efficiency make a meaningful difference for patients.
- Expand your expertise as aCLS generalist, rotating across laboratory benches while processing and analyzing a high volume of diverse specimens.
*This position is eligible for up to $10k in New Hire Retention Incentives and relocation up to $3k if moving from 100 miles away. *
The following are not eligible for hiring incentives:
- Internal candidates
- Rehires that left Scripps less than 3 years ago
- Candidates with less than 1 year of experience
In order to remain eligible for your retention incentive the following criteria must be met :
- Must remain in original hired FTE Status and Shift (if specified in offer letter)
- Must remain in original department/specialty
- Must remain in original Job Title Transfers to other locations will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis and may result in forfeiting remaining incentive bonus unless specifically noted in your offer letter.
Required Education/Experience/Specialized Skills:
- Bachelor's Degree or degree acceptable by California Laboratory Field Services for the application of a Clinical Laboratory Scientist or Limited License.
- CDPH Licensure: MTA (Clinical Laboratory Scientist)
Preferred Education/Experience/Specialized Skills/Certification:
- One year equivalent full time in a clinical laboratory.
- ASCP or state required equivalent.
Job: *Lab
Organization: *Scripps Mercy San Diego
Title: Clinical Lab Scientist (CLS) - Nights - Mercy San Diego
Location: Central San Diego County-SAN DIEGO-SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL SAN DIEGO
Requisition ID: 262006182
How this job compares
Set against the 496 open Clinical Laboratory Scientist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$82–127K/yr74 salary ranges
- California median$60–79/hr122 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 161 open Clinical Laboratory Scientist jobs in California and 496 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Sutter Health39 open
- Prime Healthcare13 open
- Dignity Health12 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Clinical Laboratory Scientist postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years at the median (236 postings).
- Education
- 254 of the 496 open Clinical Laboratory Scientist jobs (51%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 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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