**Overview**

Nestled in the heart of East Sacramento Dignity Health Mercy General Hospital is a 313 bed acute care facility that provides a wide range of services with special advocacy for the poor and underserved. Mercy General is home to the nationally ranked Alex G. Spanos Heart & Vascular Institute. Key achievements and recognitions include: from the Joint Commission; Advanced Joint Replacement Spine Center of Excellence Primary Stroke Center Ventricular Assist Device and Chest Pain Certification. Other accolades include CMS 5 stars Practice Green Health 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade A Level 4 Epilepsy Center and Opioid Stewardship Honor Roll. Mercy General Hospital is proud to foster inclusion and diversity as part of our mission vision and values.

**Responsibilities**

CLS trainee reports to the SJMC Educational Coordinator and is under the general supervision and medical direction of a CLS. The CLS trainee is a transitional training job available for up to 14 months.

In this trainee licensed position, there is no release of patient results. This position allows observation of the testing site, on-site training in the lab and didactic training in laboratory medicine. This position ends when the training year has ended and the student graduates from the training program. This position requires the full understanding and active participation in fulfilling the Mission of the Organization. It is expected that the employee will demonstrate behavior consistent with the Core Values. The employee shall support the Organization's strategic plan and the goals and direction of the PerformanceImprovement Plan (PIP).

**Qualifications**

Required:

+ Bachelor in Chemical, Physical, Biological or Lab Science

+ Must possess a California CLS trainee License

**Pay Range**

$23.00 - $23.00 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.