TYPE OF RECRUITMENT

We welcome applications from anyone.

EXAM NUMBER
Y4927B

FILING DATES

The application filing period will begin on April 10, 2025, at 8:00 a.m . (PT) - Continuous

ABOUT THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES:
The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) is the second largest municipal health system in the nation. DHS operates as an integrated health system, operating 25 health centers and four acute care hospitals, in addition to providing health care to youth in the juvenile justice system and inmates in the LA County jails. Across the network of DHS' directly operated clinical sites and through partnerships with community-based clinics, DHS cares for about 600,000 unique patients each year, employs over 23,000 staff, and has an annual operating budget of 6.9 billion. For additional information regarding DHS please visit www.dhs.lacounty.gov .

Through academic affiliations with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), the University of Southern California (USC), and the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Sciences (CDU), DHS hospitals are training sites for physicians completing their Graduate Medical Education in nearly every medical specialty and subspecialty. In addition, to its direct clinical services, DHS also runs the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Agency and the County's 911 emergency response system, as well as Housing for Health and the Office of Diversion and Re-entry, each with a critical role in connecting vulnerable populations, including those released from correctional and institutional settings to supportive housing.

MISSION:
To advance the health of our patients and our communities by providing extraordinary care.

DEFINITION:

Provides overall technical and administrative direction over clinical chemistry laboratories in the Department of Health Services.

• Plans, develops, and implements appropriate administrative clinical chemistry practices, procedures, and programs for laboratories within a medical center to ensure the maintenance of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services-approved proficiency-testing program commensurate with services offered.
• Assists the Chief of Pathology in the formulation and development of policies for the laboratory and directs their implementation in the assigned area.
• Manages the establishment of a quality control program for testing performed, supervises the recommendation of new instrumentation and methodologies for clinical services, and designs.
• Leads all aspects of research to explore new biomarkers, improve existing assays, and contribute to scientific publications; cultivates the development and implementation of tests, and ensures reports include all information required for test interpretation.
• Designs, validates, and implements new laboratory tests to improve diagnostic accuracy by selecting appropriate reagents, calibrating instruments, and ensures the method meets regulatory and clinical standards.
• Oversees the monitoring of performance standards, quality control, and quality improvement, including tests referred to outside laboratories for quality control; develops quality assurance programs, conducts proficiency testing, and supervises trends in test accuracy to implement corrective action.
• Ensures laboratory adherence to evolving regulations, supervises preparation for inspections, audits and accreditation processes, and develops and maintains accurate documentation to meet compliance standards.
• Establishes parameters for acceptable analytic performance and assures that these levels are maintained throughout the testing process, from specimen receiving to result reporting.
• Participates in the recruitment and selection of staff, assigns and reviews the work of clinical chemist supervisors, evaluates the progress of clinical chemists, and counsels these employees in their self-development.
• Supervises the provision of educational programs; plans, researches, and develops trainings for the section; and designs and conducts instructional programs for clinical chemist and laboratory technologist trainees and pathology residents and interns.
• Directs and coordinates the determination of personnel, equipment, supply, space and facility needs, the translation of these needs into budgetary requests, and the development of written justification to support requests.
• Advises staff and promotes an understanding and awareness of clinical chemistry operations, the resolution of specific problem of diagnosis, and the reception of feedback on action taken to improve laboratory services for better patient care.
• Reviews patient results for accuracy, assesses references ranges, and consults physicians, pathologists and other medical professionals to recommend test selection, discuss result interpretation, and potential follow-up testing for patient diagnosis and treatment decisions.
• Provides consultation services regarding the medical significance of clinical chemistry laboratory data, including leadership and recommendations on standardization projects department-wide.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

One (1) year of experience as a Clinical Chemist Supervisor I* or the equivalent in an approved clinical laboratory.**

* Clinical Chemist Supervisor I experience in the County of Los Angeles is defined as: Plans, organizes, directs and evaluates the technical and administrative operations of a clinical chemistry laboratory.

** An approved laboratory is defined as: A clinical laboratory that has a federal issued Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment (CLIA) Laboratory Certificate of Accreditation that authorizes the laboratory to accept human specimens for the purpose of performing laboratory examinations, and is accredited by the College of American Pathologist (CAP) or The Joint Commission.

LICENSE:
Applicants must have ONE of the following licenses issued by the State of California:

• Clinical Laboratory Scientist license
• Clinical Chemist Scientist license
  

NOTE: Please ensure that the License and Certification Section of the application is completed by providing the title, number, date of issue, date of expiration, and the name of the issuing agency for all required license(s)/certificate(s). You can also provide a photocopy of each license/certificate with your application or to ahsu3@dhs.lacounty.gov within 7 days of filing. All required licenses and certifications must be active and unrestricted.

Physical Class II – Light: This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10-pound limit and some bending, stooping, or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:
Additional credit will be given to applicants who possess the following desirable qualifications:

• Experience planning, organizing, directing and evaluating the technical and administrative operations of an approved clinical chemistry laboratory,*** beyond the Minimum Requirement.
• Board Certification in Clinical Chemistry issued by the American Board of Clinical Chemistry (ABCC) -OR- Board Certification in Clinical Pathology or Anatomic and Clinical Pathology by the American Board of Pathology (ABP).****
• Successful completion of a post-doctoral fellowship in Clinical Chemistry accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Clinical Chemistry (ComACC).****

**** To receive credit for board certification, we require a copy of the official or temporary certificate or official passing score report from the issuing board. To receive credit for the successful completion of a fellowship program, we require a copy of the official certificate of completion or an official letter signed by authorized personnel which indicating the completion of an accredited fellowship program. Proof of board certification and/or fellowship can be attached to your application or sent via email to ahsu3@dhs.lacounty.gov within 7 calendar days of filing.

OUT OF CLASS AND WITHHOLD INFORMATION:

No withholds are allowed. Required experience and education must be fully met at the time of filing, and clearly indicated on your application. Out-of-class experience is gained when performing significant duties of a higher-level, and when these duties are outside the scope of the employee's normal position or inconsistent with the payroll title. If you performed work that differs from the duties described in your class specification and you believe you qualify for this opportunity, please describe the out-of-class duties in detail in the Work Experience and Supplemental Questions sections of your application. We also encourage you to submit any supporting documentation such as out of class/additional responsibility bonuses, verification of experience documents, and performance evaluations in order to assist our review of your qualifications.

EXAMINATION CONTENT:
Training and Experience Evaluation:
This assessment type will evaluate the training, experience, desirable qualifications, and education you list on your application and supplemental questionnaire and assign a score based on a standardized scoring system. This assessment is worth 100% of your total score.

The passing score for the assessment is 70%.

ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION:
Applications will be processed as they are received and added to the list accordingly. Candidates who have passed the assessment are placed on a list in the order of their score group for a period of twelve (12) months. We will use this list to fill vacancies as they occur.

No person may compete in this examination more than once every twelve (12) months.

SPECIAL INFORMATION:

VACANCY INFORMATION:
The list of successful candidates created from this exam will be used to fill vacancies throughout the Department of Health Services as they occur.

AVAILABLE SHIFT:
Appointees may be required to work any shift, including evenings, nights, weekends and holidays.

APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION:

We only accept applications filed online. Applications submitted by U.S. mail, fax, or in person are not accepted. Apply online by clicking on the Apply green button at the top right of this posting. This website can also be used to get application status updates.

Please fill out the application completely. Provide relevant job experience including employer's name and address, job title, beginning and ending dates, number of hours worked per week, and description of work performed.

We may verify information included in the application at any point during the examination and hiring process, including after an appointment has been made. Falsification of information could result in refusal of application or rescission of appointment. Copying verbiage from the Requirements or class specification as your work experience will not be sufficient to demonstrate meeting the requirements. Doing so may result in an incomplete application and may lead to disqualification.

We will send notifications to the email address provided on the application, so it is important that you provide a valid email address. If you choose to unsubscribe or opt out from receiving our emails, it is possible to view notices by logging into governmentjobs.com and checking the profile inbox. It is every applicant's responsibility to take steps to view correspondence, and we will not consider claims of missing notices to be a valid reason for re-scheduling an exam part. Register the following domains as approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as spam/junk mail:

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• ahsu3@dhs.lacounty.gov

New email addresses need to be verified. This only needs to be done once per email address and can be done at any time by logging in to govermentjobs.com and following the prompts. This is to improve the security of the online application and to prevent incorrectly entered email addresses.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Please access the following link for important Employment Information. http://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/dhr/247636_EmploymentInformation.pdf (Download PDF reader)

NOTE: If you are unable to attach required documents, you must email the documents to the exam analyst, Annie Hsu Ahsu3@dhs.lacounty.gov within seven (7) calendar days of filing online. Please include the exam number and the exam title.

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:
Federal Law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number, so include yours when applying.

COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS AT PUBLIC LIBRARIES:
For candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet, applications can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County.

NO SHARING OF USER ID, E-MAIL, AND PASSWORD:
All applicants must file their application using their own user ID and password. Using a family member's or friend's user ID and password may erase a candidate's original application record.

ANTI-RACISM, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION (ARDI):
The County of Los Angeles recognizes and affirms that all people are created equal and are entitled to all rights afforded by the Constitution of the United States. The Department of Human Resources is committed to promoting Anti-racism, Diversity, and Inclusion efforts to address the inequalities and disparities amongst race. We support the ARDI Strategic Plan and its goals by improving equality, diversity, and inclusion in recruitment, selection, and employment practices.

ADA COORDINATOR PHONE: (323) 914-7111
CALIFORNIA RELAY SERVICES PHONE: (800) 735-2922

DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Annie Hsu, Exam Analyst
Telephone Number: (213) 288-7000
Ahsu3@dhs.lacounty.gov