Donna Knaut

I register patients from all over the world into our database and receive specimens and take them to the back I I registered them in copia and log in all my specimens and our data sheets processed every day.

• Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
• Completed proper sanitation and cleaning of equipment and work areas between patients.
• Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
• Established and maintained positive working relationships with patients, staff and clinical personnel to build trust and camaraderie.
• Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection.
• Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
• Assembled tourniquets, needles, and blood collection devices to prepare work trays.
• Organized daily work based on collection priority.
• Participated in continuing education programs to stay up to date on new technologies and procedures.
• Collected blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles.
• Verified patients' identification for proper sample collection.
• Drew blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe, or butterfly venipuncture methods.
• Performed venipunctures, finger sticks and heel sticks for both adult and pediatric patients.
• Validated blood and specimen collection orders, alerting nurses, or physicians of discrepancies between order and nursing station logs.
• Followed established safety protocols and standards to minimize risk of infection and injury.
• Adhered to HIPAA standards and maintained patient confidentiality in all interactions.
• Collected blood samples in accordance with laboratory protocols and regulations.