Organized Patient Service Representative with 5 years of experience in healthcare. Adept at patient advocacy and education with commitment to efficiency. Skilled at coordinating busy offices and maintaining professionalism in stressful situations.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Patient Services Representative
Quest Diagnostics
Fayetteville, NC
11.2019 - Current
Protected patients by following infection control, sharps disposal and biohazardous waste disposal procedures.
Met targets consistently by working hard and with strong attention to detail.
Packaged and shipped specimens to central lab daily.
Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
Promoted mission, vision and values of organization and trained new clinical staff in phlebotomy procedures.
Followed established guidelines for reporting significant medical errors or unanticipated outcome in patient care.
Float Phlebotomist
Mercy Diagnostics
Fayetteville, NC
07.2018 - 11.2019
Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating and noting times of collection.
Collected blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles.
Protected patients by following infection control, sharps disposal and biohazardous waste disposal procedures.
Spoke with patient to gather information for lab records, reduce fear or anxiety and optimize cooperation.
Validated blood and specimen collection orders, alerting nurses or physicians of discrepancies between order and patient logs.
Mobile Phlebotomist
Vista Clinical Diagnostics
Fayetteville, NC
05.2017 - 07.2018
Organized daily work based on collection priority.
Performed bedside tests like bleeding time tests and entered results into patient charts.
Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
Completed proper sanitation and cleaning of equipment and work areas between patients.
Traveled facility to facility, ensuring the best patient care.