Shaylynn Bowen
Las Vegas
Summary
Professional healthcare worker with robust experience in drawing blood and handling specimens. Known for strong team collaboration and adaptability to changing needs, ensuring efficient and reliable service. Skilled in venipuncture, patient care, and maintaining sterile environments, with focus on achieving results and high standards. Offers enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for patients. Experienced in hospital and in-home settings providing guidance and encouragement to patients through physical and emotional support.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Phlebotomist
CSL Plasma Center
12.2024 - Current
- Drawing blood from donors, involving finding a suitable vein, inserting the fistula butterfly needle, and collecting plasma
- Ensuring the donor is comfortable and informed about the procedure. This includes checking the donor’s medical history and vital signs.
- Documented incidents and donor data in the electric donor information management system (NEXUS)
- Calibrated equipment and trouble shooting failures
- Monitored donor reactions and assisted with anything
- Monitored donor flow and ensured low to no turnovers on the donor floor.
- Followed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure the quality and safety of the donation process
- Responsible for preparing the donor, donor area for the phlebotomist and equipment for the pheresis process
- Setting up Rika machines
- Disconnecting the donors when the process is complete
- Used PDA to link equipment and soft goods used in the pheresis process to the appropriate donor
- Maintained clean efficient work environment, and ensure sufficient operating supplies and forms are available as needed
- Maintained confidentiality of all personnel, donor, and center information
Clinical Laboratory Assistant
TriCore Reference Laboratory
10.2022 - 09.2024
- Contributed to operational quality and efficiency via instrument calibration, application of quality controls and implementation of maintenance functions.
- Monitored and replenished regents and tools to support smooth workflow while eliminating delays
- Carried out test to determine if the infections are bacterial, viral or fungal
- Completed laboratory operations reports and submitted to public health department and other healthcare authorities
- Reduce test turnaround time via strategic multitasking
- Collect blood samples with focus on accuracy and adherence to aseptic techniques
- Kept supplies organized and well-stocked, requesting more supplies and avoiding unnecessary testing delays
- Upheld laboratory protocols dictated by facility, governing agencies, or special project requirements
- Followed Good Laboratory Practices consistently across daily activities and special products.
- Removed samples of materials following good practices to achieve accurate test results
- Maintaining strict aseptic fields when collecting biological samples, minimizing staff, and patient infection risks
- Troubleshooting problems with equipment and recalibrated devices or brought serious concerts to supervisors for handling
- Draw blood from veins by vacuum tubes, syringe, or butterfly venipuncture methods
- Collecting blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquet, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles
- Labeling transfer tubes and follow exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport
- Protected patients by following infection control, sharps disposal, and biohazardous waste disposal procedures.
- Completing proper sanitation and cleaning of equipment and work areas between patients.
- Tracking collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection.
- Centrifuging blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
- Stocking phlebotomy carts with appropriate supplies.
- Packaging and shipping specimens to the central lab daily.
- Monitoring patients for timed specimens
- Following physician orders to to correctly administer therapeutic phlebotomy.
- Training new clinical staff in phlebotomy procedures.
- Establishing and maintaining positive working relationships with patients, staff and clinical personnel to build trust and camaraderie.
- Addressing questions and concerns to educate patients on collection process and procedures
Care Provider
Defined Fitness
11.2021 - 10.2022
- Provided care for children from the ages 10m - 12 years, such as setting a schedule and developing/encouraging age-appropriate learning and socializing
- Assist with teaching young children through play, arts and craft, and problem solving.
Caregiver
Simplicity Home Care
12.2020 - 11.2021
- Provided in-home and facility care for an average of 5 out patients to 15 patients in patient on a daily rotational schedule
- Bathed my patients
- Distributed medication on a timed schedule
- Clothed, fed, and cleaned patients
- Environment space around patients organized
- Nutritional science
- Home maintenance
- Transportation
- Mobility assistance
Caregiver
Beehive Homes Assisted Living
02.2018 - 12.2020
- Provided in-home and facility care for an average of 5 out patients to 15 patients in patient on a daily rotational schedule
- Bathed my patients
- Distributed medication on a timed schedule
- Clothed, fed, and cleaned patients
- Environment space around patients organized
- Nutritional science
- Home maintenance
- Transportation
- Mobility assistance
Education
No Degree - Phlebotomy
CNM (Central New Mexico Community College)
Albuquerque, NM09-2022
Skills
- Active learner
- Bilingual in Spanish
- Medical field experience
- HIPAA compliance
- Creative problem solving
- Team player
- Time management
- Dependable and responsible
- Caregiver
- Continuous development
- Progressive Care
- Companionship Skills
- Respectful and Compassionate
- Patient Care
- Patient Identification
- Fluid disposal
- Finger Stick Method
- Biohazardous Policy Compliance
- Computerized tracking
- Laboratory Information System
- Sanitation and sterilization
- Blood Sample Collection
- Staff Phlebotomy Training
- HIPPA Certification
- Team Leader
- Blood cultures
- Vacuum tube and syringe use
- Venipuncture
- OSHA Regulations
- Staff Collaboration
- Secure Biohazards
- Sharps disposal
- Tracking Specimens
- Specimen Collection
- Packaging Specimens
- Patient confidentiality
- HIPAA
- Patient support
- Data entry
- Recording data
- Pediatric phlebotomy
- Patient preparation
- Syringe method
- Quality control guidelines
- Sample storage
- Health education
- Medical records management
- Medical records review
- Health and safety
- Medical terminology
- Regulatory compliance
- Communication
- Donor screening
- Blood collection
- Multitasking Abilities
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Attention to detail
- Customer service
- Organizational skills
- Problem-solving
- Decision-making
- Team leader
Certification
- PT - phlebotomy Technician
- NHA Phlebotomy Certification
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Phlebotomist
CSL Plasma Center
12.2024 - Current
Clinical Laboratory Assistant
TriCore Reference Laboratory
10.2022 - 09.2024
Care Provider
Defined Fitness
11.2021 - 10.2022
Caregiver
Simplicity Home Care
12.2020 - 11.2021
Caregiver
Beehive Homes Assisted Living
02.2018 - 12.2020
No Degree - Phlebotomy
CNM (Central New Mexico Community College)
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