Anaurie Lopez
Columbus,IN
Summary
Dedicated Healthcare Professional with 5+ years of experience providing patient-centered care in fast-paced clinical environments. Skilled in administrative tasks, clinical procedures, and maintaining patient records. Known for excellent communication, attention to detail, and a compassionate approach to patient care.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Phlebotomist Laboratory Technician
HCA JF Kennedy Hospital
11.2023 - 07.2024
- Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
- Spoke with patient to gather information for lab records, reduce fear, or anxiety and optimize cooperation.
- Collected blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles.
- Packaged and shipped specimens to central lab daily.
- Adhered to HIPAA standards and maintained patient confidentiality in all interactions.
- Assisted in training and onboarding new phlebotomists.
- Collected blood samples in accordance with laboratory protocols and regulations.
- Helped clinical staff with urgent diagnostic needs, prioritizing STAT tests.
Patient Care Technician
WellNow Urgent Care-Columbus, IN
10.2021 - 02.2022
- Responsible for taking patient history and obtain vital signs.
- Perform basic testing or screenings such as: vision, audio, urine drug screens, breath alcohol, EKGs, pulmonary function testing
- Perform necessary phlebotomy for collection of laboratory samples
- Accurately complete corresponding paperwork/computer work for lab tests ordered on blood, urine, tissue and culture samples
- Perform point of care testing such as: strep, mono, glucose, influenza, Urine pregnancy, Urinalysis, blood glucose levels.
- Assist providers with exams and testing (pelvic exams, eye irrigations and ear irrigations, I & D’s and splinting/ ortho-glass preparation.
- Maintain confidentiality with all patient information (HIPAA).
- Maintains examination rooms and stocks necessary medical supplies.
- Registration duties: explain to patients what insurances that are accepted and those that are out of network as well knowledgeable of all pricing - Properly collect and record payments, complete registration screen in a timely manner.
Patient Care Technician
Columbus Regional Healthcare
06.2017 - 09.2018
- Assist patients with daily living activities, such as bathing, grooming, dressing, and feeding.
- Help patients with mobility, including transferring them from beds to wheelchairs and assisting them during physical therapy sessions.
- Measure and record patients’ vital signs, such as blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, and temperature.
- Report any abnormalities or changes in a patient’s condition to the nursing staff or physicians.
- Collect specimens for laboratory testing, such as blood or urine samples.
- Perform basic medical tasks, like inserting catheters, changing dressings, or monitoring glucose levels under the supervision of healthcare professionals.
LPN Nurse ER
Doctor Center Hospital
09.2007 - 11.2015
- Assisting with the initial assessment of patients to determine the urgency of their conditions, including measuring vital signs (e.g., blood pressure, temperature, heart rate).
- Administering prescribed medications, including oral, injectable, or intravenous medications, as permitted by state regulations and Hospital policies.
- Cleaning, dressing, and monitoring wounds, burns, or other injuries, ensuring proper hygiene and preventing infections.
- Observing and documenting patients' conditions, responses to treatments, and any changes in their symptoms.
- Performing CPR and other basic emergency interventions if needed, often as part of the healthcare team in critical situations.
- Providing information and guidance to patients and their families about treatment plans, medication use, and post-discharge care.
- Accurately documenting all patient interactions, medications administered, and care provided in electronic health records (EHR).
Education
Associate of Science - LPN Nurse
N.U.C University
Manati, Puerto Rico08-2006
Skills
- Patient confidentiality
- Organizational skills
- Analytical and critical thinking
- Blood collection
- EMR recordkeeping
- Medical records handling
- Sample labeling
- Specimen collection and storage
- Communication
- Specimen preparation
- HIPAA
- Medical terminology proficiency
- Epic systems
Certification
- PT - Phlebotomy Technician Certificate
- CPCT/A - Patient Care Technician/Assistant
- LPN License of Puerto Rico
- First Aid/CPR Certified
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Phlebotomist Laboratory Technician
HCA JF Kennedy Hospital
11.2023 - 07.2024
Patient Care Technician
WellNow Urgent Care-Columbus, IN
10.2021 - 02.2022
Patient Care Technician
Columbus Regional Healthcare
06.2017 - 09.2018
LPN Nurse ER
Doctor Center Hospital
09.2007 - 11.2015
- PT - Phlebotomy Technician Certificate
- CPCT/A - Patient Care Technician/Assistant
- LPN License of Puerto Rico
- First Aid/CPR Certified
Associate of Science - LPN Nurse
N.U.C University
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