Aquarius Billups
Houston
Summary
Adept at venipuncture and enhancing patient care, I excelled at Lake Region Healthcare by significantly improving patient comfort and specimen accuracy. My expertise in specimen handling and compassionate patient support is proven through rigorous adherence to HIPAA and infection control protocols, ensuring high-quality diagnostic testing and patient satisfaction.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Phlebotomist
Lake Region Healthcare
01.2024 - 01.2025
- Enhanced patient experience through compassionate care and communication during blood draw procedures.
- Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
- Maintained a high level of accuracy in labeling and tracking specimens, ensuring proper testing and timely results.
- Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
- Completed proper sanitation and cleaning of equipment and work areas between patients.
- Excelled in high-pressure situations, maintaining composure and professionalism during peak hours and emergency scenarios.
- Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection.
- Reduced contamination risks by strictly adhering to infection control protocols and maintaining a clean work environment.
- Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
- Demonstrated adaptability by effectively performing blood draws on diverse patient populations, including pediatric, geriatric, and challenging cases.
- Improved patient comfort by efficiently drawing blood samples using various techniques such as venipuncture and capillary puncture.
- Assembled tourniquets, needles, and blood collection devices to prepare work trays.
Education
Phlebotomy - Phlebotomy
Minnesota State Community And Technical College
Fergus Falls, MN12.2023
Skills
- Venipuncture
- Order of draw
- Patient care
- Specimen handling
- Sample and specimen collection
- Butterfly needle technique
- HIPAA compliance
- Patient confidentiality
- Venipuncture expertise
- Blood collection techniques
- Specimen labeling procedures
- Patient support
- Blood culture collection
- Capillary puncture
- Specimen preparation
- Data entry
- Infection control
- Quality control
- Paperwork processing
- Pediatric phlebotomy
- Patient preparation
- Syringe method
- Hemoglobin testing
- Diagnostic testing
Timeline
Phlebotomist
Lake Region Healthcare
01.2024 - 01.2025
Phlebotomy - Phlebotomy
Minnesota State Community And Technical College
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