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Overview
Work History
Education
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Affiliations
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Bonnie Whitfield

Commerce,GA

Summary

Compassionate professional in healthcare, adept at performing venipuncture and blood collection tasks with precision and care. Known for maintaining high productivity levels and efficiently completing procedures to uphold patient comfort and accuracy. Skilled in specimen handling, data entry, and patient education, ensuring safe and effective practices. Excel in communication, empathy, and adaptability, fostering positive patient experiences and efficient clinical workflows.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Student Phlebotomist

Winder CNA
Winder, GA
02.2025 - 03.2025
  • Performed venipuncture and capillary draws with precision on patients of varying ages and health statuses.
  • Prepared specimens for shipment to reference laboratories as needed.
  • Counseled patients to ease fears, explain procedures, and enhance cooperation during blood draws.
  • Interacted professionally with patients, families, visitors, physicians and nursing staff at all times.

Daycare Owner/Operator

Candy Castle Christian Childcare
Nicholson, GA
08.2008 - 05.2020
  • Worked with parents and staff to improve student behavioral and learning issues with proactive approaches.
  • Recruited, trained and evaluated staff and recommended personnel actions for programs and services.
  • Maintained accurate records of attendance, immunizations and other relevant information for each child.
  • Conducted regular inspections of the facility to ensure that it is clean, well-maintained and secure at all times.
  • Established and enforced modern educational standards to support student needs.
  • Monitored student progress and assisted students and teachers with resolving problems.
  • Ordered necessary materials or equipment required by state regulations.
  • Resolved conflicts between children or between children and staff members in a timely manner.

Surgical Technologist

Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center
Athens, GA
05.2000 - 05.2008
  • Held instruments and quickly handed to surgeon during procedures.
  • Inspected instruments post-operatively for proper function or damage before returning them to stock room.
  • Operated or monitored lights, machines or equipment to support proper operation.
  • Made sure all instrument and sponge counts were right at the end of the surgery.
  • Sterilized used instruments at the end of procedure.
  • Prepped patients' bodies before procedure began.

Education

BLS And American Heart Association CPR

Winder CNA
Winder, GA
02-2025

Associate of Applied Science - Surgical Technology

Athens Technical College
Athens, GA
05-2000

Skills

  • Pediatric phlebotomy
  • Proper labeling
  • Patient identification
  • Adaptable approach
  • Venipuncture technique
  • Blood collection
  • Blood culture collection
  • Specimen handling
  • Capillary puncture
  • Patient communication
  • Geriatric phlebotomy
  • Needle disposal
  • Order of draw
  • Venipuncture
  • Patient confidentiality
  • Medical records handling
  • Blood collection techniques
  • Laboratory procedures understanding
  • Patient support
  • Venipuncture and capillary puncture
  • Communication
  • Quality control
  • Personal protective equipment usage
  • Butterfly needle technique
  • Syringe method
  • Sanitation and sterilization
  • HIPAA
  • Patient care
  • Blood component separation
  • Hemoglobin testing
  • Venipuncture expertise
  • Sample and specimen collection
  • Infection control
  • On-site testing
  • HIPAA compliance
  • Multi-sample collection
  • Paperwork processing
  • Sample labeling
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Quality assurance
  • Health and safety
  • Specimen collection and storage
  • Specimen labeling procedures
  • Medical terminology
  • Patient preparation
  • Anatomy and physiology
  • Specimen preparation
  • Patient assessment

Affiliations

  • Love spending time outdoors, especially on water.
  • Crafting is a big part of my hobbies.
  • I love learning and pushing myself to become better than I was yesterday.

Timeline

Student Phlebotomist

Winder CNA
02.2025 - 03.2025

Daycare Owner/Operator

Candy Castle Christian Childcare
08.2008 - 05.2020

Surgical Technologist

Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center
05.2000 - 05.2008

BLS And American Heart Association CPR

Winder CNA

Associate of Applied Science - Surgical Technology

Athens Technical College

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