Brenae Ellington
Phlebotomist , CPT
Brooklyn,NY
Summary
Competent Phlebotomy Technician with 2 years of professional experience working in high-volume, fast-paced hospital settings. Highly knowledgeable in routine blood drawing procedures and using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles and straight needles. Committed to maintaining highest quality standards when collecting, labeling and processing samples and specimens.
Overview
2
2
Certifications
9
9
years of post-secondary education
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Administrative Assistant
MDL DEDICATED LOGISTICS LLC
Cincinnati, OH
05.2018 - 06.2021
- Handled client correspondence and tracked records to foster office efficiency.
- Coordinated bookkeeping activities in QuickBooks and Lawson, including invoicing and accounts payable.
- Generated reports and typed letters in Word and prepared PowerPoint presentations.
- Interacted with vendors, contractors and professional services personnel to receive orders, direct activities and communicate instructions.
- Coached new employees on administrative procedures, company policies and performance standards.
- Maintained customer satisfaction with forward-thinking strategies focused on addressing customer needs and resolving concerns.
- Responded to over 150 daily caller requests with information about assistance and timeframes.
Nursing Student Intern
Woodhull Hospital
Brooklyn, NY
04.2021 - 05.2021
- Assisted with activities of daily living by helping patients with bathing, changing clothes, eating and daily hygiene tasks.
- Applied clean dressings, slings, stockings and support bandages to protect patient wounds and prevent infections.
- Practiced patient care by taking vital signs and providing wound care for patients.
- Collected, labeled and transported specimens to prepare for laboratory testing.
- Kept optimal supply levels in treatment rooms, triage and other areas to meet typical patient loads.
- Worked alongside experienced nursing professionals to learn new procedures.
- Vaccinated patients to protect individuals from the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Student Nurse Extern
Queens Hospital Center
Queens, NY
01.2019 - 06.2019
- Cared for each patient according to care plan and physicians' instructions.
- Monitored each patient to meet appropriate care and document status changes.
- Delivered exceptional care to patients by helping with mobility and daily living requirements.
- Communicated with patients and family members and provided updated information.
Student Nurse Extern
Silvercrest Center For Nursing And Rehabilitation
Briarwood, NY
09.2018 - 12.2018
- Administered close patient care, including checking vital signs and checking telemetry.
- Collaborated with nurse preceptors and other medical staff to achieve quality patient outcome goals.
- Built rapport with patients and members of patients' support systems.
- Assisted patients with personal hygiene requirements and monitored conditions to update nursing staff.
- Changed out and monitored bandages, catheters and IVs.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
Student Nurse Extern
Bellevue Hospital HHC
New York City, NY
01.2018 - 06.2018
- Completed skilled phlebotomy tasks to obtain needed biological specimens for laboratory testing.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Kept optimal supply levels in treatment rooms, triage and other areas to meet typical patient loads.
- Completed medical facility experience while under supervision of qualified staff.
- Worked alongside experienced nursing professionals to learn new procedures.
- Researched different diagnoses to become familiar with presentation and treatment protocols.
Freight Dispatcher
McNeil Trucking Enterprise LLC
Hicksville, NY
11.2017 - 04.2018
- Facilitated communications between customers and field personnel to answer questions or resolve concerns.
- Coordinated repairs to vehicles to maintain fleet operations.
- Monitored flow of paperwork and directed information to appropriate departments.
- Kept detailed track of all available field personnel and all in-progress and completed calls.
- Coordinated schedules for optimal coverage of daily workload and adjusted quickly to changing demands.
- Ordered supplies and allocated resources to personnel based on need.
- Created spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel for daily, weekly and monthly reporting.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Medgar Evers College of The City University of New York
Brooklyn, NY 09.2019 - Current
Phlebotomy Technician Certification - Phlebotomy
New York Medical Career Training Center
Flushing, NY 07.2021 - 08.2021
No Degree - Registered Nursing
LaGuardia Community College of The City University of New York
Long Island City, NY 08.2017 - 06.2019
High School Diploma -
Glenmuir High School
Jamaica, W.I. 09.2009 - 06.2014
Skills
Specimen labeling procedures
Blood specimen storage
Measuring vital statistics
Patient confidentiality
Venipuncture
Infection Control
Training & Development
Recording data
Certification
CPR (American Heart Association)
Timeline
CPT ( National Healthcareer Association)
09-2021
Phlebotomy Technician Certification - Phlebotomy
New York Medical Career Training Center
07.2021 - 08.2021
Nursing Student Intern
Woodhull Hospital
04.2021 - 05.2021
CPR (American Heart Association)
02-2020
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Medgar Evers College of The City University of New York
09.2019 - Current
Student Nurse Extern
Queens Hospital Center
01.2019 - 06.2019
Student Nurse Extern
Silvercrest Center For Nursing And Rehabilitation
09.2018 - 12.2018
Administrative Assistant
MDL DEDICATED LOGISTICS LLC
05.2018 - 06.2021
Student Nurse Extern
Bellevue Hospital HHC
01.2018 - 06.2018
Freight Dispatcher
McNeil Trucking Enterprise LLC
11.2017 - 04.2018
No Degree - Registered Nursing
LaGuardia Community College of The City University of New York
08.2017 - 06.2019
High School Diploma -
Glenmuir High School
09.2009 - 06.2014