Carmen Mann
Paterson,NJ
Summary
Certified Phlebotomist well versed in venipuncture, capillary puncture, and special collection procedures. Detail-oriented and committed to maintaining highest quality control and patient care standards. Adept in variety of software applications for EMR maintenance.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Phlebotomist
Quest Diagnostics
Ridgewood, NJ
01.2019 - 06.2019
- Collected blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles
- Drew blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe or butterfly venipuncture methods
- Resolved unusual test orders by contacting physicians, nursing stations or reference laboratories
- Assisted with office procedures by monitoring patient flow, performing telephone screening and maintaining sample drug lists
- Accurately labeled vacutainer tubes with patient name, date and time of collection
- Obtained blood specimens by performing venipunctures and finger sticks
- Protected patients by following infection control, sharps disposal and biohazardous waste disposal procedures
- Organized daily work based on collection priority
- Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating and noting times of collection
- Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies
- Conducted venipuncture and other CT procedures
- Prepared blood-collecting equipment to draw blood and safely store and transport samples
- Performed over 30 venipunctures per day
Phlebotomist Technician
Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack, NJ
03.2017 - 10.2018
- Collected blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles
- Spoke with patient to gather information for lab records, reduce fear or anxiety and optimize cooperation
- Validated blood and specimen collection orders, alerting nurses or physicians of discrepancies between order and nursing station logs
- Performed bedside tests like bleeding time tests and entered results into patient charts
- Protected patients by following infection control, sharps disposal and biohazardous waste disposal procedures
- Accurately labeled vacutainer tubes with patient name, date and time of collection
- Assembled tourniquets, needles and blood collection devices to prepare work trays
- Assisted with office procedures by monitoring patient flow, performing telephone screening and maintaining sample drug lists
- Maintained exam rooms by ordering supplies, transporting specimens, washing and packing instruments and changing solutions
- Drew blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe or butterfly venipuncture methods
- Logged patient information and recorded results into system using Epic and Microsoft
- Conducted bleeding time tests and updated results into paper or electronic charts
- Labeled blood vials with critical information like time of collection, date, and patient name
Education
Patient Care - Patient Care
Lincoln Technical Institute
Paramus, NJ10.2016
Skills
- Medical office administration
- Phlebotomy Certification
- Blood specimen storage
- Infection control and aseptic procedures
- Measuring vital statistics
- Specimen labeling procedures
- Patient confidentiality
- Venipuncture
- Quality control guidelines
- Data entry
- Charting and clinical documentation
- Medical Records Management
- Patient privacy
- Time management
- Infection control
- BLS certified
- Trained in Epic
- Trained in microsoft
- POS systems operations
- Excellent grammar
- Vital sign monitoring
- Urine Drug Screen
Accomplishments
- Educated phlebotomy students on venipuncture and capillary puncture techniques .
- Quality Assurance - Ensured and enforced medical office compliance with HIPAA, OSHA and CLIA regulations for maximum quality and control.
Certification
- CPR certified through American Heart Association
- BLS
- Ekg technician
- Patient Care Technichian
Timeline
Phlebotomist
Quest Diagnostics
01.2019 - 06.2019
Phlebotomist Technician
Hackensack University Medical Center
03.2017 - 10.2018
Patient Care - Patient Care
Lincoln Technical Institute