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Catherine Pacos

Warwick

Summary

Dedicated laboratory professional with extensive experience at St Anthony's Community Hospital. Proficient in safe specimen handling and inter-laboratory shipment, ensuring compliance with HIPAA standards. Recognized for exceptional organizational skills and fostering positive relationships with patients and staff, contributing to a collaborative work environment. Committed to maintaining high-quality laboratory practices.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Lab Assistant

St Anthonys Community Hospital
11.2019 - Current
  • Chart temperatures
  • Transfer and package specimens to send to other facilities
  • Log in specimens
  • Set up and clean up after frozen sections for Pathologists
  • Order tests
  • Communicate with the emergency room and floor nurses about tests and specimens
  • Look up and print out results for Lab Corp miscellaneous tests to be scanned into the patients charts
  • Order supplies for the Lab
  • Accession Pathology specimens for the OR and Endo.

Laboratory Phlebotomist

St Anthony's Community Hospital
10.2010 - Current
  • Used personal protective equipment correctly to protect coworkers and patients.
  • Assembled tourniquets, needles, and blood collection devices to prepare work trays.
  • Conducted venipuncture and other CT procedures.
  • Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection.
  • Organized daily work based on collection priority.
  • Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
  • Completed proper sanitation and cleaning of equipment and work areas between patients.
  • Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
  • Established and maintained positive working relationships with patients, staff and clinical personnel to build trust and camaraderie.
  • Addressed questions and concerns to educate patients on collection process and procedures.
  • Participated in continuing education programs to stay up to date on new technologies and procedures.
  • Spoke with patient to gather information for lab records, reduce fear, or anxiety and optimize cooperation.
  • Verified proper storage and transportation of specimens to laboratories.
  • Assisted in training and onboarding new phlebotomists.
  • Verified patients' identification for proper sample collection.
  • Adhered to HIPAA standards and maintained patient confidentiality in all interactions.
  • Preformed EKG's
  • Answered phones when needed

Education

Certified - Phlebotomy

Orange County Community College
Middletown, NY
12-2009

Glen Rock Jr Sr High School
Glen Rock, NJ
06-1981

Skills

  • Safe specimen handling
  • Inter-laboratory shipment
  • Supply maintenance
  • Information protection
  • Trained in HIPAA compliance
  • Workstation organization
  • Laboratory supply management
  • File management
  • Sample labeling
  • Specimen handling protocols

Timeline

Lab Assistant

St Anthonys Community Hospital
11.2019 - Current

Laboratory Phlebotomist

St Anthony's Community Hospital
10.2010 - Current

Certified - Phlebotomy

Orange County Community College

Glen Rock Jr Sr High School

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