Reduced patient anxiety through compassionate communication and expert venipuncture techniques.
Spoke with patient to gather information for lab records, reduce fear, or anxiety and optimize cooperation.
Continuously updated phlebotomy knowledge through professional development courses, ensuring best practices were upheld.
Upheld HIPAA compliance through careful management of confidential patient records and lab results.
Collected blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles.
Minimized patient discomfort during blood draws by utilizing proper tourniquet application, needle selection, and insertion techniques.
Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
Phlebotomist
Sea Mar Seattle-temp
03.2023 - 04.2023
Clinical lab assistant, center fuse, newborn screenings, EKG, epic knowledge and training.
Clinical lab assistant
Overlake Medical center
08.2022 - 03.2023
Venipuncture site selection, puncture site warming, tourniquet application and removal, puncture site decontamination, blood-borne pathogens exposure control, personal protective equipment use, biohazard waste management.
Phlebotomist
Sea Mar Bellevue
01.2022 - 02.2022
Externship with over 200 draws, EKG training, newborn screening over 120.