Christina Angermeier
Midland,NC
Summary
Competent Phlebotomy Technician with 20 years of 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
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Phlebotomist
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
2015.04 - Current
- Assisted in streamlining the specimen processing workflow for increased efficiency and reduced wait times for patients.
- Followed established safety protocols and standards to minimize risk of infection and injury.
- Assisted in training and onboarding new phlebotomists.
- Developed and implemented strategies to improve phlebotomy processes.
- Contributed to positive patient experiences through empathetic communication skills during blood draws and sample collections.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams of healthcare professionals to ensure smooth coordination of care plans involving blood testing requirements.
- Enhanced accuracy of test results by strictly adhering to established protocols for specimen handling and storage.
- Performed venipunctures, finger sticks and heel sticks for both adult and pediatric patients.
- Protected patients by following infection control, sharps disposal, and biohazardous waste disposal procedures.
- Facilitated seamless handoffs between shifts by maintaining clear and accurate shift notes, communicating any pertinent information to colleagues.
- Improved patient comfort by employing efficient and gentle phlebotomy techniques.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Clinical Medical Assisting
West Virginia Junior College - Charleston
Charleston, WVCertificate - Phlebotomy
Academy of Careers And Technology
Beckley, WVSkills
- Mentoring and Coaching
- Patient Care
- Communication abilities
- Stress Management
- Order of draw
- Butterfly needle technique
- HIPAA
- Specimen labeling procedures
- Specimen Collection
- Venipuncture Expertise
- Pediatric phlebotomy
- Workload Management
- Blood Culturing
- Organizational Skills
Certification
- RPT - Registered Phlebotomy Technician
Timeline
Phlebotomist
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
2015.04 - Current
Associate of Applied Science - Clinical Medical Assisting
West Virginia Junior College - Charleston
Certificate - Phlebotomy
Academy of Careers And Technology
- RPT - Registered Phlebotomy Technician
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