Cydrisse Dooley
Atlanta,GA
Summary
Competent Phlebotomy Technician with 25 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
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Phlebotomist
Wellstar Healthcare System
04.2022 - 05.2023
- 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.
- Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
- Established and maintained positive working relationships with patients, staff and clinical personnel to build trust and camaraderie.
- Used personal protective equipment correctly to protect coworkers and patients.
- Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection.
- Addressed questions and concerns to educate patients on collection process and procedures.
- Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
- Assembled tourniquets, needles, and blood collection devices to prepare work trays.
- Packaged and shipped specimens to central lab daily.
- Monitored patients for reactions and verified sample quality.
- Reviewed patient records for accuracy and completeness.
- Organized daily work based on collection priority.
- Collected blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles.
- Followed established safety protocols and standards to minimize risk of infection and injury.
Phlebotomist
LabCorp
11.2009 - 05.2020
- 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.
- Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
- Established and maintained positive working relationships with patients, staff and clinical personnel to build trust and camaraderie.
- Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
- Monitored patients for reactions and verified sample quality.
- Verified patients' identification for proper sample collection.
- Collected blood samples in accordance with laboratory protocols and regulations.
Phlebotomist
Piedmont Atlanta Hospital
01.2009 - 10.2019
- 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.
- Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
- Established and maintained positive working relationships with patients, staff and clinical personnel to build trust and camaraderie.
- Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection.
- Addressed questions and concerns to educate patients on collection process and procedures.
- Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
- Organized daily work based on collection priority.
- Collected blood samples in accordance with laboratory protocols and regulations.
- Verified patients' identification for proper sample collection.
- Adhered to HIPAA standards and maintained patient confidentiality in all interactions.
- Validated blood and specimen collection orders, alerting nurses, or physicians of discrepancies between order and nursing station logs.
- Performed laboratory tests to assist physicians in diagnosis.
Education
High School Diploma -
Horace Mann
Gary, IN05.1973
Skills
- Equipment Selection
- Programming
- Computerized Maintenance Management Systems
- Service-Orientation
- Time Management
- On-Site Testing
- Active Listening
- Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Software
- Creative Thinking
- Vacuum Tube and Syringe Use
- Drawing Blood
- Epic Software
Timeline
Phlebotomist
Wellstar Healthcare System
04.2022 - 05.2023
Phlebotomist
LabCorp
11.2009 - 05.2020
Phlebotomist
Piedmont Atlanta Hospital
01.2009 - 10.2019
High School Diploma -
Horace Mann
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