Dolores Robertson
La Marque,TX
Summary
Highly-skilled phlebotomist with [number] years of experience in healthcare settings. Provides compassionate and professional care. Proficient in collecting blood specimens and processing for further analysis. Skilled Phlebotomist with more than [Number] years of experience in fast-paced hospitals. Expert in quickly and accurately collecting specimens using variety of venipuncture and capillary puncture techniques. Exceptional bedside manner and adept in easing patients' fears or anxieties. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Phlebotomist
MD Anderson LCC
League City, TX
07.2007 - Current
- Completed proper sanitation and cleaning of equipment and work areas between patients.
- Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
- Used personal protective equipment correctly to protect coworkers and patients.
- Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
- Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
- Followed physician orders to correctly administer therapeutic phlebotomy.
- Promoted mission, vision and values of organization and trained new clinical staff in phlebotomy procedures.
- Performed bedside tests like bleeding time tests and entered results into patient charts.
- 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.
- Obtained blood specimens by performing venipunctures and finger sticks [Number] times per day.
- Protected patients by following infection control, sharps disposal and biohazardous waste disposal procedures.
- Spoke with patient to gather information for lab records, reduce fear or anxiety and optimize cooperation.
- Assembled tourniquets, needles and blood collection devices to prepare work trays.
- Maintained exam rooms by ordering supplies, transporting specimens, washing and packing instruments and changing solutions.
- Organized daily work based on collection priority.
- Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating and noting times of collection.
Education
No Degree - Nursing
College of The Mainland
Texas City, TXNo Degree - Medical Assisting
Texas School of Business
Houston, TXSkills
- Equipment and Instrument Sterilizatoin
- Sample and Form Matching
- Analytical Diagnostic Support
- Electronic Medical Record Software
- Sharps Collection
- Blood Culturing
- Interval Testing
- Information Gathering
- Butterfly Venipuncture
- Glucose Screening
- Epic Software
- Phlebotomy Functions
- Therapeutic Phlebotomy
- Specimen Labeling Procedures
- Biohazard Waste Disposal
- Patient Identification
- Patient Confidentiality
- Tracking Specimens
- Heel Sticks
- Transportation Assistance
Timeline
Phlebotomist
MD Anderson LCC
07.2007 - Current
No Degree - Nursing
College of The Mainland
No Degree - Medical Assisting
Texas School of Business