Elisa Villegas
San Antonio,TX
Summary
Accomplished Phlebotomist with a proven track record at Labcorp, enhancing patient experience through compassionate care and expert venipuncture techniques. Excelled in specimen handling and labeling, ensuring accuracy and efficiency in test results. Skilled in both patient care and advanced blood collection methods, significantly improving lab operations and patient comfort.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Phlebotomist
Labcorp
San Antonio, TX
02.2017 - Current
- Enhanced patient experience through compassionate care and communication during blood draw procedures.
- Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
- Maintained a high level of accuracy in labeling and tracking specimens, ensuring proper testing and timely results.
- Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
- Completed proper sanitation and cleaning of equipment and work areas between patients
- Verified patients' identification for proper sample collection.
Lab Assistant/Phlebotomist
Methodist Metropolitan Hospital
San Antonio, TX
01.2010 - 02.2017
- Handled hazardous materials respo'nsibly following proper waste disposal procedures to minimize environmental impact.
- Actively participated in lab safety inspections, identifying potential hazards and implementing corrective actions promptly.
- Maintained documentation on tests performed in lab.
- Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection.
- Logged samples correctly into computerized tracking system.
- Improved patient comfort by efficiently drawing blood samples using various techniques such as venipuncture and capillary puncture.
- Assembled tourniquets, needles, and blood collection devices to prepare work trays.
Education
No Degree - Certified Medical Laboratory Assistant
Lamson Institute
Skills
- Venipuncture
- Order of draw
- Patient care
- Specimen handling
- Butterfly needle technique
- Blood collection techniques
- Venipuncture expertise
- Specimen labeling procedures
- Recording data
- Paperwork processing
- Blood culture collection
- Sample and specimen collection
Certification
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
- Certified Medical Laboratory Assistant (CMLA)
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Phlebotomist
Labcorp
02.2017 - Current
Lab Assistant/Phlebotomist
Methodist Metropolitan Hospital
01.2010 - 02.2017
No Degree - Certified Medical Laboratory Assistant
Lamson Institute