Elizabeth Morvant
Peebles,OH
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Provides compassionate and professional care. Competent Phlebotomy Technician with 3 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
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Phlebotomist
Spartanburg Regional Medical Center
10.2019 - 10.2022
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Participated in continuing education programs to stay up to date on new technologies and procedures.
- Collected blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles.
- Verified patients' identification for proper sample collection.
- Collected blood samples in accordance with laboratory protocols and regulations.
- Adhered to HIPAA standards and maintained patient confidentiality in all interactions.
- Protected patients by following infection control, sharps disposal, and biohazardous waste disposal procedures.
- Performed venipunctures, finger sticks and heel sticks for both adult and pediatric patients.
Phlebotomist Trainee
Spartanburg Regional Medical Center
07.2019 - 10.2019
- Collected blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles.
- Verified patients' identification for proper sample collection.
- Collected blood samples in accordance with laboratory protocols and regulations.
- Followed established safety protocols and standards to minimize risk of infection and injury.
- 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.
- Verified proper storage and transportation of specimens to laboratories.
- Validated blood and specimen collection orders, alerting nurses, or physicians of discrepancies between order and nursing station logs.
- Adhered to HIPAA standards and maintained patient confidentiality in all interactions.
Education
Phlebotomy
Spartanburg Community College
Spartanburg, SC10.2019
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Galveston College
Galveston, TX05.2001
Skills
- Specimen Preparation
- Medical Testing
- Patient Confidentiality
- Data Entry
- Venipuncture
- Infection Control
- Sample and Specimen Collection
- Specimen Labeling Procedures
- HIPAA
- Health Education
- Recording Data
- Patient Support
- Quality Control
Timeline
Phlebotomist
Spartanburg Regional Medical Center
10.2019 - 10.2022
Phlebotomist Trainee
Spartanburg Regional Medical Center
07.2019 - 10.2019
Phlebotomy
Spartanburg Community College
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Galveston College
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