FELENA GALLEGOS
Summary
Professional healthcare worker with robust experience in drawing blood and handling specimens. Known for strong team collaboration and adaptability to changing needs, ensuring efficient and reliable service. Skilled in venipuncture, patient care, and maintaining sterile environments, with focus on achieving results and high standards. Dependable and prepared to contribute to patient care and diagnostic accuracy.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Phlebotomist
Geo Group Inc
03.2014 - Current
- Company Overview: (EAST/WEST/DESERT VIEW FACILITIES)
- Draw labs for all three facilities 2000 beds in total.
- Segregation, infirmary, males and females of all cultures and countries.
- Collect blood, stool, urine and various cultures.
- Prepping, conducting and packaging as well as all the results for weekly saturation testing for Covid-19.
- Process and aliquot all specimens and pack for delivery.
- Schedule all lab appointments.
- Maintain inventory, deliveries, daily sharps counts and maintain all logs per federal regulations.
- Create daily spread sheets of all tests done and refused for monthly reports and audits.
- Work closely with Q.A and ICN dept's in doing reports to CDC and County Health dept.
- Prepare and conduct for mass blood draws or swabs for infectious diseases.
- I work along with the infectious disease medical director in drawing labs for specialized HIV and Hepatitis testing.
- I assist in all codes in the facility as it is all hands on deck.
- Did med-par's for lab billing.
- Do ekg's, daily temp and blood pressure checks.
- Train all new staff on specimen collections.
- Required HIPPA, MSDS, OSHA, PREA and active shooter yearly training.
- Also assisting patients in any questions or concerns I may help them with.
- (EAST/WEST/DESERT VIEW FACILITIES)
M.A/PHLEBOTOMIST
OHCC
06.2013 - 03.2014
- Pull and prep charts.
- Verify and schedule appointments.
- Triage and room patients.
- I did ekg's, pft's, AAA and Bladder ultrasounds all injections.
- Phone and fax med re-fills, clarify phone orders.
- Draw all patient labs.
- Assisted in transition to EMR system.
Phlebotomist
LAB CORP
01.2010 - 06.2013
- Check in patients, collect payment and insurance information.
- Answer phones, clarify orders, schedule appointments.
- Draw all labs and give out any take home testing along with directions and care, process and aliquot all specimens.
- Store and package specimens for pick up.
- Maintain inventory ensure facility is OSHA compliant.
- Travel to other sites, train new staff as well as students.
M.A/Phlebotomist/Forensics Collections
LEMS
06.2010 - 07.2011
- Drew blood on drug and alcohol suspects.
- Collected forensics from sexual assault suspects for CHP, Police dept, sheriff dept and the various detective agencies.
- Followed all state of California laws in sealing evidence per chain of custody.
- Testify before court on cases if called.
- Train new employees and schedule their shifts.
M.A/DRUG TECH
FAMILY PRATICE/URGENT CARE
06.2007 - 01.2009
- Pull and prep charts.
- Verify and schedule appointments as well as walk in's.
- Triage and room patients.
- Assist in pap's and minor surgery.
- As well as any assistance the provider needed.
- I did ekg's, all DOT and county drug screens, BAT's, hair follicle drug screen, border patrol h&p's, child immunizations along with audio/vision, PFT screenings.
- I did Heritage, Medi-cal, Medicare, work comp and IEHP referrals.
- I did all CHDP and work comp billing.
- Prep and conduct IEHP, Heritage and Medi-cal audits.
- Phone and fax med re-fills, clarify phone orders, send patients for diagnostic testing.
- Trained all new staff and student workers.
- Collecting cultures and assisting in the diabetic and wound clinics.
Education
CPT1 and NCPT License -
Wagner Training Institute
Redlands, CA05.2009
Alcohol & Controlled Substances Tech Certificate - B.A.T Certificate, Hair Follicle Tech Certificate
Mobile Occupational Services
Hesperia, CA01.2008
M.A Certificate -
West Coast College (Closed down)
Victorville, CA10.2007
Gen Education diploma -
Central High school
Barstow, CA01.1989
Skills
- Venipuncture
- Order of draw
- Patient care
- Specimen handling
- Sample and specimen collection
- Venipuncture expertise
- Butterfly needle technique
Certification
- CPT1, CPT0037543
- NCPT, 672116
- CPR/BLS, D1317S
Timeline
Phlebotomist
Geo Group Inc
03.2014 - Current
M.A/PHLEBOTOMIST
OHCC
06.2013 - 03.2014
M.A/Phlebotomist/Forensics Collections
LEMS
06.2010 - 07.2011
Phlebotomist
LAB CORP
01.2010 - 06.2013
M.A/DRUG TECH
FAMILY PRATICE/URGENT CARE
06.2007 - 01.2009
Alcohol & Controlled Substances Tech Certificate - B.A.T Certificate, Hair Follicle Tech Certificate
Mobile Occupational Services
M.A Certificate -
West Coast College (Closed down)
CPT1 and NCPT License -
Wagner Training Institute
Gen Education diploma -
Central High school
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