Open To Work
Gayle Ost
Canyon Country,USA
Summary
Dedicated professional with a focus on continuous growth and skill enhancement in dynamic environments. Strong emphasis on quality, time management, and respect for diversity, contributing to effective teamwork and patient care. Committed to aligning personal values with organizational goals for mutual success.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
State Certified Phlebotomist
1
1
CPR, AED and First Aid
Work History
Health and Wellness Coach
The Sweat Shack
08.2022 - 08.2025
- Love, bless and serve our guests.
- Coach guests through the cold plunge and sauna.
- Refresh all modalities after each use.
- Administrative Assistant duties, book appointments, give tours, sales and purchasing, professional phone etiquette, Mangomint software.
- BLS and CPR certified.
- Solely open and close facility.
- Developed personalized wellness plans that address clients' individual health goals.
- Conducted one-on-one coaching sessions to enhance clients' motivation and accountability.
- Integrated nutrition education into fitness programs for holistic client support.
Administrative Assistant/Transcriptionist/Secretary/ Histology
TMI Pathology Associates
Van Nuys, CA
07.2017 - 03.2020
- Transcribe Pathology reports including autopsies, bone marrows, peripheral bloods, letters, cancer cases and basic reports (grosses and micros).
- Heavy phone communication, scheduling meetings, send outs to various labs, coordinate with NRI liver studies (trainer, negotiate contracts, order supplies and send outs).
- Basic office duties such as data entry, billing, logs, filing, mail, faxing and scheduling appointments.
- Histology, embedding tissue, cutting tissue and slide preparation.
- Maintain the office and work well with others.
- State Certified Phlebotomist.
Pathology Transcriptionist/Secretary/Pathology Assistant/Phlebotomist
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center
Mission Hills, CA
05.1999 - 07.2017
- Transcribe Pathology reports including - autopsies, bone marrows, peripheral bloods, transfusion reactions, letters, cancer cases and basic reports (grosses and micros).
- Customer/Doctor/Pathologist service including, but not limited to answering phones, scheduling appointments, request and send out slides/blocks, subpoenas, Tumor Board, QA, phoning doctors and editing.
- Basic office duties such as filing, heavy phone calls, insurance, coding, doctors mail, charting, ordering supplies and making labels.
- Specimen handling, labeling and send outs, frozen sections/cryostat, cut tissue and stain slides, work with toxins, special test handling/send outs, and specimen accessioning.
- Phlebotomist on all floors including trauma, ER, ICU and neonatal/pediatric departments.
- State Certified Phlebotomy Technician.
- Highly motivated, hardworking and productive. Work well with others.
Medical Assistant for Dr. George Charnock (Endocrinologist)
Santa Clarita Valley Medical Center
Santa Clarita, California
08.1997 - 02.2000
- Front office secretary including basic office duties, heavy phone communication, scheduling appointments.
- Back office duties consist of injections, Phlebotomy (heavy blood draws), urinalysis, EKG, charting, vital signs, basic H&P
Education
Certified Phlebotomy Technician - undefined
Phlebotomy Training Specialist
Van Nuys, CAAssociates in Science - Sports Medicine
College of the Canyons
Valencia, CaliforniaMedical Assistant Diploma - undefined
Bryman College
Reseda, CaliforniaChild Development Certificate - undefined
Los Angeles Mission College
Sylmar, CaliforniaHigh School Diploma - undefined
Simi Valley High School
Simi Valley, CaliforniaSkills
Stress management techniques
Vital signs evaluation
Customer service
Specimen labeling protocols
Capillary blood collection
Patient privacy
Pediatric venipuncture
Geriatric blood collection
Data recording
Quality assurance standards
HIPAA regulations
Basic: medical office management
Healthcare vocabulary
Patient evaluation
Electronic Medical Records (EMR) management
Phlebotomy specialist
CPR and AED certified
Special Interests
Art, health and nutrition, baking and cooking, family and helping others, hiking, camping and any outdoor activities, photography. Proud single parent of an amazing son in the Army.
Certification
State Certified phlebotomy technician
CPR certified
Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimePart TimeContract WorkLocation Preference
On-SiteRemoteHybridTimeline
Health and Wellness Coach
The Sweat Shack
08.2022 - 08.2025
Administrative Assistant/Transcriptionist/Secretary/ Histology
TMI Pathology Associates
07.2017 - 03.2020
Pathology Transcriptionist/Secretary/Pathology Assistant/Phlebotomist
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center
05.1999 - 07.2017
Medical Assistant for Dr. George Charnock (Endocrinologist)
Santa Clarita Valley Medical Center
08.1997 - 02.2000
Certified Phlebotomy Technician - undefined
Phlebotomy Training Specialist
Associates in Science - Sports Medicine
College of the Canyons
Medical Assistant Diploma - undefined
Bryman College
Child Development Certificate - undefined
Los Angeles Mission College
High School Diploma - undefined
Simi Valley High School