Gracie Huggins
Georgiana,Alabama
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.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Apprentice to the Funeral Director/ Embalmer
Johnson Funeral Home
12.2022 - Current
- Worked under guidance of experienced professionals to learn trade best practices and techniques.
- Learned proper and safe use and maintenance of power tools, hand tools and safety equipment.
- Learned wide range of simple and complex techniques from on-the-job training.
- Honed strong communication, problem-solving and organizational skills while completing tasks and working with team.
- Prepared worksite by setting up required tools and supplies.
- Prepared decedents by following families requests.
- Helped families during the grief period.
Phlebotomist
CSL Plasma
08.2022 - 12.2022
- 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.
- Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
- Established and maintained positive working relationships with patients, staff and clinical personnel to build trust and camaraderie.
- Addressed questions and concerns to educate patients on collection process and procedures.
- Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection.
- Used personal protective equipment correctly to protect coworkers and patients.
- Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
- Assembled tourniquets, needles, and blood collection devices to prepare work trays.
- Monitored patients for reactions and verified sample quality.
- Reviewed patient records for accuracy and completeness.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Basic Courses
Lurleen B Wallace Community College
Andalusia, AL08.2023
No Degree - Health Sciences
Reid State Technical College
Evergreen, AL05.2022
Skills
- Inventory Tracking
- Customer Service
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Venipuncture
- Patient Confidentiality
- Specimen Preparation
- Medical Testing
- Data Entry
- Infection Control
- Paperwork Processing
Certification
Certified Phlebotomy Technician- issued by ASCP on 07/2022
Certification Number: 70394
BLS/CPR/AED certification- issued by American Heart Association on 01/2023
Certification Number: 225413341701
Timeline
Apprentice to the Funeral Director/ Embalmer
Johnson Funeral Home
12.2022 - Current
Phlebotomist
CSL Plasma
08.2022 - 12.2022
Associate of Applied Science - Basic Courses
Lurleen B Wallace Community College
No Degree - Health Sciences
Reid State Technical College
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