Habiba Murphy
New York, NY, USA,NY
Summary
Care-focused Phlebotomist bringing 9+ years background in laboratory settings. Accomplished at easing patient anxieties and hitting veins on first attempts. Experienced in skin puncture draws utilizing varied needle gauges and collection techniques tailored to patient need.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Phlebotomist Technician
Winston Staffing Services
09.2014 - 05.2023
- Used personal protective equipment correctly to protect coworkers and patients.
- Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection.
- Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
- Addressed questions and concerns to educate patients on collection process and procedures.
- Established and maintained positive working relationships with patients, staff and clinical personnel to build trust and camaraderie.
- Reviewed patient records for accuracy and completeness.
- Completed proper sanitation and cleaning of equipment and work areas between patients.
- Monitored patients for reactions and verified sample quality.
- Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
- Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
- Organized daily work based on collection priority.
- Packaged and shipped specimens to central lab daily.
- Assembled tourniquets, needles, and blood collection devices to prepare work trays.
- Verified patients' identification for proper sample collection.
- Performed venipunctures, finger sticks and heel sticks for both adult and pediatric patients.
- Collected blood samples in accordance with laboratory protocols and regulations.
- Adhered to HIPAA standards and maintained patient confidentiality in all interactions.
- Spoke with patient to gather information for lab records, reduce fear, or anxiety and optimize cooperation.
- Monitored supply levels and placed orders for laboratory supplies.
- Handled insurance verification tasks using EPIC and EPIC to validate patient insurance information.
- Participated in quality assurance and competency assessment initiatives.
- Validated blood and specimen collection orders, alerting nurses, or physicians of discrepancies between order and nursing station logs.
- Reviewed and processed requisitions for laboratory tests.
- Protected patients by following infection control, sharps disposal, and biohazardous waste disposal procedures.
- Drew blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe, or butterfly venipuncture methods.
Education
High School Diploma -
Manhattan Comprehensive Night And Day High School
New York, NY06.1992
Skills
- Continuous Learning
- Patient Identification
- Order of Draw
- Empathy and Compassion
- Teamwork Abilities
- Pediatric Phlebotomy
- Geriatric Phlebotomy
- Centrifugation Techniques
- Patient Confidentiality
- Quality Control
- Butterfly Venipuncture
- Medical Terminology
Certification
- PT - Phlebotomy Technician
Timeline
Certified Phlebotomist Technician
Winston Staffing Services
09.2014 - 05.2023
High School Diploma -
Manhattan Comprehensive Night And Day High School
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