Jaclyn T. Halvorsen
Wonewoc,WI
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. Seeking remote opportunities to continue to provide supportive and safe care services.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Phlebotomist
Reedsburg Area Medical Center
06.2016 - Current
- Drawing patients both venipuncture and capillary while talking them through the draw to keep them at ease
- Specimen processing -spinning the samples then pouring them off into the correct poor off tube verifying name, date of birth and test, followed by putting them in the correct storage area
- Enhanced patient experience through compassionate care and communication during blood draw procedures.
- Maintained a high level of accuracy in labeling and tracking specimens, ensuring proper testing and timely results.
- Completed proper sanitation and cleaning of equipment and work areas between patients.
- Reduced contamination risks by strictly adhering to infection control protocols and maintaining a clean work environment.
- Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection.
- Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
- Demonstrated adaptability by effectively performing blood draws on diverse patient populations, including pediatric, geriatric, and challenging cases.
- Established and maintained positive working relationships with patients, staff and clinical personnel to build trust and camaraderie.
Phlebotomy Team Lead
Wellness Corporate Solution
01.2009 - Current
- Within health and wellness clinics lead teams to perform capillary and venipuncture’s blood draws, as well as Blood Pressure and their biometrics
- The goal within this role is to prevent and or detect hypertension, diabetes and hyperlipemia along with thyroid and prostate screenings
- Improved patient satisfaction by consistently providing efficient and accurate blood draws.
- Maintained compliance with safety protocols, minimizing workplace accidents and needlestick injuries.
- Increased patient confidence by maintaining thorough knowledge of the latest industry standards in phlebotomy techniques in order to review participants results, providing patient care to inform and educate participants on the appropriate range of normal value and what category results fell into
Scale/Customer Service
Lenorud Services
03.2020 - 02.2021
- Responsible for weighing in and out vehicle’s using the facilities garbage dump area, and general office management to include: answering phones, input and set up new customers, manage reoccurring customers, upkeep of past customer records and moderate customer complaints.
- Managed schedules for the set, swap, and pick up of roll-off dumpsters for new and existing customers.
- Oversaw accounts payable with duties including verifying records matched incoming invoices, prepared invoice for payment
- Responsible for day to day management of routes, to ensure safety and efficiency
- Processed payments and deposits in QuickBooks
- Managed daily scale information in Microsoft Excel for accurate records
Phlebotomist
Mile Bluff Medical Center
02.2000 - 06.2016
- Responsibilities included capillary, venous, and arterial blood draw
- DOT and Non-DOT drug screenings, as well as Breath Alcohol testing
- Providing patient care, making sure they understand why they are visiting the lab
- Providing accurate and timely answers to Doctors based on patient’s labs
- Reviewing lab orders to ensure accuracy with the necessary information to be entered in the lab system correctly
Herdsman
Claretta Farm
01.1997 - 01.2000
- Responsible for for milking 160 cows in a double 8 parlor twice a day, while observing the cattle for signs of any illness such as mastitis, ketosis, fever to being lame in their gate
- Watching for heat cycles to ensure the preproduction was done in the correct time
- Maintain a clean parlor and milk house
- Maintenance and feeding of newborn calves
- Observe cattle for any abnormal behavior
- Ensure bedding was dry and clean an important role to prevent sick calves and heifers
Education
Short Course - Farm Management
UW Madison
Madison, WI 05-2000
Skills
- Venipuncture
- Order of draw
- Patient care
- Sample and specimen preparation and collection
- Butterfly needle technique
- HIPAA compliance
- Patient confidentiality
- Venipuncture expertise
- HIPAA
- Patient support
- Specimen preparation
- Pediatric phlebotomy
Timeline
Scale/Customer Service
Lenorud Services
03.2020 - 02.2021
Phlebotomist
Reedsburg Area Medical Center
06.2016 - Current
Phlebotomy Team Lead
Wellness Corporate Solution
01.2009 - Current
Phlebotomist
Mile Bluff Medical Center
02.2000 - 06.2016
Herdsman
Claretta Farm
01.1997 - 01.2000
Short Course - Farm Management
UW Madison
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