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Jessica Hernandez

Waterbury,CT

Summary

Competent Phlebotomist with 18 years of experience in healthcare settings. Expert in all aspects of venipuncture with success in working with difficult or needle-adverse individuals. Committed to maintaining highest quality standards when collecting, labeling and processing samples and specimens. Familiar with basic medical terminology, laboratory protocols and testing procedures.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Laboratory Assistant/ Phlebotomist

Trinity Health Of New England
Waterbury, CT
10.2021 - Current
    • Cultivate warm and compassionate atmosphere for patients receiving chemotherapy, in infusion treatment facility.
    • Collect blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, butterfly needles and straight needles.
    • Properly identify and band patients for blood product transfusion.
    • Oversee items in inventory and reorder before supplies diminished.
    • Send specimens to reference laboratories for any testing not performed in house.
    • Prepare blood smears.
    • Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
    • Label transfer tubes and follow exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
    • Package and ship specimens to central lab daily.

Phlebotomy Technician

Trinity Health Of New England
Waterbury, CT
08.2017 - Current
  • Obtained blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, butterfly needles and straight needles over 50 times a day.
  • Protected patients by following infection control, sharps disposal and biohazardous waste disposal procedures.
  • Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating and noting times of collection.
  • Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
  • Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
  • Promoted mission, vision and values of organization and trained new clinical staff in phlebotomy procedures.

Medical Assistant/Phlebotomist Technician

Federal Correctional Institution
Danbury, CT
10.2004 - 11.2018
    • Obtained patient vitals, medical history, medication information, symptoms and allergies.
    • Assisted with in office minor surgical procedures.
    • Developed strong working relationships with management and executive team through effective scheduling and communication skills.
    • Contacted physicians, nursing stations or reference laboratories for resolution assistance with unusual test orders.
    • Maintained inventory, reordering and stocking of supplies.
    • Tested and recorded blood glucose levels.
    • Collected blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, butterfly needles and straight needles.
    • Administered testing with electrocardiogram for patients experiencing events and as screening tool.

Education

Certification - Medical Assistant/Phlebotomy

Branford Hall Career Institute
Branford, CT
10.2004

Skills

  • Proficient in Sunquest and Epic
  • Specimen Processing
  • Verbal and Written Communication
  • Attention to Detail
  • Laboratory Equipment Handling
  • Sample Incubation

Timeline

Laboratory Assistant/ Phlebotomist

Trinity Health Of New England
10.2021 - Current

Phlebotomy Technician

Trinity Health Of New England
08.2017 - Current

Medical Assistant/Phlebotomist Technician

Federal Correctional Institution
10.2004 - 11.2018

Certification - Medical Assistant/Phlebotomy

Branford Hall Career Institute

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