Judith Palacios

80.00 Hours/Biweek 45,000/Year

Perform venipunctures, peripheral lab draws, placement access IV catheters, access and de-access ports, including applying and dressing changes. PICC line lab draws, flushing lumens, and dressing change. Experienced with Central Vascular access devices care and maintenance, including troubleshooting. Also, power-injectable Central Vascular access devices. Perform sterile technique to prevent infection.

80.00 Hours/Biweek $45,000/Year

Recruit, screen, enroll and obtain consent from program participants. Coordinate research protocols, including arranging necessary appointments and procedures, working collaboratively with other departments and institutions, and maintaining contact with study participants. Collect, analyze, and disseminate program data. Collect DNA blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles. Explain blood draw procedures to patients and answer any questions about the process. Follow all health and safety protocols and procedures to maintain sanitary work areas. Verify patient information and label blood samples properly. Helping nervous or frightened patients remain calm during blood draws.

40.00 Hours/Biweek 43,000/Year

Prepare the test room with the proper tools, walk patients through the process when inserting needles and retrieving samples, and label samples for further analysis in medical laboratories. Collect blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles. Explain blood draw procedures to patients and answer any questions about the process. Follow all health and safety protocols and procedures to maintain sanitary work areas. Gather medical testing materials, including needles, sample vials, blood storage bags, and test tubes. Verify patient information and label blood samples properly. Helping nervous or frightened patients remain calm during blood draws.

56.00 Hours/Biweek $17,000/Year

Perform delegate functions as a member of the patient care team to provide a variety of multi-skilled services. These activities contribute to meeting patients' healthcare safety and comfort needs and are performed by all existing regulatory, state, and company standards, policies, and procedures. Duties include; administrative duties, rooming patients, vitals, phlebotomy, EKG, spirometry, lab, point of care testing, and EMR. Prepare and administer medications, including intramuscular, intradermal, and subcutaneous injections. Perform various orthopedic-related activities, including wound care and changing dressings, removing sutures/staples, and applying and removing casts and splints. Assist providers with procedures.