Juniah Mupfumira Tifah

• Completed proper sanitation and cleaning of equipment and work areas between patients.
• Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
• Used personal protective equipment correctly to protect coworkers and patients.
• Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
• Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating and noting times of collection.
• Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
• Reviewed patient records for accuracy and completeness.
• Organized daily work based on collection priority.
• Packaged and shipped specimens to central lab daily.
• Monitored patients for reactions and verified sample quality.
• Followed established guidelines for reporting significant medical errors or unanticipated outcome in patient care.
• Collected blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles.
• Protected patients by following infection control, sharps disposal and biohazardous waste disposal procedures.
• Spoke with patient to gather information for lab records, reduce fear or anxiety and optimize cooperation.
• Assembled tourniquets, needles and blood collection devices to prepare work trays.
• Validated blood and specimen collection orders, alerting nurses or physicians of discrepancies between order and nursing station logs.
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. Obtains blood samples from patients of all ages through venipuncture, finger or heel sticks.

• Completed proper sanitation and cleaning of equipment and work areas between patients.
• Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
• Used personal protective equipment correctly to protect coworkers and patients.
• Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
• Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating and noting times of collection.
• Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
• Monitored patients for reactions and verified sample quality.
• Promoted mission, vision and values of organization and trained new clinical staff in phlebotomy procedures.
• Packaged and shipped specimens to central lab daily.
• Reviewed patient records for accuracy and completeness.
• Organized daily work based on collection priority. Performed other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

• Responsible for obtaining blood samples from Inpatients and Outpatients of all ages using proper safety and infection control procedures after properly identifying the patients.Label, centrifuge and freeze specimen as required by the test order
• Package specimen for transport, perform EKGS,
• Throat Cultures,Glucose Tolerance Testing and Lactose Intolerance Testing.Records maintenance data and decontamination
• In charge of ordering all Lab supplies as needed , data entry and answer phones and directs calls to appropriate persons
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.Currently
• Works Offsite and trains all New Offsite hires.
• Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating and noting times of collection.
• Logged patient information and recorded results into system.
• Processed patient specimens according to priority and documented results.
• Contacted physicians, nursing stations or reference laboratories for resolution assistance with unusual test orders.
• Oversaw items in inventory and reordered before supplies diminished.

• Obtained blood samples from Pediatric to Geriatric patients through venipuncture and or fingersticks.Registered patients and verified Insurances and billing information verified and confirmed all written and electronic orders and managed standing orders, Centrifuged ,split and freeze the specimen as required by the test order.Packaged specimen for transport
• Performed Point Of Care Testing that included INRS using the I-Stat machine and urine dipsticks
• Perform Daily/Monthly Q Cs on the I-Stat
• Machine..Did Home Draws as assigned , Maintained all temperature logs, ordered lab supplies as needed, answer phones, faxed reports as requested by the Physicians.
• Worked Independently , trained new hires and performed other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.
• Collected blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles.
• Drew blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe or butterfly venipuncture methods.
• Protected patients by following infection control, sharps disposal and biohazardous waste disposal procedures.
• Obtained blood specimens by performing venipunctures and finger sticks..

• Obtained blood samples from patients of all ages.Labeled and centrifuged specimens, packaged specimen for transport to the reference lab
• Maintained all temp logs , data entry ordered supplies,Nursing Home Draws and other duties as assigned by the supervisor