Kaila Duarte
Lake Jackson
Summary
Competent Phlebotomy Technician with 2 years of experience working in high-volume, fast-paced hospital settings. Highly knowledgeable in routine blood drawing procedures and using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles and straight needles. Committed to maintaining highest quality standards when collecting, labeling and processing samples and specimens.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Phlebotomy Technician
Bloodworks Northwest
Houston, TX
02.2025 - 05.2026
- Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
- Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
- Completed proper sanitation and cleaning of equipment and work areas between patients.
- Logged patient information and recorded results into system.
- 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.
- Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection.
Phlebotomy Technician
Volunteering
Pasadena, TX
05.2020 - 11.2020
- Protected patients by following infection control, sharps disposal, and biohazardous waste disposal procedures.
- Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
- Spoke with patient to gather information for lab records, reduce fear, or anxiety and optimize cooperation.
- Packaged and shipped specimens to central lab daily.
Education
High School Diploma -
Brazoswood High School
Clute, TXSkills
- Therapeutic phlebotomy
- Sample transport
- Medical records maintenance
- Patient flow management
- Venipuncture expertise
- Specimen handling
Certification
- PT - Phlebotomy Technician
- Achieved 100 draws needed for certification
Timeline
Phlebotomy Technician
Bloodworks Northwest
02.2025 - 05.2026
Phlebotomy Technician
Volunteering
05.2020 - 11.2020
High School Diploma -
Brazoswood High School