Karla Meyer
Chicago,IL
Summary
Highly skilled Phlebotomist and Phlebotomy Coordinator with exceptional experience in high volume inpatient and outpatient settings. Skilled proficiency in fast-paced laboratory environments. Committed to delivering compassionate and professional patient care.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Phlebotomy Coordinator
Alverno Laboratories - St Joseph’s Hospital
02.2022 - 09.2022
- Responsible for the day to day supervising and training of inpatient and outpatient phlebotomists
- Assisted the Lab Supervisor in shift scheduling and the day to day management of the lab
- Management of identifying, aliquoting, and preparing blood & microbiology specimens to be sent out to outsourced labs according to lab guidelines
- Managed an average 200+ send out specimens per day
- Responsible for entering all test results received from all outsourced labs in a timely manner.
- Answer and field phone calls/requests from doctors and various departments throughout the hospital.
Phlebotomist/Lab Assistant III
Alverno Laboratories - St Joseph’s Hospital
12.2020 - 02.2022
- Responsible for performing an average of 50+ daily blood draws in high volume inpatient setting
- Experience in fast paced outpatient setting
- Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection.
- Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
- Responsible for receiving and entering hospital wide specimens into the EPIC medical record systems prior to specimen processing in the lab
- Responsible for identifying, aliquoting, and preparing blood & microbiology specimens to be sent out to outsourced labs according to lab guidelines
- Answer and field phone calls/requests from doctors and various departments throughout the hospital.
Insurance Underwriter
Stateside Underwriting Agency, Inc.
01.1999 - 01.2019
- Responsible for underwriting financial institution professional liability and fidelity bond insurance on behalf of Lloyd’s of London
- Maintained over $2,000,000 personal book of insurance premiums per year
- Networking and sales to insurance brokers and clients to promote our company insurance programs
- Head of quality control for company employment practices liability program
- Responsible for policy and endorsement reviews for all program business, monitoring company adherence to program and authority guidelines.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University
Chicago, IL05.2027
Certificate - Phlebotomy
City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College
Chicago, IL12.2020
Bachelor of Arts - Theater Performance
University of Illinois At Chicago
Chicago, IL05.2004
Skills
- Infant, Pediatric, and Geriatric Phlebotomy
- Venipuncture & Specimen Collection
- Covid-19 Specimen Collection
- Laboratory Expertise
- Epic Medical Record System
- Sunquest Information System
- Patient Oriented Care
- Communication Skills
- Detail Oriented
Certification
Certified Phlebotomist
2020-Present
National Phlebotomy Association
BLS Certification
2024 - 2026
American Heart Association
Timeline
Phlebotomy Coordinator
Alverno Laboratories - St Joseph’s Hospital
02.2022 - 09.2022
Phlebotomist/Lab Assistant III
Alverno Laboratories - St Joseph’s Hospital
12.2020 - 02.2022
Insurance Underwriter
Stateside Underwriting Agency, Inc.
01.1999 - 01.2019
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University
Certificate - Phlebotomy
City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College
Bachelor of Arts - Theater Performance
University of Illinois At Chicago
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