Phlebotomy Technician Extern
David Grant Medical Center
Travis AFB, CA
07.2023 - 09.2023
- 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.
- Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
- Spoke with patient to gather information for lab records, reduce fear, or anxiety and optimize cooperation.
- Organized daily work based on collection priority.
- Validated blood and specimen collection orders, alerting nurses, or physicians of discrepancies between order and nursing station logs.
- Used personal protective equipment correctly to protect coworkers and patients.
- Reviewed patient records for accuracy and completeness.
- Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
- Addressed questions and concerns to educate patients on collection process and procedures.
- Assembled tourniquets, needles, and blood collection devices to prepare work trays.
- Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection.
- Drew blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe, or butterfly venipuncture methods.
- Performed venipunctures, finger sticks and heel sticks for both adult and pediatric patients.
- Developed and implemented strategies to improve phlebotomy processes.
- Followed established safety protocols and standards to minimize risk of infection and injury.
- Verified patients' identification for proper sample collection.
- Conducted venipuncture and other CT procedures.