Kelle Thielbar
Firestone,CO
Summary
Care-focused Phlebotomist bringing 5-year background in laboratory settings. Accomplished at easing patient anxieties and hitting veins on first attempts. Experienced in skin puncture draws utilizing varied needle gauges and collection techniques tailored to patient need.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Certified Phlebotomist Technician
Boulder Community Hospital
04.2021 - Current
- Used personal protective equipment correctly to protect coworkers and patients.
- Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection.
- Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
- Addressed questions and concerns to educate patients on collection process and procedures.
- Established and maintained positive working relationships with patients, staff and clinical personnel to build trust and camaraderie.
- Monitored patients for reactions and verified sample quality.
- Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
- Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
- Participated in continuing education programs to stay up to date on new technologies and procedures.
- Assembled tourniquets, needles, and blood collection devices to prepare work trays.
- Verified patients' identification for proper sample collection.
- Performed venipunctures, finger sticks and heel sticks for both adult and pediatric patients.
- Collected blood samples in accordance with laboratory protocols and regulations.
- Collected blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles.
- Verified proper storage and transportation of specimens to laboratories.
Certified Phlebotomist/ Certified Medical Assistan
Bon Secours
09.2018 - 10.2021
- Sanitized, restocked, and organized exam rooms and medical equipment.
- Communicated clearly and effectively with patients to verify information, determine purpose of visit and record medical history.
- Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions, and prepared for physician examinations.
- Documented vital signs and health history for patients in clinic and hospital environments.
- Called and faxed pharmacies to submit prescriptions and refills.
- Completed EKGs and other tests based on patient presentation in office.
- Prepared lab specimens for diagnostic evaluation.
- Updated inventory, expiration and vaccine logs to maintain current tracking documentation.
- Measured patient pulse oximetry.
- Taught patients about medications, procedures, and care plan instructions.
Education
Certified Phlebotomist -
Greenville Technical College
Greenville, SC01.2019
Medical Assistant -
Pima Medical Institute
Aurora, CO06.2011
Skills
- Diagnostic Testing
- Specimen Labeling Procedures
- Biohazardous Waste Disposal
- Specimen Collection
- Medical Records Maintenance
- Quality Control
- Drawing Blood
- Specimen Transportation
- Clean Equipment
- Sanitation and Sterilization
- Epic Software
- Processing Specimens
- Phlebotomy Functions
- Direct Patient Care
- Heel Sticks
- Patient Education
- Venipuncture and Capillary Puncture
- Infection Control Standards
- Creative Thinking
- Blood Cultures
- Finger Stick Method
Timeline
Certified Phlebotomist Technician
Boulder Community Hospital
04.2021 - Current
Certified Phlebotomist/ Certified Medical Assistan
Bon Secours
09.2018 - 10.2021
Certified Phlebotomist -
Greenville Technical College
Medical Assistant -
Pima Medical Institute
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