Looking for a new challenge to expand my knowledge and skills as a healthcare professional.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Patient/Family Services Specialist
Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora
Aurora, CO
05.2022 - Current
Provides a high level of customer service support and assistance to patients, families, physicians and other internal/external customers
Receives inbound and/or places outbound patient calls in order to schedule appointments and to route calls as appropriate.
Patient/Family Service Specialist
Children's Hospital Colorado
Broomfield, CO
11.2019 - 05.2022
Provides patient support serves to include scheduling, registration, patient reception, patient check in/out and follow-up visit support.
Supports health insurance management functions by collection patient insurance information, collecting co pays and other payments.
Provides and obtains signatures for appropriate treatments consent forms.
Provides high level of customer service support and assistance to patients, families, physicians and other internal/external customers.
Mobile COVID-19 Collection Team
Children's Hospital Colorado
Aurora, CO
04.2020 - 06.2020
Provided quality COVID-19 testing in fast paced work environment for children and adults.
Proficient with Beaker.
Excellent communication skills with parents and children.
Phlebotomist III
Children's Hospital Colorado
Aurora, CO
07.2010 - 11.2019
Outpatient Laboratory Lead from 8/2011-5/2017
Directed day to day activities and assisted in supervision of phlebotomy staff and served as a liaison with leadership.
Procured blood from patients (neonates to geriatrics) by venipuncture, finger stick/heel stick or scalp venipuncture to obtain blood samples for analysis following age specific guidelines.
Served as a technical resource for difficult collections and laboratory information.
Accurately processed and prepared specimens for distribution and analysis.
Initiated and performed procedure review and writing and actively participated in process improvement activities.
Taught, trained and mentored new employees, students and other healthcare professionals according to standard operating procedures.
Performed competency assessments for all laboratory essential functions.
Assisted in preparation for CAP inspections.
In charge of all point of care training and competencies.
Performed sweat chloride testing.
Competent in performing nasopharyngeal swabs, MRSA swabs and throat cultures.
Trained in doing complete patient registrations through EPIC.
Responsible for inventory management in the Outpatient Laboratory.
Computed daily/monthly draw volumes and patient wait times.
Helped open North Outpatient lab when Children's Hospital expanded to Broomfield.
Phlebotomist
Quest Diagnostics
Colorado Springs, CO
10.2009 - 04.2010
Performed forensic and clinical specimen collections in fast paced patient service center on various types of patients to include pediatric and geriatric draws.
Accurately conducted urine drug screen collections.
Processed and prepared samples for send outs.
Military Police Officer
US Army
Various Worldwide Assignments
10.1995 - 10.2000
Performed as a team member in support of installation law and order operations and security of Army resources and installations.
Operated police desks, performed police dispatching and produced police reports.
Lead and supervised small sections in support of security and installation law and order operations.
Performed convoy security to clear and monitor the main supply routes in forward deployed locations.
Education
Phlebotomy Internship -
Moreland Medical Center Laboratory
2009
Phlebotomy Technical Diploma -
Waukesha County Technical College
Pewaukee, WI
2009
Skills
Highly skilled phlebotomist with over 10 years experience - mostly pediatrics
Strong interpersonal skills developed in diverse settings
Motivated self starter; efficient problem solver in high-pressure environments
Meticulous, results-oriented professional with 5 years of military experience
Certification
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR CLINICAL PATHOLOGY BOARD CERTIFIED JAN 2010
Certification #PBT (ASCP) 38395
Timeline
Patient/Family Services Specialist
Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora
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