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KENDRA CROOMES

Katy

Summary

Highly-skilled phlebotomist with 10 years experience in healthcare settings. Provides compassionate and professional care. Proficient in collecting blood specimens and processing in high volume facilities.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Phlebotomist

Quest Diagnostics
02.2017 - Current
  • Validated blood and specimen collection orders, alerting physicians of discrepancies in orders
  • Followed physician orders to correctly do phlebotomy procedures
  • Labeled all tubes
  • Correctly identified patients
  • Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols
  • Processed samples and prepared them for pick up
  • Kept up with log books
  • Completed proper sanitation and cleaning of equipment and work areas between patients.

Phlebotomist Tech.

Extern MD Anderson Cancer Center
01.2016 - 01.2017
  • Scanned patients wristbands and correctly identified the patient
  • Followed physicians orders to administer therapeutic phlebotomy
  • Labeled transfer tubes
  • Monitored patients for reactions and verified sample quality
  • Collected blood using syringes, butterfly needles and straight needles.

Home Healthcare provider

Always Best Care
01.2012 - 01.2016
  • Acted as resource for field staff, referral sources, physicians and families for clinical issues and concerns
  • Kept a close eye on behavior end emotional responses of clients to address concerns and protect each person from harm
  • Interacted kindly with patients and families
  • Assisted with daily in home functions.

Education

AVALON MEDICAL INSTITUTE
Houston, TX
01.2015

M.B. SMILEY HIGH SCHOOL
Houston, TX
01.2000

Skills

  • HIPAA Guide
  • Sanitation
  • Data Recording
  • Patient Relations
  • Patient Identification
  • Phlebotomy Procedures
  • Heel Sticks
  • Glucose Screening
  • Patient Confidentiality
  • Venipuncture
  • Order of draw
  • Patient Care
  • Specimen handling

Timeline

Phlebotomist

Quest Diagnostics
02.2017 - Current

Phlebotomist Tech.

Extern MD Anderson Cancer Center
01.2016 - 01.2017

Home Healthcare provider

Always Best Care
01.2012 - 01.2016

AVALON MEDICAL INSTITUTE

M.B. SMILEY HIGH SCHOOL

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