Kharisa Lynch
San Diego,CA
Summary
Highly-skilled phlebotomist with 14 years of experience in healthcare settings. Provides compassionate and professional care. Proficient in collecting blood specimens and processing for further analysis. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Medical Assistant
Qwik Care MD Urgent Care
03.2017 - 03.2018
- Sanitized, restocked and organized exam rooms and medical equipment.
- Obtained client medical history, medication information, symptoms and allergies.
- Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions and prepared for physician examinations.
- Collected and documented patient medical information such as blood pressure and weight.
- Scheduled appointments, registered patients and distributed sample pharmaceuticals as prescribed.
- Assisted with routine checks and diagnostic testing by collecting and processing specimens.
Medical Technician
Soldier Readiness Processing Center
11.2014 - 01.2016
- Measured patient vital signs such as blood pressure, pulse rate and temperature to record information on patients' charts.
- Performed patient service duties by communicating directly with patients, answering questions and assisting with concerns.
- Interacted with patients and families while demonstrating high standards of performance, teamwork and compassion.
- Monitored inventory levels of supplies, equipment and reagents used and placed orders for replacements.
- Collect capillary or venous blood specimens and prepares specimens for analysis, insure that the physiologic state of the properties is maintained using proper hospital/regulatory agency guidelines and using excellent customer service skills/laboratory professionalism.
- Perform various filling duties including laboratory requisitions, reports to providers, and re-stocking supplies.
- Perform limited patient laboratory testing including the quality control and quality assurance required by regulatory agencies/laboratory policy.
- Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
- Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
Phlebotomist I
UC Health
11.2007 - 07.2014
- Greets, instructs and communicates to all patients in a courteous and professional manner.
- Clearly communicates patient collection instructions.
- Demonstrates knowledge of specimen collection processes. Proficient with computer systems and multiple software programs as required, according to company and departmental procedures.
- Successfully completes the required laboratory orientation, training, competencies and on-going education as assigned.
- Follows established procedures for patient identification, specimen collection and labeling.
- Receives and processes specimens received from patients and other departments.
- Assesses specimen integrity and prepares, packages and arranges for transport of specimens as required. Processes specimens to include racking, creating work lists and loading instruments.
- Performs maintenance on equipment and is responsible for equipment startup and shutdown as assigned.
- Answers and assists with routine telephone inquiries in a courteous and professional manner. Provides excellent customer service skills and has positive customer interactions. Demonstrates good service recovery skills.
- Performs waived & moderate complexity lab testing according to established laboratory procedures. Enters lab results into the computer system for waived & moderate complexity testing.
- Communicates and documents results, including alert values, to clinical staff.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Education
American Medical Technologists
MEDICAL ASSSISTING - Medical Assist
Pima Medical Institute
Colorado Springs, CO09.2007
Skills
- Specimen Collection and Storage
- Venipuncture and Capillary Puncture
- Specimen Transport
- Patient Support
- Medical Histories and Vital Statistics
- Epic Software/ ERM Systems
- Quality Control Guidelines
Timeline
Medical Assistant
Qwik Care MD Urgent Care
03.2017 - 03.2018
Medical Technician
Soldier Readiness Processing Center
11.2014 - 01.2016
Phlebotomist I
UC Health
11.2007 - 07.2014
American Medical Technologists
MEDICAL ASSSISTING - Medical Assist
Pima Medical Institute
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