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LaCher Pope

Chicago,IL

Summary

Professional healthcare worker with robust experience in drawing blood and handling specimens. Known for strong team collaboration and adaptability to changing needs, ensuring efficient and reliable service. Skilled in venipuncture, patient care, and maintaining sterile environments, with focus on achieving results and high standards. Dependable and prepared to contribute to patient care and diagnostic accuracy.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Phlebotomist (ER/Inpatient)

UI Health
07.2024 - Current
  • Perform venipuncture, capillary puncture, and heel stick techniques to collect blood samples efficiently.
  • Collect urine samples.
  • Maintain accurate patient records in electronic health systems, ensuring data integrity and confidentiality.
  • Educate patients on preparation for procedures, enhancing comfort and compliance during blood draws.
  • Work with various age groups including pediatrics, adolescents, and geriatric patients.
  • Train newly hired phlebotomists in best practices for specimen collection and patient interaction.
  • Extensive hands on experience with psych, drug abusing, and sickle cell patient.

Phlebotomist III - Float

Quest Diagnostics Inc
09.2022 - 06.2024
  • Train new hires.
  • Travel between patient service centers (PSCs) and in-office phlebotomist IOPs) clinics servicing pediatric, adolescent, and geriatric patients.
  • Obtaining and scanning in insurance information along with orders needing to be collected.
  • Process urine drug screens for pre-employment, school, and/or federal purposes.
  • Proficient in the proper order of draw.
  • Travel to Insight Hospital to process their send-out/referral specimens.
  • Keen understanding in the various techniques used to acquire blood through venipuncture, capillary sticks, and/or heel sticks.
  • Perform wellness checks for employment discounts and life insurance claims.
  • Check inventory and order supplies when needed.
  • Manifest all specimens at the end of the day for pick-up.
  • Knowledgeable in the proper specimen handling per specific requirements.
  • Calculate daily tally for patients seen for the month to report back to the supervisor.
  • Record temp and centrifuge logs for maintenance.

Vascular Access Technician

University of Chicago Medicine
04.2021 - 05.2022
  • Supplied venipuncture blood draws for patients varying in ages from newborn to geriatrics.
  • Proficient in capillary and heel stick draws for pediatric patients and difficult sticks.
  • Very skillful in the proper Order of Draw, including Blood Cultures, ACD tubes, and other specialty tubes.
  • Worked within 3 different branches of the hospital: Mitchell Hospital, Center of Care and Discovery, and Comers Children's Hospital.
  • Competent when it comes to installing venous catheters for IV fluids and medication administrating.
  • On-call for difficult draws and IV insertions for trauma patients in the ED, ICUs, and Labor and Delivery.

Pre-Analytical Technician

University of Chicago Medicine
04.2019 - 04.2021
  • Received inpatient and outpatient specimens for processing, varying in blood, fluids, skin, bone, etc.
  • Ordered add-on request made by physicians using Sunquest along with cancelling test per demand.
  • Spun down specimens for Chemistry, Referral, Serology, and Microbiology; aliquot if needed per test requirements.
  • Received outside specimens for processing from various clinics and hospitals associated with the University.
  • Assisted with inpatient phlebotomy for Center of Care and Discovery, Mitchell Hospital, and Labor and Delivery (PRN).
  • Accessed to MediCopia in order to complete and/or modify blood draws for inpatient phlebotomy.
  • Receive various phone calls from physicians, nurses, outside organization regarding specimen collection, results, critical levels, etc.
  • Assisted in training new hires for Pre-Analytical and/or Phlebotomy positions within LSC.
  • Knowledgeable when using the paging system and updating physician regarding add-ons, and delays in treatment.
  • Cataloged requisitions received from associated facilities and Doctor's Choice.
  • Delivered specimens to various departments, Micro, Cytology, Molecular, Coagulation, Chemistry, Hematology, Immunology, etc.
  • Stored specimens in proper areas per test requirement; room air, refrigerated, and or frozen.
  • Efficient in the proper use, handling, and storing of dry ice.
  • Proficient in drawing blood using various techniques; venipuncture and/or capillary.
  • Recorded shift status problems ranging blood spills, pneumatic tube system errors, improper handling of specimens, etc.

Lab Technician

Addison Group
07.2018 - 04.2019
  • Company Overview: Rush University Medical Center-Blood Bank
  • Received Type and Screen in SoftLab for processing after meeting specimen labeling requirements.
  • Proficient in handling packed red cells, plasma, platelets, and cryoprecipitate.
  • Professional phone etiquette when fielding calls regarding blood bank products.
  • Keen understanding of emergency protocols regarding Emergency Releases, MBLs, Liver Transplants, and ECMO patients.
  • Knowledgeable in the proper storage of various blood components and the temps' association with each unit.
  • Prepared coolers for ORs and apheresis.
  • Daily temperature checks for refrigerators, freezers, incubators, cyto-therms, and water baths used in the blood bank.
  • Inventory rounds and temperature checks of remote storage locations; ICUs, ORs, and L&D.
  • Package bone marrow specimens for outside testing.
  • Restocked supplies, recorded final depositions of components expired, and cross checking UNRs (units not returned).
  • Rush University Medical Center-Blood Bank

Patient Care Technician

Northwestern Memorial Hospital
05.2017 - 10.2017
  • Assisted patients with ADLs, toileting, and personal hygiene: showers, oral, hair, and peritoneal care.
  • Experienced in various transfers using sliding boards, mechanical lifts, stand/step, and stand/pivot.
  • Collected routine vitals, glucose levels, urine and fecal specimens.
  • Performed venipunctures using both butterfly and straight needles on adults and geriatric patients.
  • Completed STAT/timed EKGs, discontinued IVs and Foley Catheters.
  • Charted patient activities and results using PowerChart Organizer.
  • Received delegations from RN pertaining to patient care.

Patient Care Technician

Shirley Ryan Ability Lab
12.2015 - 03.2017
  • Assisted family members in becoming familiar with the patient's needs and mobility.
  • Performed straight catheterization, intermittent catheterization, and clean catches.
  • Assisted patients with ADLs, toileting, and personal hygiene: showers, oral, hair, and peritoneal care.
  • Collected routine vitals, glucose levels, urine and fecal specimens.
  • Charted patient activities and results using PowerChart Organizer.
  • Experienced in various transfers using sliding boards, mechanical lifts, stand/step, and stand/pivot.

Telemetry & ER Patient Care Technician / Phlebotomist

Holy Cross Hospital
09.2014 - 08.2015
  • Entered vitals into MedTek database along with STAT labs and dietary requests.
  • Bedside care for dependent patients, performed EKGs, and assisted in Foley insertions.
  • Venipuncture blood draws on adults/geriatrics along with blood cultures.
  • "Go-to" employee for assistance in difficult draws.
  • Collected urine and stool for various test like C-Diff, Occult blood, urine drug screen, and urine culture.
  • Assembled rooms for patients with various isolation precautions.
  • Knowledgeable and experienced caring for TRACH to vent patients.
  • Skilled in inserting hep locks in various gauges for intravenous fluids and medication administration.
  • Restocked and discarded of expired supplies in Emergency Room and on the Telemetry floor.

Lab Associate / Phlebotomist

CommunityHealth Clinic
11.2013 - 07.2014
  • Collected and processed patient blood using a multi-tube evacuating system.
  • Created patient requisitions for blood/urine/fecal specimens using Quest360.
  • Performed and processed urine dipsticks, HCG tests, and finger sticks including ketones, glucose, and hemoglobin readings.
  • Processed hemoccult (stool) samples.
  • Checked in/out, updated, submitted, and processed patient information using athenaNet software.

Education

Certified Nursing Assistant -

Chicago Community Learning Center
Chicago, IL
01.2014

Certified Phlebotomy Technician -

Northwestern Institute of Health and Technology
Skokie, IL
01.2013

HS Diploma -

Evanston Township High School
Evanston, IL
01.2006

Skills

  • Sunquest
  • TeraTerm
  • Sunquest Laboratory
  • Lattice
  • Handheld
  • MayoACCESS
  • Epic Live
  • MediCopia
  • Quanum360
  • AthenaNet
  • SoftLab
  • SoftBank
  • MedTek
  • Medisoft
  • PowerChart
  • Microsoft Office 365
  • Blood Tracker
  • SoftID

Achievements And Awards


  • Member of the 5th Floor Telemetry Unit Base Council at Holy Cross Hospital, 2015.
  • Founded Care Heart Award house-wide for caregivers at Holy Cross Hospital, 2015.
  • Excellent Patient Care Award at Holy Cross Hospital, 2015.

Timeline

Phlebotomist (ER/Inpatient)

UI Health
07.2024 - Current

Phlebotomist III - Float

Quest Diagnostics Inc
09.2022 - 06.2024

Vascular Access Technician

University of Chicago Medicine
04.2021 - 05.2022

Pre-Analytical Technician

University of Chicago Medicine
04.2019 - 04.2021

Lab Technician

Addison Group
07.2018 - 04.2019

Patient Care Technician

Northwestern Memorial Hospital
05.2017 - 10.2017

Patient Care Technician

Shirley Ryan Ability Lab
12.2015 - 03.2017

Telemetry & ER Patient Care Technician / Phlebotomist

Holy Cross Hospital
09.2014 - 08.2015

Lab Associate / Phlebotomist

CommunityHealth Clinic
11.2013 - 07.2014

Certified Nursing Assistant -

Chicago Community Learning Center

Certified Phlebotomy Technician -

Northwestern Institute of Health and Technology

HS Diploma -

Evanston Township High School

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