Lance Sharp
New Albany,United States
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
1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Travel Phlebotomist
AMN Club Staffing
Madison, Wisconsin
10.2021 - 01.2022
- Completed proper sanitation and cleaning of equipment and work areas between patients.
- Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
- Used personal protective equipment correctly to protect coworkers and patients.
- Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating and noting times of collection.
- Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
- Monitored patients for reactions and verified sample quality.
- Performed bedside tests like bleeding time tests and entered results into patient charts.
- Collected blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles.
- Validated blood and specimen collection orders, alerting nurses or physicians of discrepancies between order and nursing station logs.
Travel Phlebotomist
AMN Club Staffing
Danbury, CT
07.2021 - 10.2021
- Completed proper sanitation and cleaning of equipment and work areas between patients.
- Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
- Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating and noting times of collection.
- Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
- Organized daily work based on collection priority.
- Promoted mission, vision and values of organization and trained new clinical staff in phlebotomy procedures.
- Followed established guidelines for reporting significant medical errors or unanticipated outcome in patient care.
- Collected blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles.
- Obtained blood specimens by performing venipunctures and finger sticks through out the day.
- Maintained exam rooms by ordering supplies, transporting specimens, washing and packing instruments and changing solutions.
- Validated blood and specimen collection orders, alerting nurses or physicians of discrepancies between order and nursing station logs.
Travel Phlebotomist
Aureus Medical Staffing
Dover, DE
02.2021 - 07.2021
- Completed proper sanitation and cleaning of equipment and work areas between patients.
- Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
- Used personal protective equipment correctly to protect coworkers and patients.
- Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
- Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating and noting times of collection.
- Handled insurance verification tasks using Cerner Applications, Epic, and Sunquest to validate patient insurance information.
- Assisted with office procedures by monitoring patient flow, performing telephone screening and maintaining sample drug lists.
- Maintained exam rooms by ordering supplies, transporting specimens, washing and packing instruments and changing solutions.
- Assembled tourniquets, needles and blood collection devices to prepare work trays.
- Spoke with patient to gather information for lab records, reduce fear or anxiety and optimize cooperation.
Education
No Degree - Phlebotomy/Nursing
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
Sellersburg, INHigh School Diploma -
North Harrison High School
Ramsey, IN05.2014
Skills
- Fluid and Tissue Disposal
- Documentation and Recordkeeping
- Blood Culturing
- Staff Phlebotomy Training
- Specimen Collection
- Interval Testing
- Sample and Form Matching
- Quality Control
- Complex Terminology Interpretation
- Data Confidentiality
Certification
- Certified Phlebotomist, National Healthcare Association - Oct, 2017 - Present
Timeline
Travel Phlebotomist
AMN Club Staffing
10.2021 - 01.2022
Travel Phlebotomist
AMN Club Staffing
07.2021 - 10.2021
Travel Phlebotomist
Aureus Medical Staffing
02.2021 - 07.2021
No Degree - Phlebotomy/Nursing
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
High School Diploma -
North Harrison High School