Laura Weeks
Queenstown,MD
Summary
Focused Phlebotomist with a background in various healthcare settings since 1991. Experienced in skin puncture draws utilizing varied needle gauges and collection techniques tailored to patient need. Provides compassionate and professional care. Detail-oriented and committed to maintaining highest quality control and patient care standards. Adept in variety of software applications. Team player with strong organizational skills. To seek and maintain a position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Phlebotomist Technician
UMMS Shore Regional Health
Easton, MD
05.2021 - Current
- Monitor patients for reactions and verify sample quality.
- Collect blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles.
- Prepare and package specimens for courier delivery to central lab daily.
- Conduct venipuncture and other CT procedures.
- Review and process requisitions for laboratory tests.
- Review patient records for accuracy and completeness.
- Label transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
Aged Caregiver/Student
Self-employeed
Queenstown, MD
06.2013 - 12.2020
- Cooked meals and assisted parent with eating tasks to support healthy nutrition.
- Laundered items, changed sheets and made bed to keep parent bedroom clean.
- Assisted parent with self-administered medications.
- Supported daily hygiene needs of parent by assisting with bathing, dressing, dental care and personal grooming.
- Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry, and completed weekly grocery shopping.
- Handled incoming mail, bills and invoices and completed appropriate actions.
- Entrusted to handle confidential and sensitive situations in professional matter.
- Transported parent to events and activities, medical appointments, and shopping trips.
Staff Member
Chestertown Natural Foods
Chestertown, MD
01.2010 - 01.2013
- Participated in health promotion campaigns to raise awareness of health issues.
- Targeted specific community groups with wellness and disease management information.
- Participated in team projects, demonstrating an ability to work collaboratively and effectively.
Homemaker/Volunteer
United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps
Annapolis, MD
03.2006 - 01.2010
- Assisted with special events and programs.
- Represented organization positively and professionally while providing community with much-needed services.
- Facilitated community outreach to expand participation and support.
- Supported engaging, fun, and smooth-running events by helping with organization and planning.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Variety Care
Chestertown, MD
05.1991 - 02.2006
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
Education
Phlebotomy
12.2020
- Dean's List Fall 2020
Medical Coding Professional
05.2014
Practical Nursing
05.1991
Skills
- Strategic Methods
- Quality Patient Care
- Specimen Collection and Storage
- Data Recording
- Venipuncture
- Vacuum Tube and Syringe Use
- Blood Sample Collection
- Maintaining Confidentiality
- Phlebotomy Procedures
- Venipuncture and Capillary Puncture
Certification
- License (Practical Nurse) - 1991-2006
- Certificate, Medical Coding Specialist 2014
- PT - Phlebotomy Technician 2021
Timeline
Phlebotomist Technician - UMMS Shore Regional Health
05.2021 - Current
Aged Caregiver/Student - Self-employeed
06.2013 - 12.2020
Staff Member - Chestertown Natural Foods
01.2010 - 01.2013
Homemaker/Volunteer - United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps
03.2006 - 01.2010
Licensed Practical Nurse - Variety Care
05.1991 - 02.2006
Chesapeake College - , Phlebotomy
Chesapeake College - , Medical Coding Professional
Queen Anne's County Practical Nursing Program - , Practical Nursing