Lazaria Fenderson
Raeford,NC
Summary
Care-focused Phlebotomist bringing 8 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
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Outreach Phlebotomist
Wellstar Heath System Women’s Center
10.2023 - Current
- Contributed to increased clinic efficiency by maintaining an organized inventory of phlebotomy supplies and equipment.
- Achieved successful venipunctures even in challenging situations such as pediatric or geriatric patients with difficult veins.
- Minimized patient discomfort during blood draws by utilizing proper tourniquet application, needle selection, and insertion techniques.
- Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
- Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
- Packaged and shipped specimens to central lab daily.
- Validated blood and specimen collection orders, alerting nurses, or physicians of discrepancies between order and nursing station logs.
- Drew blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe, or butterfly venipuncture methods.
Phlebotomist Technician
Wellstar Paulding Hospital
09.2022 - Current
- Increased patient satisfaction by providing efficient and accurate blood collection services.
- Enhanced laboratory efficiency by processing, labeling, and storing specimens according to established protocols.
- Ensured timely test results by coordinating with medical staff for proper specimen handling and transport.
- Maintained a clean and safe work environment, adhering to infection control policies and procedures.
- Reduced patient anxiety through compassionate communication and expert venipuncture techniques.
- Assisted in training new phlebotomists, sharing expertise on proper technique and safety protocols.
- Expanded availability for blood draws by working flexible hours, including weekends and holidays when necessary.
- Minimized patient discomfort during blood draws by utilizing proper tourniquet application, needle selection, and insertion techniques.
Office Assistant & Phlebotomist
Iora Primary Care
09.2019 - 09.2022
- Collected blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles.
- Enhanced office efficiency by managing schedules, organizing files, and maintaining a clean workspace.
- Boosted customer experiences by delivering superior customer service, issue resolution and merchandising.
- Receiving incoming calls and addressing them appropriately including appointment requests, form completion, referrals etc
- Sorting incoming mail and faxes and handling accordingly
- Supports interviews for new hires
- Handling incoming and outgoing medical record request
- Ordered office supplies and kept office stocked with needed resources to operate smoothly.
Certified Phlebotomist
Tanner Health Medical Center
09.2016 - 09.2019
- Perform blood collections by venipuncture and capillary techniques from patients of all age groups
- Maintain patient and specimen information logs
- Collect specimens for drug screens, paternity tests, alcohol tests, etc
- Order out-patient labs with out-patient requisition
- Restock phlebotomy supply carts as needed
- Annual compliance training on HIPAA, patient confidentiality and patient rights and responsibilities
- Protected patients by following infection control, sharps disposal and biohazardous waste disposal procedures.
Administrative Assistant Intern
Patient Care Center Of Lithia Springs
11.2015 - 05.2016
- Obtains blood specimens by performing venipuncture and finger sticks
- Completing Requisition forms
- Keep inventory of supplies
- Use aseptic technique, following department procedures
- Use of Microsoft Word/Excel frequently
- Recording results in the quality-control log
- Answering phone calls
Education
Certified Phlebotomist (NHA) - Phlebotomy
Assured & Associates
Douglasville, GA06.2016
High School Diploma -
Douglas County High School
Douglasville, GA05.2014
Skills
- Support and Flexibility with change
- Geriatric phlebotomy
- Pediatric phlebotomy
- Measuring Vital Statistics
- Sample and specimen collection
- MEDITECH Software
- Multi-tasking
- Paperwork Processing
- Communication
- Medical Records Management & Maintenance
- Medical office administration
- Customer Service
Timeline
Outreach Phlebotomist
Wellstar Heath System Women’s Center
10.2023 - Current
Phlebotomist Technician
Wellstar Paulding Hospital
09.2022 - Current
Office Assistant & Phlebotomist
Iora Primary Care
09.2019 - 09.2022
Certified Phlebotomist
Tanner Health Medical Center
09.2016 - 09.2019
Administrative Assistant Intern
Patient Care Center Of Lithia Springs
11.2015 - 05.2016
Certified Phlebotomist (NHA) - Phlebotomy
Assured & Associates
High School Diploma -
Douglas County High School
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