Linda Abena Ababio
Phlebotomist
Mays Landing,NJ
Summary
Highly skilled phlebotomist with ten years of experience in healthcare settings. Provides compassionate and professional care. Proficient in collecting blood specimens and processing for further analysis.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nursing Care Partner
Sentara Careplex Hospital
Hampton, VA
04.2023 - 11.2023
- Demonstrated adaptability by effectively performing blood draws on diverse patient populations, including pediatric, geriatric, and challenging cases.
- Packaged and shipped specimens to central lab daily.
Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection. - Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
Stocked over 500 phlebotomy carts or carrier with appropriate supplies. - Completed proper sanitation and cleaning of equipment and work areas between patients.
- Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
Improved patient comfort by efficiently drawing blood samples using various techniques such as venipuncture and capillary puncture. - Reduced contamination risks by strictly adhering to infection control protocols and maintaining a clean work environment.
- Provided support to laboratory staff, facilitating prompt analysis of collected samples for expedited results delivery.
Senior Nursing Officer
Accra Medical Centre
Tarkwa, Ghana
08.2018 - 11.2020
- Increased emergency workflow efficiency by providing guidance to staff members on emergency guidelines and streamlining procedures.
- Reduced overtime use and redistributed resources to meet patient care demands of various units, examining staffing levels to distribute staff resourcefully.
- Welcomed and provided patients with information on various departments and services.
- Met patient care demands of various units to examine staffing levels and distribute staff resources to reduce overtime and decrease resource use.
- Conducted thorough risk assessments to identify areas for potential improvement in patient outcomes and overall hospital performance.
- Established effective communication channels between nurses, physicians, ancillary staff members, resulting in improved collaboration throughout the entire healthcare team.
- Provided leadership and oversight to over twelve staff in 250-bed hospital, managing administrative functions such as staffing, staff performance management, and policy implementation and change management.
Education
Certification - CompTIA Security+
CompTIA
Downers Grove, IL03.2022
Bachelor of Science - General Nursing
University of Cape Coast
Cape Coast / Ghana09.2019
Associate of Science - General Nursing
SDA Nurses And Midwifery Training College
Kumasi/Ghana08.2013
High School Diploma -
Tarkwa Senior High School
Tarkwa / Ghana07.2009
Certified Phlebotomy Technician
National HealthcareerSkills
- Team Leadership
- Scheduling
- Training and Development
- Schedule Coordination
- Schedule Management
- Customer Relations
- Team Building
- Inter-department collaboration
- Strategic planning
Certification
Comptia Security Plus Training
Timeline
Nursing Care Partner
Sentara Careplex Hospital
04.2023 - 11.2023
Senior Nursing Officer
Accra Medical Centre
08.2018 - 11.2020
Certification - CompTIA Security+
CompTIA
Bachelor of Science - General Nursing
University of Cape Coast
Associate of Science - General Nursing
SDA Nurses And Midwifery Training College
High School Diploma -
Tarkwa Senior High School
Certified Phlebotomy Technician
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