Melissa Damon
Marysville,CA
Summary
Certified healthcare professional equipped with comprehensive skills in venipuncture, specimen collection, and patient interaction. Proven track record in collaborating effectively with medical teams to ensure accurate and timely diagnostics. Strong adaptability to changing clinical environments and focused on delivering exceptional patient care. Reliable, precise, and ready to contribute to achieving healthcare goals.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lead Lab Assistant
Adventist & Rideout Draw Station
- Lead Lab Assistant for busiest Adventist & Rideout Draw Station.
- Supervises 2-3 other Lab Assistants.
- Acts as the initial point of contact for our Draw Station, greeting patients, physicians and general public, responding to lab inquiries or directing individuals to the correct area or assist with information.
- Responsible for maintaining a record of all patient interactions, patient arrival time, draw time and sample drop off times. Creating a monthly average for my location and three others and sharing this information with management.
- Ensures office coverage during high or low volume days.
- Register patients – confirming and update patient information as needed.
- Review lab orders to insured filled out correctly, patient, physician and testing information.
- Draw patient’s samples.
- Label and prepare specimens for transport.
- Enter orders into computer.
- Answers the phone, determine the nature of the call, assist or direct the call to the appropriate area.
- Schedule appointments.
- Filing and maintaining daily inventory reports, typing reports, processing orders for samples, gather general information for various reports as needed.
- Taking payments via cash or card.
- Responsible for ordering and maintaining adequate inventory of all office and medical supplies, maintain purchasing records.
- Familiar with Microsoft 365 and Teams.
Certified Phlebotomist 2
Adventist & Rideout Hospital
Marysville, CA
01.2004 - Current
- Based on the provided job role, employer, and existing work history, here are six original resume statements that enhance the candidate's experience as a Certified Phlebotomist at Adventist & Rideout Hospital:
- **Conducted patient pre-draw consultations to alleviate anxiety and ensure readiness for procedures.**
- **Collaborated with nursing staff to coordinate patient care and streamline sample collection processes.**
- **Monitored compliance with safety protocols during all phlebotomy procedures to minimize risk.**
Sales Clerk
Sunsweet Growers
Yuba City, CA
01.1997 - 01.2004
Firefighter
Cal-Fire
Smartsville, CA
01.2000 - 01.2003
Volunteer Firefighter
Sutter Fire Department
Sutter, CA
01.1999 - 01.2003
Education
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Yuba Fire Academy
01.1999
Sutter Union High School
Sutter, CA1998
Skills
- Sample and specimen collection
- Safety protocols adherence
- Order of draw
- Venipuncture
- Infection control measures
- Specimen labeling procedures
- Patient confidentiality
- Recording data
- Patient identification
Certification
Phlebotomist 2
Section name
ADVENTISTHEALTH:INTERNAL
Timeline
Certified Phlebotomist 2
Adventist & Rideout Hospital
01.2004 - Current
Firefighter
Cal-Fire
01.2000 - 01.2003
Volunteer Firefighter
Sutter Fire Department
01.1999 - 01.2003
Sales Clerk
Sunsweet Growers
01.1997 - 01.2004
Lead Lab Assistant
Adventist & Rideout Draw Station
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Yuba Fire Academy
Sutter Union High School