Melody Banks

• Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
• 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.
• Conducted venipuncture and other CT procedures.
• Completed proper sanitation and cleaning of equipment and work areas between patients.
• Organized daily work based on collection priority.
• Used personal protective equipment correctly to protect coworkers and patients.
• Followed established guidelines for reporting significant medical errors or unanticipated outcomes inpatient care.
• Monitored patients for reactions and verified sample quality.
• Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
• Drew blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe, or butterfly venipuncture methods.
• Protected patients by following infection control, sharps disposal, and biohazardous waste disposal procedures.
• Spoke with the patient to gather information for lab records, reduce fear or anxiety and optimize cooperation.
• Obtained blood specimens by performing venipunctures 30-45 times per day.
• Assembled tourniquets, needles, and blood collection devices to prepare work trays.
• Collected blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles.

Contractor Mobile Phlebotomist

Collected quality blood samples.

True Health, IGX, IGENX INC, VERIDA DIAGNOSTIC, MRT, BOSTON HEART, GENETIC TESTING, SNEAK PEEK DNA

• Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
• Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
• Packaged and shipped specimens to central lab daily.
• Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating and noting times of collection.
• Followed established guidelines for reporting significant medical errors or unanticipated outcome in patient care.
• Conducted venipuncture and other CT procedures.
• Monitored patients for reactions and verified sample quality.
• Completed proper sanitation and cleaning of equipment and work areas between patients.
• Used personal protective equipment correctly to protect coworkers and patients.
• Drew blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe or butterfly venipuncture methods.
• Assembled tourniquets, needles and blood collection devices to prepare work trays.
• Spoke with the patient to gather information for lab records, reduce fear or anxiety and optimize cooperation.
• Obtained blood specimens by performing venipunctures and finger sticks Number times per day.
• Collected blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles.
• Protected patients by following infection control, sharps disposal and
• Biohazardous waste disposal procedures.
• Worked to maintain outstanding attendance record, consistently arriving to work ready to start immediately.
• Successfully maintained clean, valid driver's license and access to reliable transportation.

• Used personal protective equipment correctly to protect coworkers and patients.
• Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
• Monitored patients for reactions and verified sample quality.
• Conducted venipuncture and other CT procedures.
• Assembled tourniquets, needles and blood collection devices to prepare work trays.
• Drew blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe or butterfly venipuncture methods.
• Protected patients by following infection control, sharps disposal and biohazardous waste disposal procedures.
• Collected blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles.

Job Duties: County Jail CHC services/ Medical infirmary, Intake, Booking, South Jail Units & Pods. Completing Health assessment, medical treatments which are ordered by provider Vital signs injections, Electrocardiogram, Place tuberculosis skin test & reading, Making, Clinic referral for positive reading / follow chest x-ray. Phlebotomy Technician 1 Draw a.m. laboratory orders. Processing centrifugation and labeling. Registration for laboratory specimens which are sent to San Joaquin General Hospital. Urine Dipstick Urine Culture, Icon 25 Pregnancy Test, Glucometer ACCU testing performing daily controls and once a week uploading results. Wound care for lacerations, Skin Ulcers, cyst methamphetamine lesions, gunshot wounds, skin lesions, K-9 bites, colostomy care, and teaching. Heroin & Opioid, Benzodiazepine, Crystal Methamphetamine, ETHO withdrawal protocol. Colostomy care, teaching. Maintaining AED Defibrillator & Oxygen tank making sure equipment is working properly.