MONICA FINLEY
Bolingbrook,Illinois
Summary
Competent Phlebotomy Technician with 17 years of experience working in high-volume, fast-paced hospital settings. Highly knowledgeable in routine blood drawing procedures and using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles and straight needles. Committed to maintaining highest quality standards when collecting, labeling and processing samples and specimens. Care-focused Phlebotomist. 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
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Phlebotomist/ Lead Phlebotomist
RML SPECIALTY HOSPITAL
04.2010 - Current
- Performs phlebotomy process following established aseptic blood drawing procedures
- 40-60 draws daily
- Performs routine, timed and Emergency and veni-puncture work
- Interacting with patient’s family members and co-workers
- Promoting a safe environment for patient by verifying blood work requisition paperwork with patient’s ID and insurance card prior to and after collection of blood draw and specimen collection
- Maintains patient confidentiality complying with HIPPA guidelines
- Ensures that specimens are delivered to the laboratory within allotted time records initials on the labels of the patient specimen
- The blood is then processed appropriately
- Completes daily lab log and tracking log
- Makes daily rounds in lab-processing areas, replenishing stock, cleaning counters and centrifuges
- Serves as day-to-day liaison with laboratory and blood bank service
- Supports a safe work environment for self and others by reporting unsafe conditions and by using appropriate safe work practices such as proper body mechanics, safe needles, sharps disposal, and PPE, etc
- Provides services to adult and geriatric patients
- Demonstrates appropriate clinical interventions based on patients age and developmental status
- Brings issues and suggestions for patient care, work flow or process improvement to the department manager
- Participates in department and hospital performance improvement initiatives.
Certified Phlebotomist/Specimen Processor
St. Anthony Hospital
03.2016 - 12.2019
- Perform routine Phlebotomy on in-patients and outpatient that came through facility.
- 40- 70 patients daily
- Serviced a variety of patients in the community: Pediatric, Adult and Geriatric patient
- Ordering supplies for outpatient lab
- Specimen processing receiving specimens from ER and all units to process and give to technicians to run specimens, sending out specimens to reference labs when needed.
Certified Phlebotomist
PLEIFFER TREATMENT CENTER
07.2008 - 03.2011
- Greeted patients & family in the lobby, accompanied them to conference room and explained the process of visit
- Compiled paper -work for nurse intake, provider evaluation, lab checkout and pharmacy
- Explained forms and reviewed paperwork for completion
- Obtained and documented vitals reading of temperature, pulse, and blood pressure, height and weight in chart
- Performed routine phlebotomy on children ages 18 months and Geriatric patients
- Processed all specimens drawn and prepared them to be sent out to laboratory for processing.
- Protected patients by following infection control, sharps disposal, and bio-hazardous waste disposal procedures
- Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies
- Organized daily work based on collection priority
- Validated blood and specimen collection orders, alerting nurses, or physicians of discrepancies between order and nursing station logs
AREOTEK AGENCY
01.2007 - 07.2008
- Hired by PLEIFFER TREATMENT CENTER for the same Position sited above.
Education
Certified Medical Assistant./Phlebotomist - Medical Assistant
College of Office Technology
Chicago 05.1999
High School Diploma -
William Harper High School
Chicago06.1997
Skills
- COMPUTER SKILLS
- Meditech Expanse
- Patient Identification
- Patient Confidentiality
- Blood Cultures
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Nova Glucose Meters
Certification
- Certified [Phlebotomist], National Phlebotomy Assocation - 2000
Timeline
Certified Phlebotomist/Specimen Processor
St. Anthony Hospital
03.2016 - 12.2019
Certified Phlebotomist/ Lead Phlebotomist
RML SPECIALTY HOSPITAL
04.2010 - Current
Certified Phlebotomist
PLEIFFER TREATMENT CENTER
07.2008 - 03.2011
AREOTEK AGENCY
01.2007 - 07.2008
Certified Medical Assistant./Phlebotomist - Medical Assistant
College of Office Technology
High School Diploma -
William Harper High School