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Monica R. Niday

Baker City,Oregon

Summary

Professional healthcare worker with robust experience in drawing blood and handling specimens. Known for strong team collaboration and adaptability to changing needs, ensuring efficient and reliable service. Skilled in venipuncture, patient care, and maintaining sterile environments, with focus on achieving results and high standards. Dependable and prepared to contribute.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Certified Nursing Assistant

Bonus Years, Inc
05.2025 - Current
  • Assisting with personal hygiene (bathing, grooming, dressing).
  • Helping with mobility (transferring, ambulating, repositioning).
  • Providing feeding assistance
  • Assisting with toileting needs. (Catheter & Ostomy)
  • Monitoring and recording vital signs (temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure).
  • Observing and reporting any changes in patient condition to nurses.
  • Adhering to infection control protocols.
  • Using proper techniques for lifting and transferring client.
  • Ensuring patient rooms are clean and well-stocked.
  • Helping with feeding.
  • Performing basic wound care (changing dressings, cleaning wounds).

Phlebotomist

Grande Ronde Hospital La Grande, Oregon
12.2023 - Current
  • Perform phlebotomy following standard procedures and protocols.
  • Administrative duties including excellent customer service to all patients, clients, and employees.
  • Answer phones in a timely manner following company standards on proper phone etiquette.
  • Act as collector for forensic chain of custody drug screens following established protocols for dealing with integrity issues of forensic drug collections.
  • Maintain specimen integrity from collection point and up to point transferred to technical staff.
  • Accurately translate physician orders and diagnoses.
  • Data entry of patient demographics and tests ordered.
  • Responds to all STAT requests, including Code Blue, disaster, and trauma situations.

Lead Clinical Phlebotomy Technician

Saint Alphonsus Medical Center Baker City, Oregon
12.2017 - Current
  • Meets Health System's Guiding Behaviors and Caring Standards including interpersonal communication and professional conduct expectations.
  • Demonstrates knowledge and skills to competently care for all assigned age groups (Neonate, Child, Adolescent, Adult, Geriatric as applicable).
  • Obtains blood specimens on in-patients and out-patients by venipuncture, skin puncture, and/or heel puncture on infants using established technique and maintaining the integrity of the specimen in relation to the test performed.
  • Assesses condition of patient, obtains appropriate assistance, and uses related judgment in selection of suitable phlebotomy site. Provides care of the puncture site.
  • Instructs patient in proper collection and preservation of urine samples.
  • Adheres to rigid accuracy in using names and numbers for identifying patients.
  • Performs batch and timed drawings on nursing floors as required.
  • Responds to all STAT requests, including Code Blue, disaster, and trauma situations.
  • Establishes priorities for specimen collection.
  • Prepares and maintains trays for specimen procurement.
  • Performs any quality control of phlebotomy equipment to ensure proper operation.
  • Distributes samples to appropriate testing areas in a timely manner.

Phlebotomist

Interpath Laboratory La Grande, Oregon
02.2015 - 08.2015
  • Perform phlebotomy following standard procedures and protocols.
  • Administrative duties including excellent customer service to all patients, clients, and employees. Answer phones in a timely manner following company standards on proper phone etiquette.
  • Act as collector for forensic chain of custody drug screens following established protocols for dealing with integrity issues of forensic drug collections.
  • Maintain specimen integrity from collection point and up to point transferred to technical staff.
  • Accurately translate physician orders and diagnoses.
  • Data entry of patient demographics and tests ordered.

Medication Aide

Wildflower Lodge La Grande, Oregon
12.2013 - 02.2015
  • Assist residents to and from activities as required.
  • Report resident health or behavioral changes to the authorities.
  • Supervise medication administering.
  • Respond to emergencies.
  • Provided medication assistance documentation per policy and state requirements.

Education

Certified Nursing Assistant Program -

Blue Technical Institute
Baker City, Oregon
05.2025

Phlebotomy -

Blue Mountain Community College
Baker City, Oregon
05.2012

High School Diploma -

Union High School
Union, Oregon
05.2008

Skills

  • POC Testing (UA, Coagulation, Immunology, Chemistry)
  • Patient-focused care
  • Adaptable
  • Responding to emergencies
  • EMR / EHR
  • Collecting specimens

Certification

BLS Certification

  • Expires September 2027

CNA - Certified Nurse Assistant

  • License #10045276


Timeline

Certified Nursing Assistant

Bonus Years, Inc
05.2025 - Current

Phlebotomist

Grande Ronde Hospital La Grande, Oregon
12.2023 - Current

Lead Clinical Phlebotomy Technician

Saint Alphonsus Medical Center Baker City, Oregon
12.2017 - Current

Phlebotomist

Interpath Laboratory La Grande, Oregon
02.2015 - 08.2015

Medication Aide

Wildflower Lodge La Grande, Oregon
12.2013 - 02.2015

Certified Nursing Assistant Program -

Blue Technical Institute

Phlebotomy -

Blue Mountain Community College

High School Diploma -

Union High School

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