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Na'tay Livas

New Orleans,LA

Summary

Care-focused Phlebotomist bringing 5-year background in laboratory settings. 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

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Phlebotomist & Processor

Quest Diagnostics
10.2023 - 09.2024
  • Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
  • Established and maintained positive working relationships with patients, staff and clinical personnel to build trust and camaraderie.
  • Completed proper sanitation and cleaning of equipment and work areas between patients.
  • Used personal protective equipment correctly to protect coworkers and patients.
  • Prepared samples for analysis by performing complex sample preparation tasks.
  • Adhered to laboratory safety procedures to maintain compliance with quality control standards.
  • Troubleshot and resolved equipment and process issues.
  • Monitored and documented safety standards to verify compliance.
  • Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.

Phlebotomist Technician & Lab Assistant

Align Laboratories
10.2021 - 10.2023
  • Reviewed patient records for accuracy and completeness.
  • Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection.
  • Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
  • Monitored patients for reactions and verified sample quality.
  • Established and maintained positive working relationships with patients, staff and clinical personnel to build trust and camaraderie.
  • Completed proper sanitation and cleaning of equipment and work areas between patients.
  • Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
  • Assisted with support duties such as filling products, labeling products, testing samples and taking inventory.
  • Managed specimen sample handling, receiving, storage and inventory.

Phlebotomist Technician

University Medical Center
01.2023 - 06.2023
  • Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
  • Completed proper sanitation and cleaning of equipment and work areas between patients.
  • Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
  • Established and maintained positive working relationships with patients, staff and clinical personnel to build trust and camaraderie.
  • Collected blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles.
  • Spoke with patient to gather information for lab records, reduce fear, or anxiety and optimize cooperation.

Medical Assistant

A Woman's Place
08.2019 - 10.2021
  • Sanitized, restocked, and organized exam rooms and medical equipment.
  • Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions, and prepared for physician examinations.
  • Obtained client medical history, medication information, symptoms, and allergies.
  • Performed medical records management, including filing, organizing and scanning documents.
  • Collected and documented patient medical information such as blood pressure and weight.
  • Called and faxed pharmacies to submit prescriptions and refills.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Biology

Southern University At New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
05.2025

Skills

  • Specimen Labeling Procedures
  • Therapeutic Phlebotomy
  • Tracking Specimens
  • Patient Confidentiality
  • Specimen Collection
  • Time Management
  • Medical Records Review
  • Infection Control
  • Data Recording
  • Specimen Transport
  • Biohazardous Waste Disposal
  • Venipuncture and Capillary Puncture
  • Workplace Safety
  • Sanitation and Sterilization

Certification

  • PT - Phlebotomy Technician, LabSite Clinical LLC - 4 Years
  • Certified Lab Assistant, LabSite Clinical LLC - 1 Year

Timeline

Phlebotomist & Processor

Quest Diagnostics
10.2023 - 09.2024

Phlebotomist Technician

University Medical Center
01.2023 - 06.2023

Phlebotomist Technician & Lab Assistant

Align Laboratories
10.2021 - 10.2023

Medical Assistant

A Woman's Place
08.2019 - 10.2021

Bachelor of Science - Biology

Southern University At New Orleans

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