Paulette Clark
Phlebotomy
Hermiston,OR
Summary
Focused Phlebotomist offering 24 years of experience and expertise in performing venipuncture on newborn to geriatric patients. Accomplished in quickly building rapport with patients with excellent bedside manner and proficiency in easing patients' anxiety. Committed to maintaining highest standards of safety and quality control.
Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level phlebotomist Job Title position. Ready to help team achieve company goals.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Phlebotomist
Interpath Laboratory
Hermiston, OR
10.2013 - 10.2020
- Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
- Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
- Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
- Completed proper sanitation and cleaning of equipment and work areas between patients.
- Used personal protective equipment correctly to protect coworkers and patients.
- Packaged and shipped specimens to central lab daily.
- Promoted mission, vision and values of organization and trained new clinical staff in phlebotomy procedures.
- Organized daily work based on collection priority.
- Collected blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles and straight needles.
- Assisted with office procedures by monitoring patient flow, performing telephone screening and maintaining sample drug lists.
- Spoke with patient to gather information for lab records, reduce fear or anxiety and optimize cooperation.
- Protected patients by following infection control, sharps disposal and biohazardous waste disposal procedures.
- Obtained blood specimens by performing venipunctures and finger sticks Number times per day.
- Drew blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe or butterfly venipuncture methods.
- Handled insurance verification tasks using Software and Software to validate patient insurance information.
Phlebotomist
Interpath Laboratory
Pendleton, OR
08.2008 - 06.2011
- Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
- Completed proper sanitation and cleaning of equipment and work areas between patients.
- Used personal protective equipment correctly to protect coworkers and patients.
- Monitored patients for reactions and verified sample quality.
- Assembled tourniquets, needles and blood collection devices to prepare work trays.
- Collected blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles and straight needles.
- Obtained blood specimens by performing venipunctures and finger sticks Number times per day.
- Drew blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe or butterfly venipuncture methods.
Phlebotomist
Mid Columbia Medical Center
The Dalles, OR
08.1994 - 08.2004
- Promoted mission, vision and values of organization and trained new clinical staff in phlebotomy procedures.
- Completed proper sanitation and cleaning of equipment and work areas between patients.
- Monitored patients for reactions and verified sample quality.
- Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating and noting times of collection.
- Organized daily work based on collection priority.
- Obtained blood specimens by performing venipunctures and finger sticks Number times per day.
- Assisted with office procedures by monitoring patient flow, performing telephone screening and maintaining sample drug lists.
- Drew blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe or butterfly venipuncture methods.
- Assembled tourniquets, needles and blood collection devices to prepare work trays.
- 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.
- Spoke with patient to gather information for lab records, reduce fear or anxiety and optimize cooperation.
Education
High School Diploma - General Studies
The Dalles High School
The Dalles, ORSkills
Recording data
Patient confidentiality
Specimen labeling procedures
Blood specimen storage
Venipuncture
Infection Control
Time management
Sample and specimen collection
Attention to Detail
Planning and Coordination
Timeline
Phlebotomist
Interpath Laboratory
10.2013 - 10.2020
Phlebotomist
Interpath Laboratory
08.2008 - 06.2011
Phlebotomist
Mid Columbia Medical Center
08.1994 - 08.2004
High School Diploma - General Studies
The Dalles High School