Sara Locke
Winder ,GA
Summary
Compassionate Phlebotomist Technician with extensive experience at PathGroup, skilled in expert venipuncture and patient care. Proven ability to reduce patient anxiety while upholding HIPAA compliance and managing confidential records. Detail-oriented in specimen labeling and quality control, ensuring accurate and efficient blood collection processes. Offering strong foundation in healthcare with passion for learning and developing within medical environment. Contributes understanding of medical procedures and patient care, with skills in communication and attention to detail. Ready to use patient interaction skills in Medical Receptionist role.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Phlebotomist Technician
PathGroup
04.2024 - Current
- Reduced patient anxiety through compassionate communication and expert venipuncture techniques.
- Upheld HIPAA compliance through careful management of confidential patient records and lab results.
- 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.
- Achieved successful venipunctures even in challenging situations such as geriatric patients with difficult veins.
Mobile Phlebotomist
ExamOne, a Quest Diagnostics
04.2023 - 04.2024
- Organized daily work based on collection priority.
- Reduced wait times for patients by effectively managing daily schedules and appointments for mobile phlebotomy services.
- Exhibited strong organizational skills in scheduling appointments, preparing equipment, and tracking supplies inventory for mobile phlebotomy operations.
- Packaged and shipped specimens to central lab daily.
Phlebotomist Technician
Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital
03.2023 - 08.2023
- Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
- Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
- Spoke with patient to gather information for lab records, reduce fear, or anxiety and optimize cooperation.
- Continuously updated phlebotomy knowledge through professional development courses, ensuring best practices were upheld.
- Reduced patient anxiety through compassionate communication and expert venipuncture techniques.
- Organized daily work based on collection priority.
- Upheld HIPAA compliance through careful management of confidential patient records and lab results.
Education
Medical Billing And Coding
Auburn University
Auburn, AL12-2025
Phlebotomy
Athens Technical College
Athens, GA03-2022
Skills
- Skilled in patient venipuncture procedures
- Detail-oriented data management
- Understanding of HIPAA compliance requirements
- Venipuncture technique
- Quality control
- Upholding privacy standards for patients
- Recording data
- Patient identification
- Patient care
Certification
- CPT - Phlebotomy Technician
Timeline
Phlebotomist Technician
PathGroup
04.2024 - Current
Mobile Phlebotomist
ExamOne, a Quest Diagnostics
04.2023 - 04.2024
Phlebotomist Technician
Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital
03.2023 - 08.2023
Medical Billing And Coding
Auburn University
Phlebotomy
Athens Technical College
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