Sherris St John
Avenel
Summary
Personable and attentive to detail, with strong foundation in patient care and medical procedures. Possesses comprehensive understanding of blood collection techniques and safety protocols, combined with proficient skills in venipuncture and specimen handling. Dedicated to ensuring high-quality patient interactions and accurate specimen collection for optimal diagnostic results.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Patient Care Technician – Medical/Surgical
JFK University Medical Center
- Provide patient care, based on physical, psychosocial, education, safety, and related criteria, appropriate to the age of the guests/patients served in assigned service
- Ongoing communication with patients and other members of the healthcare team
- Use of EPIC and EMR while maintaining patient confidentiality as required by HIPAA guidelines
- Performed EKG’s and Phlebotomy as requested
- Took patients’ vital signs as instructed by the nurse
- Assisted in patient transportation when necessary
- Assisted patients with activities of daily living, e.g
- Feeding, bathing, toileting, mouth care
Teacher’s Assistant
YMCA Early Learning Center
03.2024 - 09.2024
- Greeted families on entering the establishment
- Assisted in the creation and delivery of class activities and curriculum as developmentally appropriate
- Maintained a healthy and safe environment at all times
- Assisted in the overall daily operations of the assigned classroom
- (Nap-time, Lunch, Recess)
- Use of the Brightwheel app and associated computer programs
- Engaged with the students in a manner that encourages social, emotional, physical and cognitive growth
Customer Care
The Home Depot
08.2021 - 02.2022
- Provided fast, friendly service by actively seeking out customers to assess their needs and provide assistance
- Learned about products using company resources to better provide information to customers to sell entire projects
- Provided a safe working and shopping environment by following all safety policies and standards, completing specified safety training and immediately correcting hazards and unsafe conditions or reporting conditions to store Manager on Duty
- Worked in cooperation with Department Supervisor and other associates across multiple departments to ensure customer satisfaction and loyalty
- Managed customer concerns with the objective of maintaining positive customer relationships
- Utilize critical thinking and communication skills to solve problems
- Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment
Education
Phlebotomy program - NHA – CPT- Certified Phlebotomy Technician
Middlesex College
Edison, NJ12.2024
Patient Care Technician program - NHA – CPCT- Certified Patient Care Technician
MedCerts
Livonia, MI03.2023
High School Diploma -
Carteret High School
Carteret, NJ07.2017
Skills
- Basic patient care
- Safety checks
- Cleanliness in patient rooms
- Special care
- EKG readings
- Monitoring vital signs
- Phlebotomy procedures
- Lab tests
- Blood glucose tests
- Exercise monitoring
- Nutrition monitoring
- Diet monitoring
- Soft skills in healthcare
- CPR certification
- Blood glucose testing
- Specimen collection
- Phlebotomy techniques
- Adaptable
Certification
- Basic Life Support Certification (BLS)
- Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) - National Healthcareer Association (NHA).
- Patient Care Technician Certification (PCT) - National Healthcareer Association.
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Teacher’s Assistant
YMCA Early Learning Center
03.2024 - 09.2024
Customer Care
The Home Depot
08.2021 - 02.2022
Patient Care Technician program - NHA – CPCT- Certified Patient Care Technician
MedCerts
High School Diploma -
Carteret High School
Patient Care Technician – Medical/Surgical
JFK University Medical Center
Phlebotomy program - NHA – CPT- Certified Phlebotomy Technician
Middlesex College
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