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Teaira Bowles

Columbus,OH

Summary

Competent Phlebotomy Technician/Medical Assistant with 19 years of experience working in high-volume, fast-paced hospital settings. Highly knowledgeable in routine blood drawing procedures and using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles and straight needles. Committed to maintaining highest quality standards when collecting, labeling and processing samples and specimens. Provides compassionate and professional care. Proficient in collecting blood specimens, ultrasound images, and assisting with surgical procedures.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Phlebotomist Technician/Phlebotomy Instructor

OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital
01.2016 - Current
  • Collected blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles.
  • Developed and implemented strategies to improve phlebotomy processes.
  • Assisted in training and onboarding new phlebotomists.
  • Drew blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe, or butterfly venipuncture methods. Average patient load 50 daily.

Medical Assistant/Phlebotomist Technician/Project Manager

Mount Carmel East Hospital
04.2013 - 01.2016

Assisted with routine checks and diagnostic testing by collecting and processing specimens.

  • Called and faxed pharmacies to submit prescriptions and refills.
  • Collected and documented patient medical information such as blood pressure and weight.
  • Documented vital signs and health history for patients in clinic and hospital environments.
  • Cerner
  • Collected blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles.

Ultrasound Technician

Ohio State University/Endocrinology Research
  • Assisted with routine checks and diagnostic testing by collecting and processing specimens.
  • Collected and documented patient medical information such as blood pressure and weight.
  • Documented vital signs and health history for patients in clinic and hospital environments.
  • Performed ultrasound scans and provided direct patient care after proper confirmation of study and patient identification.
  • Completed ultrasound exam and verified proper documentation in ultrasound reporting system to facilitate accurate record-keeping.
  • Captured images using mobile equipment in operating rooms, emergency rooms, and patients' bedsides.
  • Increased productivity by 25%

Education

Certified in CPR/BLS -

American Red Cross
Columbus, OH
01.2022

Degree - Medical Assisting

Technology Education College
Columbus, Ohio
06.2004

Skills

  • Time Management
  • Epic Software
  • Data Entry
  • Specimen Collection and Storage
  • Team Leader
  • Arterial Punctures
  • Staff Phlebotomy Training
  • Suture Removal
  • Health Education
  • MEDITECH Software

Timeline

Phlebotomist Technician/Phlebotomy Instructor

OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital
01.2016 - Current

Medical Assistant/Phlebotomist Technician/Project Manager

Mount Carmel East Hospital
04.2013 - 01.2016

Ultrasound Technician

Ohio State University/Endocrinology Research

Certified in CPR/BLS -

American Red Cross

Degree - Medical Assisting

Technology Education College
Teaira Bowles