CHRISTINE JOY PEREGRINO
Edmonton,AB
Summary
Skilled phlebotomist with 13 years of experience in healthcare settings. Provides compassionate and professional care. Proficient in collecting blood specimens and processing for further analysis.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Donation Staff Level 2 (Phlebotomist)
Grifols Plasma Donation Center
07.2023 - Current
- Label plasma bottle and collection tubes
- Perform venipunctures in order to obtain all necessary labeled samples/units accurately and efficiently
- Troubleshoot by changing needle position/manipulating venipuncture site
- Management of minor adverse reactions in the donation area, including proper documentation of these reactions in PC-Blut and plasmapheresis information label
- Providing assistance as needed to Physician Substitute for management of serious adverse reactions in donation area
- Maintain thorough knowledge and adhere to all Grifols' established policies and standard operating procedures, good manufacturing practices, applicable Provincial and Federal regulations
- Ensure donor confidentiality
- Performing equipment daily calibrations, quality control, maintenance, cleaning, request for repair, and maintain accurate documentation
- Setup plasmapheresis machines according to SOPs
- Donor check-in including confirmation of donor identification, document completeness verification, and transcription of comments
- Discontinue donor and disposables from plasmapheresis machine according to SOPs
- Operate plasmapheresis machine and all other necessary equipment as per Grifols' SOPs, performing equipment daily calibration checks, quality control, maintenance, cleaning, troubleshooting (with exception of venipuncture site and needle manipulation), request for repair, and maintain accurate documentation.
Phlebotomist
Saudi German Hospital - Hail
09.2018 - 07.2022
- Consistently draws blood competently and expediently with minimal patient's discomfort as possible
- Enters phlebotomy requisitions in LIS
- Identifies the patient - comparing patient information on the requisition to the patient's identification band before venipuncture is performed
- Displays courteous, professional manner towards patients, co-workers, nursing and medical staff
- Performs all aspects of patient-care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/healthcare errors
- Labels and records all test tubes, log procedures, files paperwork
- Is knowledgeable about the ORDER OF DRAW and the volume of blood needed of each test requirement
- Follows Standard Precautions at all times
- Disposes all sharps in a rigid biohazard container
- Cleans and supplies venipuncture trays
- Maintains work areas
- Orders supplies when needed
- Requires minimal supervision in performance of job duties
- Completes duties in a time efficient manner, knows how to prioritize STAT orders, ASAP orders, scheduled orders, and outpatients
- Seeks guidance and direction as necessary
- Demonstrates the value of team concept on a consistent basis
- Assists laboratory technician, does clerical work when needed
- Follows policies and procedures for the Clinical Laboratory and the hospital
- Performs other duties as needed.
Phlebotomist
Al Salam Hospital
03.2016 - 03.2018
- Receives laboratory request from patients
- Checks if properly and completely filled out with necessary data in the system particularly the requested laboratory examination/s indicated
- Responsible for collection of blood samples using established laboratory techniques
- Adherence to safety standards- committed to ensure well-being of patients while performing blood collection with minimum discomfort
- Responsible for the maintenance and adequacy of extraction materials at the phlebotomy area
- Performs all other related works that will be assigned to him/her in the exigency of the service
- Practices infection control standards at all times when working with patients and equipment.
Nurse Phlebotomist
UHBI - Paranaque Doctors Hospital
03.2011 - 01.2016
- Receives laboratory request from patients
- Checks if properly and completely filled out with necessary data legibly written on the request form particularly the requested laboratory examination/s indicated
- Ensures that all laboratory requests received are properly charged
- Responsible for extraction of blood samples at the OPD, ER, and In Patients using established laboratory techniques
- Age Group: newborn, pediatrics, adult & geriatrics
- Phlebotomy techniques: heel prick, capillary puncture, venous (syringe, multisampling needle, winged infusion set), and arterial
- Ensures proper labeling of all specimens received and makes separate requisitions for laboratory requests with multiple procedures for processing to the different sections of the laboratory
- Assists the Blood Bank staff in bleeding donors
- Responsible for monitoring and calibration of glucometers found in each nurse station
- Responsible for the maintenance and adequacy of extraction materials at the phlebotomy area
- Performs all other related works that will be assigned to him/her in the exigency of the service
- Responsible for inventory & management of stocks
- Releases results to OUT patients and IN patients.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Southville International School and Colleges
Las Pinas, PH03.2010
Skills
- Venipuncture
- Order of draw
- Patient Care
- Specimen handling
- Butterfly needle technique
- Blood culture collection
- Medical terminology knowledge
- Pediatric phlebotomy
- Syringe method
- Finger Stick Method
Certification
- Certified Phlebotomy Technician, Canadian Phlebotomy Technicians Group Inc., 07/01/23
- International Phlebotomy Technician, American Society of Clinical Pathology, 01/01/15
- Registered Nurse, Professional Regulation Commission, 09/01/10
References
Available upon request.
Timeline
Donation Staff Level 2 (Phlebotomist)
Grifols Plasma Donation Center
07.2023 - Current
Phlebotomist
Saudi German Hospital - Hail
09.2018 - 07.2022
Phlebotomist
Al Salam Hospital
03.2016 - 03.2018
Nurse Phlebotomist
UHBI - Paranaque Doctors Hospital
03.2011 - 01.2016
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Southville International School and Colleges
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