Ker Lee
Rancho Cordova,California
Summary
California State-licensed phlebotomist 13 plus years of experience within hospital settings. Assist with both Hospital Base Clinic (HBC) outpatient Clinical phlebotomy and Inpatient phlebotomy, specimen processing/handling pre-analytical specimen in the Specimen Accessioning and Report Center (SARC), Acknowledge with both HBC/SARC inventories setting, specimen handling and work flow. Assisting to coach with new hires and colleagues, investigates problems and recommends solutions that provide both efficient specimen handling. Skillful and precise in performing venipunctures and capillary punctures; collecting, preparing and storing blood samples; and verifying patients. Possess excellent patient-relations skills - known for having a gentle touch and the ability to alleviate patient anxieties. Detailed specimen processing, including blood centrifugation and storage, customer services, laboratory quality control, inventory maintenance, providing accurate specimen collection instructions to patients and related staff, inventory maintenance and various other detailed. Worked at Mercy Hospitals, in a speedily environment which prioritize plays a role by responding to: code blue, code three, trauma center, strokes center, shortness of breath, cardiac alert, ICU, PACU and codes responses to OB patient's unit. Experience blood draws for BBID, verification/confirmation draws, DUI, psych patients, Cultures, venous blood gas, new born screen, and misdemeanor patients. Utilize the scheduling, charting system, and procedures for obtaining patients lab results. Taking vital signs, weights, injections and measurements and assisting in specialized testing such as nerve conduction velocity testing on patients as ordered by neurologist
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Phlebotomy Technician II
Pathology & Laboratory of Medicine UC Davis Health System
02.2010 - Current
- Obtain blood samples for medical testing and transfusion through venipuncture or capillary puncture.
- Follow infection-control and safety procedures in carrying the aseptic to daily performing phlebotomy job functions.
- Prepare blood-collecting equipment, draw blood, and safely processed samples and triage blood samples into its temperature requirement before transport samples to main lab nor Specialty lab.
- Experience at UCDavis Medical center as Phlebotomist Tech, register patient's order, received, triaging, processing, working on pneumatic tube sys. from ER, OR, Burn unit and floors, also help with short staffing in outpatient clinic/inpatient and entries out source requisition into UCdavis sys.
- Requisitioning, data entry, batching in/out, file all requisitions to client serv., support nurses to add on existing lab, clears out Send Bench work flow nightly, managing both ER/Floors pneumatic tube sys.
- Build trust and minimize patient discomfort during phlebotomy procedures while efficiently collecting blood specimens.
- Clarify orders as needed through communication with patients, nurses and physicians.
- Open and close Hospital Base Clinic (HBC), Morning rounds inpatient phlebotomy, Data Entry/requisitioning: studies and outsources physician referral orders.
- Centrifuging, aliquot , Coagulation clots checking and processing specimen blood samples to Main Lab, knowledge of both Hematology/Chemistry line, stabilize both blood/fluid sample to Send Out department specimen, processing Special Chemistry, Toxicology, Immunology, triage Microbiology, Molecular, Pathology, Cytology dept., etc..
- Assisting Decedent affairs department with decease packages
- Knowledge of sterile, storage and biological hazards and basic standard precautions.
- Triage blood, body fluids, and fecal specimens to various departments.
Phlebotomist Technician
Mercy San Juan Med. Center/Methodist/General-Dignity Health
01.2010 - 08.2016
- Organized daily work based on collection priority.
- Followed physician orders when administering therapeutic phlebotomy.
- Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
- Utilize mobile device when scanning patients wrist band and blood product.
- Accurately labeled vacutainer tubes with patient name, date and time of collection.
- Collecting blood specimens for DUI, blood culture, band BBID every 3 day, blood draw verification, prioritize stat lab.
- knowledge of draws in neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric units.
- Experience in ER responses to codes, multitasking with paramedic staffs, trauma nurses/physician, respiratory tech, ICU units, outpatients and Inpatients floors and special needs patients.
- Ability to assist colleagues as needed or during break coverage.
- Protected patients by following infection control, sharps disposal and biohazardous waste disposal procedures.
Medical Assistant Intern
South Sacramento Neurology Medical Association
02.2010 - 08.2010
- Keep patient's information into various demographic systems: Medisoft, Soapware, Patients Chart, Records, and Officeally.
- Serve as a point of contact for internal, external staff, and clients.
- Performing essential office duties such as making appointment, copies, faxing, and scanning documents.
- Verified patient's insurance, performed pre-authorization procedure coding, handle co-pays.
- Taking vital signs, weights, measurements, and provide patient medications and injections.
- Ensured confidentiality of patient information and data.
- Booked patient appointments per weeks/month
- Performed clerical duties, such as word processing, data entry, answering phones and filing.
- Sanitized, restocked and organized exam rooms and medical equipment.
Skills
- Utilize hospital information systems (EMR, Beaker, LIS/HIS, CPR (Mercy Hospital), MD Bridge, email, internet/intranet, Microsoft office and Mobile Devices, etc,
- Knowledge of laboratory processing concepts, procedures, processes and equipment
- Ability to work productively in busy and complex environment, meet deadlines and to remain flexible within variety of changing demands
- Ability to function and work effectively in diverse work environment and identify and work through conflict to positive resolution
- Knowledge of safety policies and procedures, occupational hazards and safety precautions
- Knowledge Medical terminology
- IV starter with Nurse/Doctor supervision
- Venipuncture & Capillary Puncture
- Blood Collection & Handling Safety
- Medical Records Review
- Accountable for supply orders/stocking
- Strong organization, interpersonal/multitasking, and customer service skills
- Bilingual: English/Hmong
- Blood Specimen processing/Storage for donor & recipient care
- Quality Assurance & Controls
- Ability to perform w/out interruptions & supervision
- Experienced in Microsoft Excel & Word, Data Entry, Word Processing, Mathematic Skills,
- 10 keys by touch, 60 wpm
Certification
Licensed Phlebotomist, State of California, (Sacramento) 2010-Present
Medical Assistant, Elk Grove UHSD-ROP
Certified in Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR)
High School Diploma (GED)
Timeline
Certified Phlebotomy Technician II
Pathology & Laboratory of Medicine UC Davis Health System
02.2010 - Current
Medical Assistant Intern
South Sacramento Neurology Medical Association
02.2010 - 08.2010
Phlebotomist Technician
Mercy San Juan Med. Center/Methodist/General-Dignity Health
01.2010 - 08.2016
Licensed Phlebotomist, State of California, (Sacramento) 2010-Present
Medical Assistant, Elk Grove UHSD-ROP
Certified in Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR)
High School Diploma (GED)
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