Desiree Bruker, CPT, CMA
Converse, TX 78109
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Career Objective
Certified Phlebotomist/Medical Assistant seeking position where my skills and experience will be of most benefit.
Professional Experience
Methodist Healthcare, 03/2014-06/2016
Phlebotomist Technician – San Antonio, TX.
Responsible for blood draws in a number of settings within a high volume, fast-paced hospital environment. Duties include draws from newborns for blood cultures in order to insure proper medication cycles are delivered on schedule, emergency room and I-STAT draws for critical care using handheld diagnosis device and following all protocols for infectious diseases. Exercise multi-tasking competencies while fulfilling orders from many various doctors on a wide range of tests. Performing accurate labeling to insure quality and safety of all patients, notifying patients of procedures and inputting correct data if draw order cannot be fulfilled due to surgery or other schedules. Keep nursing staff informed on all draw schedules and changes thereof.
Superb Time Management
Bleeding Time procedure
Skilled at difficult blood draw scenarios
MCCI – Medical Group, 10/2013 – 01/2014
Medical Assistant – San Antonio, TX.
Medical Assistant who multi-tasked efficiently for high volume medical group. Gained strong familiarity with IC codes as duties included managing patient online records and drawing and processing lab work. Ordered tubes per draw, matched lab criteria per condition and needs of patients, performed intakes including vitals, recorded chief complaints, liaison and reporting to M.D.’s on patient issues and status.
Administered numerous standard test such as for Influenza. Handled emergency coronary situations. Coordinated with labs such as QUEST for complete lab profiles and transmission.
Top Tier Job Performance Evaluation
Administered EKG’s
Highly skilled Phlebotomist
Superlative Patient Relations
Medic Regional Blood Center, 10/2011 – 09/2012
Phlebotomist Technician - Knoxville, TN.
Assisted in the organizing, prepping of materials and operations of a high volume, daily mobile blood collection unit. Responsibilities included, but were not limited to oversight of equipment checklists, pre-qualifying donators to ensure they were within proscribed FDA ranges {taking platelet samples/hemostat} and drawing blood donations from up to 30 clients while operating a three bed rotation set up.
Managed and prepped materials for blood drive including coding of equipment, ice, setting up of phlebotomy beds, sample boxes, as well as loading and inventory of mobile vehicle. Assisted in oversight of all procedures and insured satisfactory compliance. Highly regarded as “patient friendly” blood drawer who was able to insure “client comfort” throughout process. Communicated with donators throughout process and kept to organized schedule. Maintained safe product controls and quality assurance for every unit collected. Reviewed and updated information to the central electronic donor database.
Worked closely with LVN and paramedics
Highly Skillful at needle insertion
Coursework in advanced Phlebotomy
Performed personal history in-takes
Darby House Retirement, 4/2010 – 5/2010
Nurse Assistant - Jefferson, TN.
Assisted with the daily routines and administration of medication for over 40 clients at retirement community. Duties included helping ambulatory needs of clients and assisting with their physical therapy on a daily basis. Serviced wide range of patient including those released after strokes, Alzheimer’s suffering individuals, and high risk and special needs patients. Assisted clients with daily hygiene routines, overcame issues from reluctant patients with a gentle and successful manner, dispensed over the counter medications, updated medical charts and inventory.
Highly skilled at accommodating high risk individuals
Accomplished Physicians support
Took vital signs and finger sticks
Maintained office equipment
Rockridge Retirement, 03/2008 - 11/2009
Nurse Assistant - Northhampton, MA.
Served in several functions at retirement where duties included vitals and finger sticks, prepared rooms and patients for admittance to facilities, assisted with client physical therapy and sent out specimens for laboratory testing. Also prepared resident’s medical folders for office visits, maintained medical charts and performed general office maintenance duties.
Administer daily medications
Highly competent in high volume setting
Excellence care of Alzheimer’s patients
Education
Career Point College, San Antonio, TX.
Medical Assistant Certificate, Aug. 2011
Career Point College, San Antonio, TX.
Phlebotomy Technician Certificate, Aug. 2011
• Red Cross, Springfield, MA.
• Nurses Assistant Certificate, Aug. 2005
Certified Medical Assistant {NCCT} #764000
Certified Phlebotomist Technician {NCCT} #764000 Skills
Training as well as experience in CPR, First Aid and blood borne pathogen certification. As well Urinalysis, Strep test, and lab procedures. Skilled at short draft correspondence, administering Schedule II medications, venipuncture & capillary puncture, medical record review, blood specimen storage and EKG.
References available upon request