Ruby Pineda
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SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS
Front Office
Software: Microsoft 2013 Proficient: Word, Excel, and Power Point
Back Office
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Foundation Laboratory April 2017-Present
On Call Phlebotomy Technician
On order of physician, performs blood specimen collections by the use of straight needles, butterfly, or capillary punctures appropriately and efficiently.
Spins, tubes/aliquot’s, and prepares specimens accurately for Clinical Laboratory and Reference.
Label all tubes accurately using proper patient identification immediately after specimen collection in patient’s presence, and immediately after collection.
Greet patient and assist with sign in, take or search for lab order and enter order into computer.
Answer phone calls as appropriate; fax reports of tests to physicians when necessary; file and copy reports as needed.
Monitor par stock levels and order supplies as necessary; stock supplies.
Maintain refrigerator logs as necessary.
Adheres to all safety protocols, including but not limited to, equipment maintenance, infection control, universal precautions and use of personal protective equipment as needed for all patient care procedures.
Assume or perform other duties or responsibilities as assigned or requested by the Supervisor.
American Bio-Clinical Laboratories October 2016 – April 2017
Data entry
Splitting serum
Process and entering biopsy
Process and entering cytology
Specimen processing and accessioning
Prepare send out test
Check master log
Operates a data entry device to record or verify a variety of standard and/or complex coded or uncoded business and statistical source data into a computer
Perform other duties as assigned
Quest Diagnostics (via Temps Inc.) May 2016 – October 2016
Serology Department
Laboratory Associate
Operate Quanta-Lyser; load and unload machine
Operate Architect (HIV machine); load and unload machine
Operate the decap machine and keep maintenance of it
Troubleshooting of both Quanta-Lyser and Architect machine and maintenance
Check stability of samples before loading them on machine
Handle and set up of reagents on machines
Do pending work and pull positive samples from library
Create load list and work list of the specimen
Aliquot and centrifuge samples
Print labels and cap samples
Axis Clinical Trials July 2015 – April 2016
Phlebotomy Technician
Perform venipunctures and skin punctures: butterfly and straight needle methods
Label and centrifuge specimen
Aliquots
Prepare specimen for packing and shipment
Handle urine analysis
Perform pregnancy tests
Assist with vaginal cultural swab
General office
Clean and sanitize patient’s rooms and office
EKG
Reception Desk
Sierra Mountain Medical Group(Externship) June 2015
Phlebotomy Technician
Performed venipunctures / butterfly and skin punctures.
Prepared and organized patient specimens for testing.
Handled urine analysis, blood testing and centrifuging autoclaving tasks.
Using proper procedures and standards that are used for positive patient identification.
Maintaining neat, organized records.
Obtain blood specimen for lab testing.
Properly centrifuge blood specimens.
Label, and pack specimen for pick up.
Clean and sanitize office as needed.
Perform proper quality control and quality assurance duties.
Ensure patients’ I.D. and labeling of specimens.
General office
EDUCATION HISTORY
Pasadena City College
8/2014-Present
Biology Major
Harbor Career College 06-2015
Certified Phlebotomy Technician
Santee Educational Complex 9/2004-6/2008
High School Diploma
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES
Licensed Phlebotomy Technician
BLS Certificate
Puente Project
2009-2010
Certificate of Achievement