LaTese Walls
Pre- Nursing Student
Ann Arbor, MI
*********@*****.***
Willing to relocate: Anywhere
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Traveling Phlebotomist
DABO and Wayne State Health - Detroit, MI
June 2021 to July 2021
Serology Study (venipuncture) with Sheffield Center and Wayne State University. Traveling Phlebotomists and IV Technician
Beaumont Health- Contract Work - Michigan
August 2020 to April 2021
• Perform Covid19-Testing (Nasa Pharyngeal)
• Verifies test requisitions by comparing information with nursing station log; bringing discrepancies to the attention of unit personnel.
• Verifies patient by reading patient identification.
• Obtains blood specimens by performing venipunctures and fingersticks.
• Maintains specimen integrity by using aseptic technique, following department procedures; observing isolation procedures.
• Collects therapeutic drug-monitoring assays by collaborating with nursing personnel to ensure appropriate drug dose to collection time.
• Tracks collected specimens by initialling, dating, and noting times of collection; maintaining daily tallies of collections performed.
• Monitors glucose levels by performing bedside glucose tests; recording results; reporting results to unit nurse-manager.
• Performs bleeding-times tests by entering results to the computer; notifying pathologist of results falling outside normal ranges.
• Maintains quality results by following department procedures and testing schedule; recording results in the quality-control log; identifying and reporting needed changes.
• Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by following standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations.
• Resolves unusual test orders by contacting the physician, pathologist, nursing station, or reference laboratory; referring unresolved orders back to the originator for further clarification; notifying supervisor of unresolved orders.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
• Serves and protects the hospital community by adhering to professional standards, hospital policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements, and jcaho standards.
• Enhances phlebotomy department and hospital reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments. Traveling phlebotomist- Caregiver
M & M Health Care Group - Livonia, MI
February 2020 to April 2020
Please refer to resume.
CCA- City Carrier Assistant
USPS - Kirkland, WA
March 2019 to July 2019
Deliver and collect mail all through the year in assigned city area. Maintain professional relations with city clients. Collect mail weighing up to 35 pounds on shoulder satchels or other carriers. Handle loading and unloading mail containers weighing up to 70 pounds. Categorize mail delivery on established city route. Organize mail in slots of mail rack to facilitate delivery. Deliver mail to residences and business offices along city route. Write delivery forms, collect charges and obtain signature on receipts on mail delivery. Revise address changes in route book and re-address mail. Deliver special mails and designate parcel-post carrier. Ensure to drive vehicle over assigned city route.
Correctional Officer/Per Diem Phlebotomist
Huron Valley Women's
August 2000 to March 2019
Refer to resume.
Patient Care Technician/Phlebotomist
ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL - Ann Arbor, MI
August 1996 to October 1998
• Monitor vital signs and conditions of patients to ensure they are healthy.
• Assist patients with bathing, eating, changing, and going to the restroom.
• Complete documentation about patient condition, including their vital signs, mood, appetite, and any pain they are experiencing.
• Assist with management of existing health conditions to ensure the patient stays healthy.
• Change patient bandages and clean affected areas.
• Collect bodily fluid samples for analysis, such as blood and urine. Consult with nurses and doctors about patient care to ensure the patient stays healthy. Education
Certification in Medical
Henry Ford Community College Dearborn - Dearborn, MI September 2019 to November 2019
Sociology And Criminal Justice
Wayne County Community College Belleville - Belleville, MI 2009 to 2010
Skills
• INVENTORY (10+ years)
• OPERATIONS (9 years)
• Computer Skills (10+ years)
• Time Management (10+ years)
• Cash Handling (10+ years)
• Customer Service (10+ years)
• Microsoft Word (10+ years)
• Security (10+ years)
• Stocking (10+ years)
• Communications (10+ years)
• Typing (8 years)
• Word
• Team Player (10+ years)
• Receptionist (8 years)
• Organizational Skills (10+ years)
• Phlebotomy (10+ years)
• Patient Care
• retail sales
• Injections (10+ years)
• Phlebotomist (10+ years)
• Venipuncture (10+ years)
• Scheduling
• Laboratory Experience (5 years)
• Vital Signs (10+ years)
• Law Enforcement (10+ years)
• Environmental Services
• Medical Office Experience
• Supervising Experience (10+ years)
• Medical Records (10+ years)
• Nursing
• Medical Terminology (10+ years)
• Triage (10+ years)
• Medical Scheduling (10+ years)
• Facilities Management
• Caregiving
• Meal Preparation
• Home Care (10+ years)
• Build and maintain appropriate rapport with inmates.
• Defuse disruptive behavior by verbal interventions.
• Control disruptive behavior by appropriate verbal orders and appropriate use of physical force.
• Use verbal and listening skills to determine potential inmate problems.
• Communicate information regarding security, safety and operations through the chain of command.
• Monitor inmates, watching closely for unusual behavior, improper conduct or signs of conflict. (10+ years)
• Monitor visits between inmates and personal visitors.
• Supervise periods of recreational activity.
• Search inmates, by pat or strip method, to detect and confiscate contraband or unapproved items.
• Search cells or living quarters, recreational areas, visiting areas and other areas in buildings or on the grounds for contraband or unapproved items.
• Search the perimeter of an area by making checks on foot, by car, or from a watchtower to ensure there are no security breaches or contraband.
• Communicate with other staff and main control to inform about inmate behaviors, incidents and to request assistance.
• Perform head counts to visually ensure the presence of all inmates.
• Check IDs to ensure only authorized persons enter or leave facility.
• Process new admissions and transfers.
• Respond to emergency situations according to facility procedures, such as medical, fire, security, etc.
• Write narrative reports describing events that have happened, such as confidential reports, incident reports, disciplinary reports, special observations reports, etc.
• Read and write short notes in a log book as a means of passing information about daily events from one shift to another, such as inventory logs, post logs, narrative logs, etc.
• Use portable two-way radio.
• Attend and participate in required training.
• Read policy & procedure manuals, directives and memos.
• HIPAA (10+ years)
• Quality Assurance Assessments Work Style: Conscientiousness -- Familiar July 2019 Measures a candidate's tendency to be rule-abiding, well-organized, hard-working, confident, and think before acting. Full results: Familiar Delivery Driver -- Highly Proficient May 2020 Interpreting instructions, reading maps, and solving problems. Full results: Highly Proficient Work Style: Reliability -- Proficient May 2020 Tendency to be dependable and come to work. Full results: Proficient Medical Lab Procedures
• Phlebotomy -- Completed November 2019 Selecting proper supplies based on physician orders for specimen collection protocol. Full results: Completed Medical Terminology -- Completed October 2019 Understanding and using medical terminology. Full results: Completed Research -- Completed February 2020 Following protocols, interpreting statistics and graphs, identifying errors, and choosing research methodology. Full results: Completed Electronic Health Records: Best Practices
-- Proficient February 2020 Knowledge of EHR data, associated privacy regulations, and best practices for EHR use. Full results: Proficient Customer Focus & Orientation -- Highly Proficient July 2020 Responding to customer situations with sensitivity. Full results: Highly Proficient Technical Support -- Completed March 2020 Performing software, hardware, and network operations. Full results: Completed Indeed Assessments provides skills tests that are not indicative of a license or certification, or continued development in any professional field.
• Epic
• EMR Systems
• Customer service
• Hospital Experience
• Clerical Experience
• Aseptic Technique
• Security
• Management
• Employee Orientation
• Anatomy Knowledge
Certifications and Licenses
CPR Certification
August 2020 to August 2022
First Aid Certification
August 2020 to August 2022
Phlebotomy Technician
September 2000 to Present
Assessments
First Aid — Proficient
November 2020
Treating common medical emergencies
Full results: Proficient
Customer focus & orientation — Highly Proficient
July 2020
Responding to customer situations with sensitivity Full results: Highly Proficient
Work style: Conscientiousness — Familiar
July 2019
Measures a candidate's tendency to be rule-abiding, well-organized, hard-working, confident, and think before acting.
Full results: Familiar
Work style: Reliability — Proficient
May 2020
Tendency to be dependable and come to work
Full results: Proficient
Medical lab procedures: Phlebotomy — Proficient
August 2020
Selecting proper supplies based on physician orders for specimen collection protocol Full results: Proficient
Electronic health records: Best practices — Proficient February 2020
Knowledge of EHR data, associated privacy regulations, and best practices for EHR use Full results: Proficient
Indeed Assessments provides skills tests that are not indicative of a license or certification, or continued development in any professional field.
Additional Information
Intravenous Technician certified