Medical Billing Phlebotomist
Resume:
Flor Urrutia Fitzgerald
Cuban -born American citizen seeks job as a phlebotomist and a great environment to work New York, NY 10014
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Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Site Lead Phlebotomist
Quest Diagnostics - New York, NY
April 2013 to Present
A productive Senior Phlebotomist offering over 20 years of experience 9 of them in US . Experience of collecting blood in Healthcare setting.Proven leader with succes recommending and introducing strategies to improved workflow and at the same time to avoid fatal flows, specimen processing and customer related to patient care, they are my priority. Calm and comforting with stressed patients making the experience enjoyable and painless. Experienced in draws, knowledgeable and compassionate, test codes clarification, medical records, patients information along with ordering supplies, test/Dx code clarification with doctor's offices
1. Maintained fully-stocked phlebotomist cart, carrier station 2. Processed billing information and collected payments 3. Identifies patients using proper procedures prior specimen collection 4. Coordinated in-office and off-site testing for high volumen of daily patients samples 5. Delivered quality patient care by completing accurate and timely collection and transport of clinical specimens according to stablished procedures
6. Interviews patients and documented details to updated and file paperwork 7. Trained and supervised phlebotomists and lab assistants 8. Obtained blood specimens through venipunctures and fingersticks 9. Monitored logs to verify adherence to draw and testing schedules 10. Enforce isolation procedures to maintain specimen integrity 11. Developed schedules for orders, draws and processing blood samples 12. Obtained blood samples for medical testing and transfusion through venipunctures and capillary punture
13. Verify collections orders and communicated discrepancies to nurses and doctors 14. Maintained and organized phlebotomy data and statistic Home Health Aide (HHA)
Selfhelp Comunity Services - New York, NY
June 2011 to April 2013
Responsible for implementing and supporting patient care-plan, providing routine care and recording patients' vital signs: taking pulse and respiration rates, temperature and blood pressure Education
GED in Health Education
Manhattan School - New York, NY
October 2009 to March 2010
Bachelor's degree in Especialist in Clinical Laboratories Alma Mater - Havana
September 1985 to June 1989
Especialist in Clinical Laboratories and Phlebotomist Technitian in Health Science
Carlos J.Finlay - Havana.Cuba
June 1983 to June 1985
Skills
• Home Care (4 years)
• Medical Records (9 years)
• Medical Office Experience (10+ years)
• Insurance Verification (10+ years)
• Caregiving (10+ years)
• Vital Signs (10+ years)
• Patient Care (10+ years)
• HIPAA
• Medical Terminology
• Phlebotomy (10+ years)
• EMR Systems (10+ years)
• Venipuncture (10+ years)
• Medical Billing (10+ years)
• Laboratory Experience (10+ years)
• English/Spanish (10+ years)
• Fluent (10+ years)
• Phlebotomy (10+ years)
• Hospital Experience (10+ years)
• Medical Scheduling (10+ years)
• Experience Administering Injections
• Office Management (10+ years)
• Anatomy Knowledge (10+ years)
• Blood sampling (10+ years)
• Research
• Data collection (10+ years)
• Clinical research
• Bilingual
• Clinical laboratory experience (10+ years)
Languages
• Spanish/English - Fluent
Certifications and Licenses
Certified Phlebotomy Technician
June 2012 to Present
Went to Manhattan Institute to get my Phlemotomist Diploma valid to work in all USA with no expiration date, coming from Cuba with a completely medical educational system and coming back to the school get a valid certification to allow me to work legally in US Clinical Laboratory Specialist
June 1983 to Present
Analyzed body fluids and tissue samples. Collected and studied blood samples for use in transfusions.Logged data for medical tests and entered results into patients' medical record.Discussedbresults and findings of laboratory tests and procedures with physicians. Supervised and trained medical laboratory technicians
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