Cristin Cavanaugh

Wallingford, CT

adst5z@r.postjobfree.com

+1-203-***-****

I have ten years experience in phlebotomy, including venipuncture on a range of clients as well as accessioning and specimen processing. I work well independently, solving problems when they arise and also within a team. I truly enjoy phlebotomy and have a strong passion for the field, providing excellent customer service and helping individuals realize blood work doesn't have to be scary. Work Experience

Phlebotomist & Laboratory Processing

Quest Diagnostics - Wallingford, CT

June 2018 to July 2022

Draw blood or collect bodily fluid specimens then entered ICD 10 codes, diagnosis codes, process blood specimens as required.

Collection Technician II

American Red-Cross - Farmington, CT

December 2015 to June 2018

Responsibilities: I traveled through out Connecticut to perform health history screenings at blood drives to ensure donor edibility, this included vital sign collection and notation. Then after clearing the individual for donation I’d perform a venipuncture to collect whole blood and test tubes. I always made sure to follow appropriate quality control guidelines to ensure product quality. My position also required me to assist with all related aspects of running a smooth blood drive event. Mobile Phlebotomist & Specimen Processor

US Laboratories - Middletown, CT.

September 2012 to December 2015

(PT 4:30am -9:30am, e/o weekend, plus 2-3 On Call shifts per month) Responsibilities: I travel to assisted living and rehabilitation facilities in my surrounding area to perform venipuncture, clients included elderly and adolescence, I completing roughly fifty draws per day, with no re-sticks. I was often asked to complete other draws or UTO from a prior phlebotomist. Home Health Aide

Allied Community Services - Manchester, CT

March 2008 to June 2012

Responsibilities: Assist clients requiring ADLS on a daily basis or as they request assistance. My goal within this position was to assist clients in leading a more productive lifestyle while preserving patient independence as much as possible. I collected vital signs and made accurate notation, use of an electric lift machine, catheter care and maintenance, ROM when required and medication reminders. Phlebotomist

Hill Health Center - New Haven, CT

June 2007 to November 2008

Responsibilities: This position started as an internship, then a part time position. I performed blood draws via venipuncture n a clinic setting and skin puncture on geriatric, obese, neonate and children. I was responsible for laboratory supply stocking, specimen accessioning and processing. Education

Certification in Phlebotomist

Skills

• High volume collection experience, skin puncture, nasal and throat specimen collection utilizing proper technique to maintain specimen integrity. Utilization of systems for identification, collection, transport and disposal of specimens, adhering to internal and external guidelines and policies. Organize work and prioritizes work to provide optimal patient care while adhering to specimen collection guidelines.

Recognizes and evaluates the presence of complications in collecting blood and selects appropriate solutions for them, IE: patients on anticoagulants, radial mastectomy, syncope, difficult veins, IV's etc. Then collects quality specimens utilizing appropriate collection techniques.

Performs all duties precisely and efficiently under continually changing conditions.

Data entry, accessioning specimens with ICD-11 codes utilizing Soft Lab software. Collection and proper notation of vital signs, entering collected information into data base, as required.

Excellent computer skills, coupled with a friendly disposition toward clients. Recognizes and follows appropriate order of draw when multiple test are requisitioned. I explain the procedure, verify the clients identity and then access the best site to draw from. Usually, the ACF is my first site preference other times, such as on dehydrated or incredibility difficult clients veins in fingers or the hand are used.

• Phlebotomy

• Catheter Care

• Hospital Experience

• Venipuncture

• ICD-10

• Medical Records

• Quality Assurance

Certifications and Licenses

ASCP Certification

PBT (ASCP)

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