Skills and Abilities

Strong Work Ethic, Problem Solving skills, Adaptability, Collaboration, Time Management, Critical Thinking Skills, Excellent Under Pressure, Team Player, and Self Confidence. Recovering from a decade long struggle with substance abuse and addiction, I can serve as a resource, advocate and supporter for individuals going through similar dependencies.

Professional Experience

Education

PHLEBOTOMY CERTIFICATE TRITON COLLEGE

Major completed class May 6, 2019, passed Certification test on May 8, 2019.

3-month course learning medical terminology and specific skills required for Blood sample collections. Proper procedures and guidelines according to National and State laws.

Employment

Mobile Phlebotomist, Central Clinical Labs, Chicago, IL 02/2021- 03/2021

Duties Include: Provide laboratory services for patients in Skilled Nursing Facilities and Assisted Living Centers. Collected, labeled, and packaged all patient-specific specimens, accurately and properly. Prepared, updated, and maintained correct and complete work-related records, as instructed. Protected confidentiality of patient information and supported all applicable patient rights. Developed and maintained positive relationships with colleagues and patients I am responsible for planning my route, including unplanned STAT draws, as well as maintaining specimen quality making sure the associated paperwork is done properly. Check facilities refrigerator for other specimens for return to the lab for processing. Once labs are completed return to the lab to facilitate the processing of the samples for processing by the internal lab

Lead Phlebotomist, Simple Laboratories, Chicago, IL 07/2020-03/2021

Duties Included: Drew blood from patients and blood donors, evaluated patients’ readiness and capacity to withstand procedure, including nasal swab testing for COVID-19 testing, oriented patients and responded to queries on blood-drawing procedure, performed basic point of care testing Ex. blood sugar levels, prepared blood, urine and other specimens for lab tests, verified patient’s and donor’s identities, maintained and monitored inventory medical equipment such as needles, test tubes and blood vials.

Phlebotomist, Grifols Plasma Center, Maywood, IL 08/2019-04/2020

Duties Included; Process Blood Plasma, Center donor and plasma information into system, ensure all entries are correct with no mistakes, remove samples from each donor bottle, place in their perspective places in the freezer and place bottle in its perspective place in the freezer. Preform opening or closing duties depending on assigned shift, record quality checks as per standard operating procedure in computer system. Ensure supplies are stocked, lab is clean, freezer is clean. Hourly temperature checks on plasma freezer. Pack plasma bottles and samples into shipping boxes after confirming in the system everything is correct

and packed properly. Ship plasma samples out daily, checking to ensure proper samples are being sent out in the correct order.

Phlebotomist, Life Scan Laboratories, Skokie, IL 04/2019-08/2019

Duties Included: Go to the lab or facility designated to start the morning gather all paperwork necessary. Go to first facility always check requisitions on each floor at each nurse’s station for new and outstanding one-time order not on draw list for that particular day. Organize the best order to draw patients in that best fits azz timely and safe collection of samples in order to move on to the next facility. After all facilities have been completed, return to lab enter information into the computer spin specimens and take to the lab for processing.

Baker’s Assistant, Baker’s Basket Elk Grove Village, IL 05/2017- 06/2018

Duties Included: Assisted in the preparation of muffins and breads. Responsible for placing baking racks into the ovens, ensuring that all ovens were set to the appropriate temperatures, and products were baked according to recipe instructions. Emptied baking racks and moved baked goods to cooling racks. Cleaned and sanitized work areas. Swept, mopped, and scrubbed floors, adhered to Illinois food safety laws and standards while preparing bakery products.

Pizza Maker/Line Cook, Perry’s Pizzeria Park Ridge, IL 04/2016- 05/2017

Duties Included: Unload van stock freezer and cooler, set up line with condiments, and necessary sauces, stock line coolers and freezer. Cook order as ticket directs, prepare food necessary for daily operation. Inventory, clean, mop sweep, wipes down counters. Make pizzas ensure pizza side has all necessary items needed to make all pizzas, prepare orders as directed by tickets, make modifications if wait staff has special instructions. Prepare catering orders.

Grill Cook, McDonald’s Lexington, KY 03/2015- 10/2015

Duties Included: Gather ingredients from freezer and cooler, setup all utensils, tools and food necessary for breakfast. Cook breakfast food ensure proper temperature. Use fryer and clean fryer, wash dishes at end of shift, sweep and mop when necessary and told to. Ensure all bread, muffins and sandwich wraps are stocked. Assemble sandwiches and assist grill manager when needed. Communicate with front end personal to ensure the order is correct.

Package Handler, UPS Lexington, KY 11/2014- 10/2015

Duties Included: Scan packages ensure the correct package is on the correct trailer, no broken or leaking packages, notify supervisor immediately if a leaking package is observed. Load and unload trailers when asked to normally load. I was also the safety representative for my line. I identified where all the packages went and what doors they went in so when needed I could pick from the belt and sort packages. I received excellent comments on my work performance and was always welcomed any place in the facility I was needed and sent to.

Maintenance Mechanic, Lexington VA Hospital Lexington, KY 05/2014- 11/2014

Duties Included: Laying cove base, painting interior and exterior of the hospital, operating table saw, using all various sorts of carpentry and painting tools. Band saws, jig saws etc. Basic repair work necessary around the hospital. This was a 6-month temporary job

Child Care (non-compensated) Georgetown, KY 4/2013-4/2014

Duties Included: Tend to the children, basic housekeeping, clean the bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom, laundry, grocery shopping, and yard maintenance. Clean gutters, change diapers, Feed babies, raise the kids, play with them teach them how to interact with others.

Assembler, Vuteq (Temp) Georgetown, KY 11/2012-4/2013

Duties Included: Clean and prep windshields to have parts attached to them. Clean up area, move to the back of the assembly line put marks on the windshield and inspect for flaws, chips etc. Make sure parts are replenished area is clean and safe. This was a temporary position through a temporary agency assignment ended.

Warehouse Associate, Amazon (Temp) Lexington, KY 11/2011-01/2012

Duties Included: Scan items on mobile shelf verify they are correct item and in the correct spot, the correct number of items in the correct spot. Verify entire shelf and move it to another area then get another one and start the process over again. Using a hand-held scanner any problem or inconsistencies, damaged items report to supervisor.

Parts Loader, Toyota (Temp) Georgetown, KY 4/2011- 7/2011

Duties Included: Loading parts on movable trays with wheels and wheeling the carts to the assembly line, make sure the assembly line always had the correct parts and never ran out. Ordered stock when stock was low, rotated to different stations doing the same thing at each station with different parts. i.e... Wire harnesses, alternators. This was a temporary position through a Temp agency assignment ended.

Night Cashier, Kroger Georgetown, KY 02/2006- 08/2007

Duties included: Check customers out at check lane, bag groceries, put stock back where it belongs after sorting it per the aisle it goes to, match UPC numbers, bring empty carts to their proper location, answer phone, answer customers questions.

Team Leader, Qualex Georgetown, KY 04/2004-8/2005

Duties Included: Build Bases for Trane Company, do inventory, order parts, operate forklift, motivate team members, fix broken air hoses, air tools, and keep the line moving check orders. Make sure nuts and bolts

Education

The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Bachelor of Science In process (Completed 60 credit hours)

Notre Dame High School, Niles Illinois, High School Diploma

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