Rachel Tuyambaze

• Collected blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles.
• Spoke with patient to gather information for lab records, reduce fear, or anxiety and optimize cooperation.
• Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
• Packaged and shipped specimens to central lab daily.
• Dispose of contaminated sharps, in accordance with applicable laws, standards, and policies.
• Draw blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe, or butterfly venipuncture methods.
• Draw blood from arteries, using arterial collection techniques.

• Cleaned and maintained warehouse in compliance with OSHA safety standards.
• Oversaw upkeep of equipment and physical condition of warehouse, identifying and ordering needed repairs, renovations, and replacements.
• Kept documentation and records accurate and up-to-date with latest data to prevent errors in processing or delivery.
• Redesigned warehouse layout to accommodate new equipment, maximize space utilization, and optimize processes.

Verify patient by reading patient identification.
 Obtains blood specimens by performing venipuncture and finger sticks
 Tracks collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection; maintaining daily
tallies of collections performed
 Maintain quality results by following department procedures and testing schedule
 Performed a variety of routine blood drawing procedures to include venipuncture.
 Prepared, processed, and stored patient specimens and samples according to departmental
procedures using standard techniques and equipment.
 Sending specimens to the laboratory for testing.
 Obtained in take information, including patient personal data, medical history, and also insurance
coverage.