Jermel Carpenter
Oxon Hill
Summary
Experienced Medical Assistant with extensive knowledge of medical regulations and policies. Offers strong dedication to informed patient care, administrative excellence and confidentiality. Highly-skilled phlebotomist with [Number] years of experience in healthcare settings. Provides compassionate and professional care. Proficient in collecting blood specimens and processing for further analysis.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Medical Assistant
Unity HealthCare
11.2017 - Current
- Sanitized, restocked, and organized exam rooms and medical equipment.
- Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions, and prepared for physician examinations.
- Obtained client medical history, medication information, symptoms, and allergies.
- Performed medical records management, including filing, organizing and scanning documents.
- 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.
- Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
- Packaged and shipped specimens to central lab daily.
- Validated blood and specimen collection orders, alerting nurses, or physicians of discrepancies between order and nursing station logs.
- Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection.
Patient Care Technician - CCHT
Cedar Tree Assistance Living
06.2008 - 01.2015
- Set-up equipment for dialysis and primed dialyzer in preparation for use.
- Cleaned and connected fistulas, grafts and catheters to prevent infection.
- Cleaned and disinfected hemodialysis machines, chairs, trays, room and equipment.
- Monitored each patient closely during treatment to check for any adverse reactions or change in condition and reported emergencies to attending nurses.
Education
High School Diploma -
Penn Forster
Washington DC06.2019
CCMA - Nursing
MEDTECH COLLAGE
WASHINGTON DC01.2015
Phlebotomy Certification - Nursing
MEDTECH COLLAGE
WASHINGTON DC01.2015
Skills
- Medical Terminology
- Basic Laboratory Tests
- Electronic Health Records
- Injection Administration
- HIPAA Compliance
- Inventory and Supply Management
- Medical Histories and Vital Statistics
- Exam Room Preparation
- Processing Specimens
- Specimen Collection
- Administering Immunizations
Timeline
Medical Assistant
Unity HealthCare
11.2017 - Current
Patient Care Technician - CCHT
Cedar Tree Assistance Living
06.2008 - 01.2015
High School Diploma -
Penn Forster
CCMA - Nursing
MEDTECH COLLAGE
Phlebotomy Certification - Nursing
MEDTECH COLLAGE
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