Phlebotomist Cover Letter Example

First-stick success of 92%, across about 35 outpatients a shift with children and older adults among them, is the figure I am proudest of from two years at Lakeshore Outpatient Laboratory. I am applying for the Phlebotomist position at Menomonee Valley Diagnostics.

Every tube I fill is labeled at the chair, in front of the patient, with two identifiers and the time, and I have had no mislabeled samples in two years. Before choosing a site I check both arms and pick the needle to suit the vein, which is how the rate holds with small children and frail older patients. Samples reach the lab within 20 minutes of collection. Infection control and sharps safety come first on every draw, and I report any exposure at once.

Menomonee Valley's plan for a children's draw room is the reason this advert stood out. Drawing blood from outpatients of all ages is my everyday work, and my most careful draws are with young patients: I explain each step in plain words and let a nervous child, or parent, choose the arm. My Spanish is conversational, which helps when a parent is more at ease in it. I started as a patient transporter at Cedar Lake Hospital, moving about 40 patients a shift, and that job drilled identification checks and handovers into me before I trained in phlebotomy and earned PBT(ASCP) certification.

Before any offer, a skills check on a practice arm or a morning shadowing one of your phlebotomists would show you my technique and labeling as they really are. Seeing how the new pediatric room will be set up would also tell me how your team likes to work with children.