Services

 Craft Phlebotomy

Have you ever wanted to have a vial of your own blood? Have you wanted to make soulmate-blood necklaces with your partner? Do you want to make art using your blood? 

I might be able to help you! 

With over 8 years of experience doing blood draws, I've got the expertise to make your phlebotomy experience quick and relatively painless! 

How it works:

Just tell me how much blood you'd like me to take; I'm comfortable drawing up to 5 tubes per person. 

A tourniquet will be placed on your upper bicep to ensure your veins will be plump. I will palpate on your arm to feel for the veins that will work for a blood draw. Once I find a vein that feels like it will be sufficient, I will sanitize the area using alcohol. After the area is clean, I'm ready to poke! You'll feel a small poke but most people do not feel significant pain. The whole process typically takes less than 5 minutes.  

I typically use tubes with EDTA in them order to keep the blood from clotting. However, please keep in mind that blood, like many liquids will settle and separate over time, but with a gentle inversion it will become whole blood again. If you prefer to have clotted blood, I can use plain tubes. 

ETDA is a relatively safe additive, used in many products that we use day-to-day, including consumable foods. However, I do not recommend consuming the EDTA. 

I use a clean procedure with sterile, new needles, hubs, and tubes as well as sanitizer and gloves.

This service is sliding scale and paid by the encounter; pay what you can for each time you meet me and get blood drawn. I suggest $5-$10 fee for my time and the materials. 

You take home all blood samples that are drawn! 

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I can also offer Phlebotomy Coaching! 

If you are currently enrolled in or recently finished a phlebotomy program and feel like you need more guidance or want more practice, I can help provide that service. During my 7 year tenure as a lead phlebotomist at a primary care office, I trained countless new-hire phlebotomists and externs from the local community college phlebotomy program. In my current role as a clinic assistant, I also do phlebotomy every day! I've also had the honor of training new hires at my current position in phlebotomy. 

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Some things that I like to cover that I feel are rarely covered in phlebotomy trainings: 

• Repositioning your needle
• What to do when you do not get blood on your immediate stick
• Anchoring 101
• Needle gauges and when to size up or down
• When to use a butterfly needle vs. when to use a straight needle (hint: you almost never need a butterfly if you know what you're doing!)
• Working with patients who are particular about their vein preferences