ANN FIELDS
Tyler,TX
Summary
Highly-skilled phlebotomist with 30+ years of experience in healthcare settings. Provides compassionate and professional care. Veteran Phlebotomist with proven track record of excellence working in clinic and mobile settings. Expert in all aspects of venipuncture with success in working with difficult or needle-adverse individuals.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Phlebotomist
Christus Health
09.2022 - Current
- Provided comprehensive training for new employees, ensuring a smooth onboarding process and acclimation to company procedures.
- Performed venipunctures, finger sticks and heel sticks for both adult and pediatric patients.
- Maintained high levels of accuracy in specimen labeling, ensuring proper identification for laboratory testing.
- Demonstrated exceptional attention to detail while drawing blood samples, minimizing discomfort for patients and reducing errors in sample collection.
- Contributed to a positive work environment by consistently demonstrating professionalism, teamwork, and adaptability under pressure situations.
- Assisted in training and onboarding new phlebotomists.
- Drew blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe, or butterfly venipuncture methods.
- Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills while managing multiple projects.
Lead Phlebotomist
Quest Diagnostics
04.2020 - 08.2022
- Followed physician orders to correctly administer therapeutic phlebotomy.
- Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
- Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
- Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating and noting times of collection.
- Provided guidance and support to laboratory personnel.
- Mentored junior phlebotomists, resulting in improved team performance and patient satisfaction.
- Used personal protective equipment correctly to protect coworkers and patients.
- Followed established guidelines for reporting significant medical errors or unanticipated outcome in patient care.
- Organized daily work based on collection priority.
- Completed proper sanitation and cleaning of equipment and work areas between patients.
- Promoted mission, vision and values of organization and trained new clinical staff in phlebotomy procedures.
- Led initiatives aimed at optimizing workflows which resulted in increased productivity within the department.
- Assisted in training and onboarding new phlebotomists.
- Collected blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles.
- Developed and implemented strategies to improve phlebotomy processes.
Phlebotomist
Memorial Hermann Hospital
07.2017 - 04.2020
- Followed physician orders to correctly administer therapeutic phlebotomy.
- Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
- Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
- Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating and noting times of collection.
- Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
- Used personal protective equipment correctly to protect coworkers and patients.
- Followed established guidelines for reporting significant medical errors or unanticipated outcome in patient care.
- Organized daily work based on collection priority.
- Completed proper sanitation and cleaning of equipment and work areas between patients.
- Packaged and shipped specimens to central lab daily.
Mobile Phlebotomist
Quest Diagnostics
10.2005 - 07.2017
- Followed physician orders to correctly administer therapeutic phlebotomy.
- Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
- Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
- Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating and noting times of collection.
- Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
- Used personal protective equipment correctly to protect coworkers and patients.
- Followed established guidelines for reporting significant medical errors or unanticipated outcome in patient care.
- Organized daily work based on collection priority.
- Completed proper sanitation and cleaning of equipment and work areas between patients.
- Packaged and shipped specimens to central lab daily.
- Promoted mission, vision and values of organization and trained new clinical staff in phlebotomy procedures.
- Spoke with patient to gather information for lab records, reduce fear or anxiety and optimize cooperation.
- Maintained exam rooms by ordering supplies, transporting specimens, washing and packing instruments and changing solutions.
- Assisted with office procedures by monitoring patient flow, performing telephone screening and completing urine drug screens.
- Resolved unusual test orders by contacting physicians, nursing stations or reference laboratories.
- Collected blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles.
- Obtained blood specimens by performing venipunctures and finger sticks.
- Travel to different PSC's and IOP's to cover when a coworker was off or for callouts.
Phlebotomist
ST PAUL HOSPITAL
04.2000 - 09.2005
- Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
- Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating and noting times of collection.
- Performed bedside tests like bleeding time tests and entered results into patient charts.
- Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
- Used personal protective equipment correctly to protect coworkers and patients.
- Organized daily work based on collection priority.
- Completed proper sanitation and cleaning of equipment and work areas between patients.
- Followed established guidelines for reporting significant medical errors or unanticipated outcome in patient care.
- Promoted mission, vision and values of organization and trained new clinical staff in phlebotomy procedures.
- Drew blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe or butterfly venipuncture methods.
Operations Technician
ABBOTT NORTHWESTERN HOSPITAL
09.1997 - 04.2000
- Validated blood and specimen collection orders, alerting nurses or physicians of discrepancies between order and nursing station logs.
- Collected blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles.
- Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
- Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
- Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
- Protected patients by following infection control, sharps disposal and biohazardous waste disposal procedures.
- Performed bedside tests like bleeding time tests and entered results into patient charts.
- Organized daily work based on collection priority.
- Promoted mission, vision and values of organization and trained new clinical staff in phlebotomy procedures.
- Used personal protective equipment correctly to protect coworkers and patients.
- Completed proper sanitation and cleaning of equipment and work areas between patients.
Phlebotomy Technician
SIGNATURE GROUP
08.1991 - 09.1997
- Followed physician orders to correctly administer therapeutic phlebotomy.
- Collected blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles.
- Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
- Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
- Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating and noting times of collection.
- Protected patients by following infection control, sharps disposal and biohazardous waste disposal procedures.
- Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
- Organized daily work based on collection priority.
- Assisted with office procedures by monitoring patient flow, performing telephone screening and maintaining sample drug lists.
- Spoke with patient to gather information for lab records, reduce fear or anxiety and optimize cooperation.
- Packaged and shipped specimens to central lab daily.
- Reviewed patient records for accuracy and completeness.
Education
No Degree - Phlebotomy
PENN VALLEY COMM COLLEGE
Kansas City, MOHigh School Diploma -
EAST WATERLOO HIGH SCOOL
WATERLOO,IA05.1988
Skills
- Documentation and Recordkeeping
- Glucose Screening
- Butterfly Venipuncture
- Data Analysis
- Patient Relations
- Vacuum Tube and Syringe Use
- Blood Alcohol Testing
- Staff Phlebotomy Training
- Blood Culturing
- Written and Verbal Communication
- Peak and Trough Tests
- Information Gathering
- Data Entry
- Problem Solving
- Specimen Collection
- Customer Service
- Goal Minded
- Finger Stick Method
- Team Leader
- Mentoring and Coaching
- Attention to Detail
- Conflict Resolution
- Staff Collaboration
- Task Prioritization
- Physician Order Review
- Pediatric phlebotomy
Timeline
Senior Phlebotomist
Christus Health
09.2022 - Current
Lead Phlebotomist
Quest Diagnostics
04.2020 - 08.2022
Phlebotomist
Memorial Hermann Hospital
07.2017 - 04.2020
Mobile Phlebotomist
Quest Diagnostics
10.2005 - 07.2017
Phlebotomist
ST PAUL HOSPITAL
04.2000 - 09.2005
Operations Technician
ABBOTT NORTHWESTERN HOSPITAL
09.1997 - 04.2000
Phlebotomy Technician
SIGNATURE GROUP
08.1991 - 09.1997
No Degree - Phlebotomy
PENN VALLEY COMM COLLEGE
High School Diploma -
EAST WATERLOO HIGH SCOOL