Ashika Brown
Slidell,LA
Summary
Committed Phlebotomy Graduate with relevant exposure to blood sample collection, storage, and handling. Demonstrate strengths in patient comfort, lab safety procedures, and medical record management. Known for maintaining accuracy under pressure while ensuring high standards of patient care and compliance. Experience includes live sticks, specimen collections, infection control, data entry, labeling tubes correctly, venipuncture, capillary puncture and order of draw. contributing to efficient laboratory functions. Flexible hard worker, ready to learn and contribute to team success.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Licensed Master Cosmetologist
Hair by Shika
New Orleans, Louisiana
01.2007 - Current
- Ensured salon cleanliness by sanitizing all tools and equipment between each client visit.
- Assisted with salon promotions by designing attractive displays and creating promotional materials.
- Updated and maintained customer information records and beauty services provided.
- Met with new clients and provided successful hair consultations detailing expectations for color, style and cut.
- Fostered clean and sanitary work environment to protect customers and staff from infection.
- Recommended treatment and styling products to customers to meet current needs or resolve specific concerns.
- Greeted customers upon entering the salon and provided them with refreshments.
- Ordered supplies necessary for the daily operations of the salon.
- Checked inventory levels regularly to ensure that sufficient quantities of supplies were available at all times.
- Assessed client features and preferences to advise personalized makeup and hair styling techniques.
- Combed, brushed and sprayed hair or wigs to set style.
Phlebotomy Student
Our Time is Now Career College
Summit, Mississippi
01.2025 - 01.2025
- Adhered to all healthcare regulations, including HIPAA and OSHA standards.
- Collaborated with healthcare teams to enhance patient care and improve specimen collection processes.
- Ensured the cleanliness and sterilization of phlebotomy equipment and work area.
- Performed centrifugation and specimen aliquoting for sample preparation.
- Restocked supplies and equipment necessary for specimen collection.
- Labeled blood vials with critical information like time of collection, date and patient name.
- Obtained variety of blood samples through venipuncture or capillary puncture using syringes, butterfly needles and straight needles.
- Verified patient information before collecting specimens from them.
- Consistently practiced universal precautions when handling blood samples.
Education
Cosmetology
Paul Mitchell The School
Slidell, LA06-2006
Medical Assistant
Gretna Career College
Gretna, LA09-2003
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Southern University And A&M College
Baton Rouge, LABachelor of Science - Health Care Administration
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZSkills
- Infection Control
- Data Entry
- Client consultation
- Sanitation practices
- Live Sticks
- Attention to Detail
Certification
- Phlebotomy
- Medical Assistant
- Cosmetology
Languages
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Phlebotomy Student
Our Time is Now Career College
01.2025 - 01.2025
Licensed Master Cosmetologist
Hair by Shika
01.2007 - Current
Cosmetology
Paul Mitchell The School
Medical Assistant
Gretna Career College
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Southern University And A&M College
Bachelor of Science - Health Care Administration
Grand Canyon University