Asia Williams
Memphis,TN
Summary
Highly-skilled phlebotomist with 4 years of experience in healthcare settings. Provides compassionate and professional care. Proficient in collecting blood specimens and processing for further analysis. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Certified Phlebotomist Technician /EKG Technician
Octapharma Plasma
09.2022 - 10.2023
- Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
- Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropria
- Organized daily work based on collection priority.
- Collected blood samples in accordance with laboratory protocols and regulations.
- Reviewed patient records for accuracy and completeness.
- Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection.
- Monitored patients for reactions and verified sample quality.
- Established and maintained positive working relationships with patients, staff and clinical personnel to build trust and camaraderie.
- Validated blood and specimen collection orders, alerting nurses, or physicians of discrepancies between order and nursing station logs.
- Performed venipunctures, finger sticks and heel sticks for both adult and pediatric patients.
- Verified patients' identification for proper sample collection.
- Collected blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles.
- Assembled tourniquets, needles, and blood collection devices to prepare work trays.
Certified Phlebotomist / EKG
The Cardiology Group of CMPM
02.2020 - 08.2022
- Working patients in and assisting the doctors
- Taking vital signs
- Collecting blood samples
- Appointments
- Referrals
- EMR Ekg’s Surgical Precertification’s
- Phoning in prescriptions
- Other clinical duties
- Holter Monitor Treadmill Nuclear Stress Test
- Collected blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles.
- 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.
- Determined donor eligibility by conducting screenings, interviewing prospective donors, and obtaining medical histories.
- 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.
- Assembled tourniquets, needles, and blood collection devices to prepare work trays.
Education
Phlebotomist /EKG Technician - Phlebotomy
American National University
Memphis, TN01.2020
High School Diploma -
Greater Praise Academy
Memphis, TN05.2015
Skills
- Blood Collections
- Appointments
- Referrals
- Precertification’s
- Copier
- Scanner
- Fax
- EMR Medical Records
- Ekg’s
- Out-Patient Scheduling
- Medical Testing
- Paperwork Processing
- Venipuncture
- Infection Control
- Specimen Preparation
- Data Entry
- Specimen Labeling Procedures
- Recording Data
- HIPAA
- Patient Care
- Sample and Specimen Collection
Timeline
Certified Phlebotomist Technician /EKG Technician
Octapharma Plasma
09.2022 - 10.2023
Certified Phlebotomist / EKG
The Cardiology Group of CMPM
02.2020 - 08.2022
Phlebotomist /EKG Technician - Phlebotomy
American National University
High School Diploma -
Greater Praise Academy