La'Tasha Hood
Mesa,AZ
Summary
Dedicated administrative professional with successful experience in fast-paced office settings. Hardworking team player with expertise in completing various clerical tasks and offering staff support. Responsible, punctual and productive professional when working with little to no supervision.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Managed in patient lab at the Cancer Center
Laboratory Corporation of America
10.2017 - 03.2019
- Managed and ran the laboratory inside of Honor Health Cancer Center
- Collected and processed specimens per doctor's orders
Office Clinical Coordinator / Phlebotomist
Optimal Heart & Stroke Prevention Center
03.2017 - 08.2017
- Entered and verified patients demographics, location, physician data, test requested, time and date of collection
- Front office work, checking in and out of patients, medical records, electronic filing, scheduling, ordering of supplies, & Supplements.
Director of Intralaboratory logistics
Patients Choice Laboratories
10.2016 - 03.2017
- Mobile draws of all ages
- Phlebotomist in various different specialist offices
- Front office & Phlebotomist main laboratory
- Processed all specimens for the company, entering all demographics, test required, appropriate paperwork for various laboratories.
Phlebotomist / Front office
Concentric Healthcare Staffing
11.2013 - 06.2015
- Enters and verifies patient demographics, location, physician data, test requested, time and date of collection
- Appropriate techniques for specimen collection was required of all ages
- Front Office work, checking in and out of patients, medical records, Answering phones.
Sonora Quest
03.2011 - 01.2013
- Entered and verified patients demographics
- Verified specimen received
- Packaged specimens for the different labs.
Phlebotomist (Temporary Agency transferred to Sonora)
Aerotec
06.2010 - 03.2011
- Maintained all established policies and procedures set by Aerotec
- Maintaining proper identification procedures when obtaining specimens
- Performed venipunctures on various age groups
- Ensured all specimens collected meet all requirements and were obtained correctly
- Answered all patient questions regarding test requirements and test collection procedures.
Phlebotomist
Medix
11.2007 - 05.2008
- Maintained established policies and procedures set by Medix and the hospital
- Maintained proper identification procedures when obtaining specimens
- Performed venipunctures on various age groups
- Ensured all specimens collected meet all requirements and were obtained correctly
- Answered all patient questions regarding test requirements and test collection procedures.
Laboratory Manager and Phlebotomist
Healthline Clinical Laboratory/Unilabe of Arizona/Advanced Clinical Labs
03.2001 - 11.2007
- Managed patient service center alone
- Answered patient questions and concerns
- Handled all paperwork, filing, faxing, and billing information
- Verified proper diagnoses codes
- Performed all urine analysis
- Performed all venipunctures including pediatrics, geriatrics, heel sticks and blood cultures
- Specimen processing and preparation for testing
- Performed EKG's.
Phlebotomist
Desert Samaritan Medical Center
11.1999 - 03.2001
- Performed blood cultures, urine analysis, urine pregnancy tests, heel sticks, bleeding blood times
- Maintained proficiency in phlebotomy techniques for all age groups, including hard to draw patients
- Assisted the Pathologist in Bone Marrow Aspirations.
Education
Phlebotomy -
Pima Medical Institute
03.1998
Skills
- Research and Evaluation
- Interpersonal Skills
- ICD-O-3 Coding Familiarity
- Professionalism and Ethics
- Decision-Making Capabilities
- Patient Confidentiality Maintenance
- Analytical Thinking
- Computer Literacy
- HIPAA Compliance Awareness
- Quality Assurance Knowledge
- Multitasking Abilities
- Effective Communication
- Oncology Treatment Understanding
- Organizational Abilities
- Attention to Detail
- Problem Solving Aptitude
- Continuing Education Commitment
- Medical Terminology Proficiency
- Electronic Health Records Management
- Customer Service Orientation
- Cancer Coding Expertise
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Collaborative Teamwork Abilities
- Data Entry
- Electronic Recordkeeping
- Documentation Review
- Patient Scheduling
- Referral Verification
- Insurance Verification
- Medical Billing
- Medical Terminology
- Invoice Preparation
- Medical Charting
- HIPAA Compliance
- Staff Leadership
- Patient Health Information Access
- Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers (BLS)
- Patient Database Maintenance
- Medical Report Preparation
- Payment Scheduling and Collection
- Outpatient Procedures
- Clerical Support
- Patient Referral
- Data Management
- Time Management
- Supply Ordering
- Medical Records Verification
- Problem-Solving
- Adaptable and Flexible
- Clinical Support
- Insurance Authorizations
- Computer Proficiency
- Organization and Time Management
- Patient Eligibility Requirements
- Relationship Building
- Customer Service
- Appointment Scheduling
- Collaboration and Teamwork
- Employee Scheduling
- Critical Thinking
- Documentation and Recordkeeping
Volunteer Experience
Kidney Foundation, Specimen Specialist - Bone Marrow Drives
Timeline
Managed in patient lab at the Cancer Center
Laboratory Corporation of America
10.2017 - 03.2019
Office Clinical Coordinator / Phlebotomist
Optimal Heart & Stroke Prevention Center
03.2017 - 08.2017
Director of Intralaboratory logistics
Patients Choice Laboratories
10.2016 - 03.2017
Phlebotomist / Front office
Concentric Healthcare Staffing
11.2013 - 06.2015
Sonora Quest
03.2011 - 01.2013
Phlebotomist (Temporary Agency transferred to Sonora)
Aerotec
06.2010 - 03.2011
Phlebotomist
Medix
11.2007 - 05.2008
Laboratory Manager and Phlebotomist
Healthline Clinical Laboratory/Unilabe of Arizona/Advanced Clinical Labs
03.2001 - 11.2007
Phlebotomist
Desert Samaritan Medical Center
11.1999 - 03.2001
Phlebotomy -
Pima Medical Institute