Lorraine Brannon
Longview,TX
Summary
Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level phlebotomist position. Ready to help team achieve company goals. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Certified Phlebotomist well versed in venipuncture, capillary puncture and special collection procedures. Detail-oriented and committed to maintaining highest quality control and patient care standards. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level phlebotomist position. Ready to help team achieve company goals.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Phlebotomist
Grifols Biomat USA
Longview, TX
04.2023 - Current
- Conducted venipuncture and other CT procedures.
- Collected blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles.
- Verified patients' identification for proper sample collection.
- Collected blood samples in accordance with laboratory protocols and regulations.
- Drew blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe, or butterfly venipuncture methods.
- Protected patients by following infection control, sharps disposal, and biohazardous waste disposal procedures.
- Followed established safety protocols and standards to minimize risk of infection and injury.
- Participated in quality assurance and competency assessment initiatives.
- Monitored patients for reactions and verified sample quality.
- Packaged and shipped specimens to central lab daily.
- Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
- Addressed questions and concerns to educate patients on collection process and procedures.
- Used personal protective equipment correctly to protect coworkers and patients.
- Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection.
- Completed proper sanitation and cleaning of equipment and work areas between patients.
Bag Machine Operator
INDEVCO Plastics
Longview, TX
08.2019 - 04.2023
- Set up and ran machinery to produce exceptional products for industrial needs.
- Complied with company and OSHA safety rules and regulations.
- Set up and adjusted equipment and properly configured machines for daily operation.
- Updated daily production logs and informed management of production incidents or non-conformance issues.
- Kept detailed production records and identified hold-ups.
- Evaluated final products to verify compliance with work orders and detect defects.
General Inspector
Rexam Beverage Can /Balls Corp.
Longview, TX
09.2006 - 03.2019
- Upheld codes and regulations governing materials, processes, and procedures.
- Inspected and examined materials and finished parts and products for defects and wear to verify conformance with blueprints, diagrams, and template specifications.
- Examined products for imperfections and defects.
- Followed standard operating procedures for inspections and tests.
- Recorded inspection and test results on data sheets.
- Provided feedback to production team regarding product quality.
- Checked color, shape, texture and grade of products and materials against established templates, charts, and samples.
- Operated and maintained testing equipment.
- Sampled products to verify compliance with standards
Education
Phlebotomist -
Tyler Junior College
Tyler, TX01.2023
Diploma -
Mt.Pleasant High School
Mt.Pleasant Tx.05.1984
Skills
- Biohazard Policy Compliance
- Vacuum Tube and Syringe Use
- Patient Identification
- Proper Storage Procedures
- Collect Samples
- Sharps Disposal
- Venipuncture and Capillary Puncture
- Phlebotomy Functions
- OSHA Regulations
- Active Listening
- Patient Confidentiality
- Process Monitoring
- HIPAA
- Monitoring
- Specimen Labeling Procedures
- Quality Control Guidelines
- Reading Comprehension
- Sanitation and Sterilization
- Time Management
- Drawing Blood
Timeline
Phlebotomist
Grifols Biomat USA
04.2023 - Current
Bag Machine Operator
INDEVCO Plastics
08.2019 - 04.2023
General Inspector
Rexam Beverage Can /Balls Corp.
09.2006 - 03.2019
Phlebotomist -
Tyler Junior College
Diploma -
Mt.Pleasant High School