Margaret Warren
Fort Meade ,FL
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Phlebotomist
Advent Healthcare Hospital
03.2023 - Current
- Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
- Completed proper sanitation and cleaning of equipment and work areas between patients.
- Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
- Established and maintained positive working relationships with patients, staff and clinical personnel to build trust and camaraderie.
- Used personal protective equipment correctly to protect coworkers and patients.
- Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection.
- Addressed questions and concerns to educate patients on collection process and procedures.
- Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
- Reviewed patient records for accuracy and completeness.
- Monitored patients for reactions and verified sample quality.
Site Lead/ Phlebotimist
Quest Diagnostics, All Personnel Staffing
10.2016 - 10.2022
- Implemented best practices and safe operating procedures.
- Trained new team members on site policies and procedures.
- Collaborated with management and fellow supervisors to organize operations and achieve demanding schedule targets.
- Evaluated team member strengths and assigned tasks based upon expertise and background.
- Troubleshot issues to keep machinery and tools operational.
- Oversaw personnel safety and efforts at work site.
- Identified and eliminated safety risks through additional training.
- Maintained records and logs of work performed and materials and equipment used.
- Resolved issues between employees and customers using company policies.
- Preformed phlebotomy tasks
- Processed specimens
- And put data into the system
- Ordered supplies
Certified Medical Assistant
Plant City Pediatrics
05.2014 - 05.2016
- Enhanced patient outcomes by providing knowledgeable education on procedures, medications, and other physician instructions.
- Assisted with routine checks and diagnostic testing by collecting and processing specimens.
- Verified patient insurance coverage and collected required co-payments.
- Taught patients about medications, procedures, and care plan instructions.
- Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions, and prepared for physician examinations.
- Documented vital signs and health history for patients in clinic and hospital environments.
- Sanitized, restocked, and organized exam rooms and medical equipment.
- Obtained client medical history, medication information, symptoms, and allergies.
- Performed medical records management, including filing, organizing and scanning documents.
- Prepared and administered medications to alleviate patient symptoms.
Medical Assistant
Women’s Care, Florida
08.2011 - 03.2014
- Obtained and documented patient medical history, vital signs and current complaints at intake.
- Liaised with patients and addressed inquiries, appointment requests and billing questions.
- Obtained client medical history, medication information, symptoms, and allergies.
- Kept medical supplies in sufficient stock by monitoring levels and submitting replenishment orders before depleted.
- Completed clinical procedures and gathered patient data for interpretation by physician.
- Assisted with routine checks and diagnostic testing by collecting and processing specimens.
- Performed medical records management, including filing, organizing and scanning documents.
- Documented vital signs and health history for patients in clinic and hospital environments.
- Explained procedures to patients to reduce anxieties and increase patient cooperation.
- Called and faxed pharmacies to submit prescriptions and refills.
- Answered telephone calls to offer office information, answer questions, and direct calls to staff.
- Updated inventory, expiration and vaccine logs to maintain current tracking documentation.
- Assisted physicians with minor surgeries, including preparing operating room and sterilizing instruments.
- Scheduled appointments, registered patients, and distributed sample pharmaceuticals as prescribed.
- Collected pertinent data and calculations to aid physician in interpreting results.
- Verified patient insurance coverage and collected required co-payments.
- Prepared lab specimens for diagnostic evaluation.
- Sanitized, restocked, and organized exam rooms and medical equipment.
Phlebotomist
Winter Haven Hospital
03.2011 - 08.2011
- Validated blood and specimen collection orders, alerting nurses, or physicians of discrepancies between order and nursing station logs.
- Verified patients' identification for proper sample collection.
- Monitored supply levels and placed orders for laboratory supplies.
- Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
- Drew blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe, or butterfly venipuncture methods.
- Performed venipunctures, finger sticks and heel sticks for both adult and pediatric patients.
- Assisted in training and onboarding new phlebotomists.
- Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
- Used personal protective equipment correctly to protect coworkers and patients.
- Completed proper sanitation and cleaning of equipment and work areas between patients.
- Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
- Followed established safety protocols and standards to minimize risk of infection and injury.
Phlebotomist
LabCorp
10.2006 - 03.2011
- Established and maintained positive working relationships with patients, staff and clinical personnel to build trust and camaraderie.
- Completed proper sanitation and cleaning of equipment and work areas between patients.
- Assembled tourniquets, needles, and blood collection devices to prepare work trays.
- Packaged and shipped specimens to central lab daily.
- Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
- Participated in continuing education programs to stay up to date on new technologies and procedures.
- Reviewed patient records for accuracy and completeness.
- 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.
- Collected blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles.
Education
Certified Medical Assistant -
Concorde Career Institute
Tampa, FL10.1996
High School Diploma -
Land O Lakes High School
Land O Lakes Florida06.1993
Skills
- Blood Sample Collection
- Specimen Collection
- Site Safety
- Shift Coverage
- Biohazardous Waste Disposal
- Sharps Disposal
- Standard Operating Procedures Proficient
- Physical Strength and Stamina
- Patient Care and Monitoring
Timeline
Phlebotomist
Advent Healthcare Hospital
03.2023 - Current
Site Lead/ Phlebotimist
Quest Diagnostics, All Personnel Staffing
10.2016 - 10.2022
Certified Medical Assistant
Plant City Pediatrics
05.2014 - 05.2016
Medical Assistant
Women’s Care, Florida
08.2011 - 03.2014
Phlebotomist
Winter Haven Hospital
03.2011 - 08.2011
Phlebotomist
LabCorp
10.2006 - 03.2011
Certified Medical Assistant -
Concorde Career Institute
High School Diploma -
Land O Lakes High School
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