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Maria Daniels

Maria Daniels

New Orleans,LA

Summary

Highly-skilled phlebotomist with 15+ years of experience in healthcare settings. Provides compassionate and professional care. Proficient in collecting blood specimens and processing for further analysis.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate

Work History

Site Coordinator

LabCorp
08.2022 - Current
  • Supervise staff members and students
  • Coordinated site investigations, documented issues, and escalated to executive teams.
  • Accurately documented all onsite issue using the touch system.
  • Train students that are doing there externship
  • Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
  • 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.
  • Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
  • Addressed questions and concerns to educate patients on collection process and procedures.
  • Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection.
  • Reviewed patient records for accuracy and completeness.
  • Packaged and shipped specimens to central lab daily.
  • Organized daily work based on collection priority.
  • Monitored patients for reactions and verified sample quality.
  • Conducted venipuncture and other CT procedures.
  • Collected blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles.
  • Drew blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe, or butterfly venipuncture methods.
  • Verified patients' identification for proper sample collection.
  • Adhered to HIPAA standards and maintained patient confidentiality in all interactions.
  • Spoke with patient to gather information for lab records, reduce fear, or anxiety and optimize cooperation.
  • Assisted in training and onboarding new phlebotomists.
  • Participated in quality assurance and competency assessment initiatives.

Phlebotomist

Quest Diagnostics
03.2020 - 08.2022
  • Conducted venipuncture and other CT procedures.
  • Organized daily work based on collection priority.
  • Packaged and shipped specimens to central lab daily.
  • Monitored patients for reactions and verified sample quality.
  • Reviewed patient records for accuracy and completeness.
  • Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
  • Used personal protective equipment correctly to protect coworkers and patients.
  • 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.
  • Protected patients by following infection control, sharps disposal and biohazardous waste disposal procedures.
  • Spoke with patient to gather information for lab records, reduce fear or anxiety and optimize cooperation.
  • Assembled tourniquets, needles and blood collection devices to prepare work trays.
  • Collected blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles.
  • Drew blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe or butterfly venipuncture methods.
  • Handled insurance verification tasks using quest quanum and to validate patient insurance information.

Phlebotomist /Facilitator

Unversity Medical Center
11.2014 - 03.2020
  • 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.
  • Used personal protective equipment correctly to protect coworkers and patients.
  • Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
  • Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating and noting times of collection.
  • Conducted venipuncture and other CT procedures.
  • Organized daily work based on collection priority.
  • Monitored patients for reactions and verified sample quality.
  • Promoted mission, vision and values of organization and trained new clinical staff in phlebotomy procedures.
  • Demonstrated leadership skills,performs duties in professional & ethical manner and employ's professional communications skills with staff, patient's, and families .
  • Demonstrated leadership skills,performs duties in professional & ethical manner and employ's professional communications skills with staff, patient's, and families.
  • Collected blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles.
  • Drew blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe or butterfly venipuncture methods.
  • Spoke with patient to gather information for lab records, reduce fear or anxiety and optimize cooperation.
  • Assembled tourniquets, needles and blood collection devices to prepare work trays.
  • Assisted with office procedures by monitoring patient flow, performing telephone screening and maintaining sample drug lists.

Phlebotomy Team Lead

Ochsner Hospital
08.2012 - 11.2014
  • Completed proper sanitation and cleaning of equipment and work areas between patients.
  • Used personal protective equipment correctly to protect coworkers and patients.
  • Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
  • Promoted mission, vision and values of organization and trained new clinical staff in phlebotomy procedures.
  • Protected patients by following infection control, sharps disposal and biohazardous waste disposal procedures.
  • Demonstrated leadership skills,performs duties in a professional & ethical manner and employ's professional communication skills with staff.
  • Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
  • Addressed questions and concerns to educate patients on collection process and procedures.
  • Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection.
  • Packaged and shipped specimens to central lab daily.
  • Organized daily work based on collection priority.
  • Participated in continuing education programs to stay up to date on new technologies and procedures.
  • Drew blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe, or butterfly venipuncture methods.
  • Verified patients' identification for proper sample collection.
  • Adhered to HIPAA standards and maintained patient confidentiality in all interactions.
  • Assisted in training and onboarding new phlebotomists.
  • Reviewed and processed requisitions for laboratory tests.
  • Monitored supply levels and placed orders for laboratory supplies.
  • Developed and implemented strategies to improve phlebotomy processes.

Education

No Degree - Dialysis Technician

Nursing Assistants Network
New Orleans, LA

No Degree - Phlebotomy

Kenner Healthcare Careers
Kenner, LA

Skills

  • Medical Procedure Preparation
  • Safe Needle Disposal
  • Patient Profiles
  • Operational Procedures
  • Hemoglobin Testing
  • Standards Administration
  • Quality Patient Care
  • Specimen Collection
  • Lab Equipment Operation
  • Information Gathering
  • Blood Culturing
  • Aseptic and Sterilization Techniques
  • Crisis Prevention Intervention
  • HIPAA Guidelines
  • Direct Patient Care
  • Staff Phlebotomy Training
  • Blood Draw and Sample Collection
  • Customer Service
  • Clear Patient Communication
  • Assessing Vital Signs
  • Customer Satisfaction
  • Bleeding Control
  • Disposal Procedures
  • Patient Information
  • Patient Flow

Certification

  • Licensed Phlebotomist
  • Certified Dialysis Technician

Timeline

Site Coordinator

LabCorp
08.2022 - Current

Phlebotomist

Quest Diagnostics
03.2020 - 08.2022

Phlebotomist /Facilitator

Unversity Medical Center
11.2014 - 03.2020

Phlebotomy Team Lead

Ochsner Hospital
08.2012 - 11.2014

No Degree - Dialysis Technician

Nursing Assistants Network

No Degree - Phlebotomy

Kenner Healthcare Careers

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