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Shannon Bryant

Denmark,SC

Summary

Care-focused Phlebotomist bringing 6+ years background in laboratory settings. Accomplished at easing patient anxieties and hitting veins on first attempts. Experienced in skin puncture draws utilizing varied needle gauges and collection techniques tailored to patient need.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Phlebotomist

Labcorp
01.2025 - Current
  • As a LabCorp Phlebotomist I collect blood samples from patients for laboratory testing, a role that includes verifying patient identification, performing venipuncture, processing specimens, and accurately entering data into computer systems. I display excellent customer service skills, strict adherence to safety protocols, and the ability to handle administrative tasks like managing patient information and supplies.
  • Patient Interaction: Greet patients, verify their identification, and explain the blood collection procedure.
  • Specimen Collection: Accurately collect blood samples from patients of all ages using proper venipuncture techniques.
  • Specimen Processing: Label specimens correctly, prepare them for lab analysis, and ensure specimen integrity by following aseptic and isolation procedures
  • Customer Service: Provide exceptional customer service to patients and address any concerns they may have.
  • Administrative Duties: Perform administrative tasks such as managing supply inventory, processing billing, and collecting payments when required.
  • Safety and Compliance: Maintain strict safety and infection control standards and comply with department procedures.

Phlebotomy Technician

Baxter Regional Medical Center
10.2020 - 09.2024
  • Highly skilled in performing venipuncture on patients in clinical setting for four providers as outpatients and late arrivals or add-ons. I would process their labs after collection, centrifuging specimen after clotting and getting prepared for courier pickup. I kept the lab very clean that exceeded regulation/ guidelines by performing Quality control on all Laboratory equipment. I have performed QC and also collection on several testing options such as: Streptococcus, Mononucleosis, A1C, Flu and Covid. I kept a close eye on the schedule for Walk-ins, or appointments being added on, so no patient waited a long period of time.
  • I am highly experienced with patients who go unconscious, scared, nervous or unsure. I specialize in children of all ages, special needs. I can stabilize a patient accurately to perform my job duties correctly without hurting them or making them uncomfortable. I am Precise with patients always verifying D.O.B and Name. I am a fast and eager to learn phlebotomist, I love to keep learning new ways and things to improve myself in my job set, I am very careful and pay close attention to detail to get everything right the first time accordingly, chosen for hard or difficult venipunctures. I am very Proud to have multiple recommendation letters from the most amazing Doctors and Nurse Practioners I have had the pleasure of working with, I am confident in my skills as a phlebotomist and in my patient care.
  • My skills as a phlebotomist are included but not limited to:
  • Skilled in training/teaching new hires
  • Skilled venipunctures with all age ranges
  • Geriatrics, Psych Patients, Newborns
  • Nasopharyngeal Collection
  • Sputum Collection
  • Oral fluid Collection
  • DOT and Non-DOT Urine drug screens
  • Saliva Alcohol screens (dot and non-dot)
  • Paternity/DNA Collection
  • Glucose Tolerance Testing (1 hr., 2hr., and 3hr)
  • Performed Manual Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate Collection
  • Pregnancy testing (urine and blood)
  • EKG's
  • POCT PT/PTT coagulation test

Phlebotomy Technician

Baxter Regional Medical Center
10.2020 - 06.2024
  • I worked in a busy Outpatient Laboratory in a Magnet awarded hospital performing venipuncture on patients of all age ranges, I worked during covid, performing nasopharyngeal swabs through a drive up with all of the correct PPE on. I would go up to all the floors also and collect samples urine, blood, sputum, swabs, and stool. I would put the patient's blood on the analyzers for their lab test to be ran, also help the Medical Lab Techs with any task asked of me without hesitation
  • Skilled at Putting in DR. Orders
  • Performing Test after taken back to private room
  • EKG's
  • STAT Labs
  • Stool, Urine collection
  • Specializing in patients losing Consciousness
  • Collection for Infertility
  • Heel collection
  • Capillary collection

Lab Support Technician II

Mercy Hospital and Medical Center
01.2018 - 07.2020
  • I was in college when they offered me a position into my phlebotomy career and began my clinical rotation here. Worked at Mercy when Covid started and worked through it wearing all my PPE properly. Although Small Hospital it helped me grow and I learned very fast while covid was beginning, I performed venipuncture on patients in their Wound Clinic, Emergency Room, Inpatient and Outpatient
  • I am proficient in Collection of:
  • Wound cultures
  • Flu/Covid nasopharyngeal
  • Blood Cultures adult and pediatric
  • Heel sticks, finger sticks
  • Strep Collection
  • Mono collection
  • EKG's

Cashier/Customer Service

Family dollar
11.2017 - 02.2018
  • Opening store turning the lights on and unlocking the doors, cleaning counters, sweeping and mopping floors, counting the register and keeping register slips, taking payment and returning change, restocking items, rearranging messy areas.
  • Exceptional Organizational skills
  • Money Management
  • Telephone Answering Services
  • Great Customer Service

Education

Associate - Phlebotomy

North Arkansas College
Harrison, AR
09.2025

College - Phlebotomy

North Arkansas College
Harrison, AR

GED - undefined

North Arkansas College
Harrison, AR

Skills

  • EKG (6 years)
  • Patient Care (6 years)
  • Medical Office Experience (6 years)
  • Organizational skills (10 years)
  • Leadership
  • Computer literacy (2 years)
  • Customer Service (6 years)
  • Vital Signs (6 years)
  • Geriatrics
  • HIPAA (5 years)
  • Clinical laboratory experience
  • Phlebotomy (5 years)
  • Typing (1 year)
  • Computer skills (5 years)
  • Venipuncture (5 years)
  • Capillary puncture
  • Blood culture collection
  • Pediatric phlebotomy
  • Geriatric phlebotomy
  • Quality assurance
  • Medical terminology
  • Attention to detail
  • Organizational skills
  • Customer service
  • Specimen collection
  • Excellent communication

Accomplishments

Obtained Wonderful DR. Reccomendations

  • Oversaw team of 1 phlebotomists in lab processing over 100 samples daily.
  • Maintained compliance with OSHA, HIPAA, and CLIA standards.

Timeline

Phlebotomist

Labcorp
01.2025 - Current

Phlebotomy Technician

Baxter Regional Medical Center
10.2020 - 09.2024

Phlebotomy Technician

Baxter Regional Medical Center
10.2020 - 06.2024

Lab Support Technician II

Mercy Hospital and Medical Center
01.2018 - 07.2020

Cashier/Customer Service

Family dollar
11.2017 - 02.2018

College - Phlebotomy

North Arkansas College

GED - undefined

North Arkansas College

Associate - Phlebotomy

North Arkansas College