SHAVONNA MCCULLEN
Philadelphia
Summary
Dedicated Medical Assistant with 8 years of experience in delivering exceptional patient care and comprehensive medical administrative support, including phlebotomy. Demonstrates the ability to thrive under pressure while effectively managing high workloads in fast-paced healthcare environments. Committed to enhancing patient experiences and outcomes, with a strong focus on opportunities within family care and hospital settings. Eager to leverage skills and expertise to contribute meaningfully to a dynamic healthcare team, fostering an environment of compassion and efficiency.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Medical Assistant
Penn Medicine Valley Forge
08.2025 - Current
- Administering vaccines.
- Phlebotomy.
- Diabetic eye exam.
- Preparing specimens and samples.
- EKG
- Patient history, vital signs, and other relevant information in medical records
- Maintain medical equipment, ensuring cleanliness and sterilization of the work environment.
Certified Medical Assistant
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, CHOP
02.2024 - 05.2025
- Administering vaccines.
- Phlebotomy.
- Assisting the physician during exam
- Take vital signs.
- Take measurements.
- Hearing and vision screening.
- Comfort children.
- Prepared exam rooms between patients.
- Preparing specimens and samples.
Vascular Access Technician
Lankenau Medical Center
01.2021 - 02.2024
- Assisted in the operation of the facility including patient preparation, processing paperwork for exams, scheduling appointments and answering phones.
- Established procedures conduct noninvasive vascular tests to provide data used by physicians in the diagnosis and treatment.
- Provided basic and advanced vascular access for patients, following accepted nursing practices, policies and procedures and physician's prescriptions.
- Performed vascular studies ordered by physicians and vascular surgeons in an inpatient and outpatient setting.
- Provided compassionate and caring nursing services while implementing plans of care for each patient and collaborated with healthcare providers to document outcomes.
- Initiated IV therapy for patients undergoing dialysis and chemotherapy.
Phlebotomist Technician
Aculabs, Inc
04.2019 - 03.2021
- Collected blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles.
- Followed physician orders to correctly administer therapeutic phlebotomy.
- Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
- Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
- Validated blood and specimen collection orders, alerting nurses or physicians of discrepancies between order and nursing station logs.
- Performed bedside tests like bleeding time tests and entered results into patient charts.
- Protected patients by following infection control, sharps disposal and biohazardous waste disposal procedures.
Phlebotomist
Interstate Blood Bank
07.2017 - 10.2019
- Followed physician orders to correctly administer therapeutic phlebotomy.
- Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
- Followed established guidelines for reporting significant medical errors or unanticipated outcomes in patient care.
- 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.
- Drew blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe or butterfly venipuncture methods.
Medical Assistant Student Internship
Hankins & Associates
05.2017 - 05.2017
- Supported duties for diagnostic and technical treatment procedures, such as setting up and operating special medical equipment and apparatus.
- Collected and documented patient medical information such as blood pressure and weight.
- Recorded patients' medical history, vital statistics, or information such as test results in medical records
- Prepared treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms sanitary, neat and clean
- Interviewed patients to obtain medical information, including vital signs, weight, and height
- Authorize drug refills and provide prescription information to pharmacies
- Explained treatment procedures, medications, diets, and physicians' instructions to patients
- Helped physicians examine and treat patients, such as, giving injections and removing sutures
Education
Medical Assistant Diploma - Medical Assistant
Brightwood Career Institute
Philadelphia, PA07.2017
Skills
- Excellent communication
- Computer skilled
- Specimen labeling procedures
- Measuring vital statistics
- Venipuncture
- Sample and specimen collection
- Assisting with physical exams
- Phlebotomy
- Eating Disorder -Orthastatic BPs
- Epic
- Patient confidentiality
- Blood specimen storage
- Recording data
- Pediatric care
- Dependable and Responsible
- Monitoring Patient Progress
- Using a centrifuge
- Cardiac - Orthostodic BPs
- Medical terminology
Certification
The National Association for Health Professionals
Nationally Registered Certified Medical Assistant.
Timeline
Certified Medical Assistant
Penn Medicine Valley Forge
08.2025 - Current
Certified Medical Assistant
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, CHOP
02.2024 - 05.2025
Vascular Access Technician
Lankenau Medical Center
01.2021 - 02.2024
Phlebotomist Technician
Aculabs, Inc
04.2019 - 03.2021
Phlebotomist
Interstate Blood Bank
07.2017 - 10.2019
Medical Assistant Student Internship
Hankins & Associates
05.2017 - 05.2017
Medical Assistant Diploma - Medical Assistant
Brightwood Career Institute