Tiffany Fulton
Greensboro,NC
Summary
Care-focused Phlebotomist bringing 10+-year 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
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Traveling Phlebotomist
Aya Healthcare
07.2023 - Current
- 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.
- Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
- Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
- Conducted venipuncture and other CT procedures.
- Collected blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles.
- Handled insurance verification tasks using Athena and Meditech to validate patient insurance information.
Traveling Phelbotomist
Holy Name Hospital
11.2022 - 05.2023
- Completed proper sanitation and cleaning of equipment and work areas between patients.
- 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.
- Performed bedside tests like bleeding time tests and entered results into patient charts.
- Collected blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles.
Traveling Phlebotomist
Aya Healthcare
05.2022 - 02.2023
- Completed proper sanitation and cleaning of equipment and work areas between patients.
- Used personal protective equipment correctly to protect coworkers and patients.
- Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
- Collected blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles.
- Spoke with patient to gather information for lab records, reduce fear or anxiety and optimize cooperation.
Lead Phlebotomist
Novant Health, Forsyth Medical Center
02.2022 - 04.2022
- Completed proper sanitation and cleaning of equipment and work areas between patients.
- Used personal protective equipment correctly to protect coworkers and patients.
- Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
- Promoted mission, vision and values of organization and trained new clinical staff in phlebotomy procedures.
- Drew blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe or butterfly venipuncture methods.
- Organized daily work based on collection priority.
Phlebotomy Technician
Hoboken University Medical Center
03.2013 - 02.2021
- 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.
- Protected patients by following infection control, sharps disposal and biohazardous waste disposal procedures.
- Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
- Organized daily work based on collection priority.
- Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating and noting times of collection.
- Logged patient information and recorded results into system.
Health Technician
Department Of Veteran Affairs
05.2019 - 01.2021
- Worked as part of team of physicians, nurses or other healthcare professionals to manage patient care by assisting with medical procedures or related duties.
- Interacted effectively with patients, families, staff and other hospital department staff to deliver high level of customer service and teamwork.
- Educated patients about procedures, answered questions and provided comforting words to control anxiety and enhance procedure results.
- Documented observations and baseline measurements in medical records.
- Reviewed available supplies, identified deficiencies and located necessary materials to meet operational demands.
- Checked patient identifying information against records to uphold strict security, safety and regulatory standards.
- Conducted EKG's
- Adhered to cleaning protocol for EKG machine, Holter cables and accessories to provide safe environment.
- Edited final test results to provide to physician for analysis.
Phlebotomy Technician
BioReference Laboratories
03.2008 - 05.2019
- 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.
- Protected patients by following infection control, sharps disposal and biohazardous waste disposal procedures.
- Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
- Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating and noting times of collection.
- Logged patient information and recorded results into system.
- Labeled transfer tubes and followed exact directions for handling and storing specimens for transport.
Patient Service Representative
LabCorp
11.2006 - 05.2008
- Collected blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles.
- Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
- Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating and noting times of collection.
- Spoke with patient to gather information for lab records, reduce fear or anxiety and optimize cooperation.
- Logged patient information and recorded results into system.
- Collected fluid or tissue samples by using appropriate collection procedures.
- Completed proper sanitation and cleaning of equipment and work areas between patients.
- Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
Education
No Degree - Cardiopulmonary Technology
Harrison Career Institute - Jersey City
Jersey City, NJ11.2006
High School Diploma -
Lincoln High School
Jersey City, NJ09.1995
Skills
- Blood Sample Collection
- Time Management
- Drawing Blood
- Phlebotomy Procedures
- Vital Signs Measurement
- Proper Storage Procedures
- Biohazardous Waste Disposal
- Tracking Specimens
- Sharps Disposal
- Specimen Labeling Procedures
- Epic Software
- Heel Sticks
- Processing Specimens
- Patient Confidentiality
- Specimen Transport
- Therapeutic Phlebotomy
- Venipuncture and Capillary Puncture
- Team Leader
- Staff Phlebotomy Training
- Finger Stick Method
- EMR Systems
- Blood Cultures
- Saline Flushes
Certification
NHA Certified
- PT - Phlebotomy Technician
Timeline
Traveling Phlebotomist
Aya Healthcare
07.2023 - Current
Traveling Phelbotomist
Holy Name Hospital
11.2022 - 05.2023
Traveling Phlebotomist
Aya Healthcare
05.2022 - 02.2023
Lead Phlebotomist
Novant Health, Forsyth Medical Center
02.2022 - 04.2022
Health Technician
Department Of Veteran Affairs
05.2019 - 01.2021
Phlebotomy Technician
Hoboken University Medical Center
03.2013 - 02.2021
Phlebotomy Technician
BioReference Laboratories
03.2008 - 05.2019
Patient Service Representative
LabCorp
11.2006 - 05.2008
No Degree - Cardiopulmonary Technology
Harrison Career Institute - Jersey City
High School Diploma -
Lincoln High School
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