Marilyn Deadman

• Upheld rigorous standards for infection control, ensuring the safety of both patients and colleagues through consistent adherence to protective measures like glove use and hand hygiene practices.
• Performed venipunctures, finger sticks and heel sticks for both adult and pediatric patients.
• Participated in continuing education programs to stay up to date on new technologies and procedures.
• Monitored supply levels and placed orders for laboratory supplies.
• Improved patient comfort by utilizing a gentle, empathetic approach during blood draw procedures.
• Enhanced laboratory efficiency by accurately labeling and organizing specimens for timely processing.
• Contributed to a positive workplace culture by actively participating in team meetings, offering constructive feedback and suggestions for improvements, and providing support to colleagues as needed.
• Maintained a clean and safe work environment by adhering to strict sanitation protocols.
• Consistently met high performance metrics related to puncture success rate, minimal discomfort experienced by patients, and the number of specimens collected per shift.
• Participated in quality assurance and competency assessment initiatives.
• Reduced wait times for patients by quickly and efficiently completing phlebotomy tasks.

• Facilitated communication between medical staff members for improved collaboration on patient care plans.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive patient care services across various departments within the healthcare facility.
• Used personal protective equipment correctly to protect coworkers and patients.
• Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
• Actively participated in continuing education programs to stay updated on industry trends and advancements in phlebotomy techniques.
• Contributed to a positive work environment by consistently demonstrating professionalism, teamwork, and adaptability under pressure situations.
• Assembled tourniquets, needles, and blood collection devices to prepare work trays.

• Facilitated communication between medical staff members for improved collaboration on patient care plans.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive patient care services across various departments within the healthcare facility.
• Assembled tourniquets, needles, and blood collection devices to prepare work trays.
• Improved patient comfort by employing efficient and gentle phlebotomy techniques.
• Handled difficult venipuncture situations skillfully, adapting techniques as needed based on individual patient needs or anatomy variations.
• Collected blood samples in accordance with laboratory protocols and regulations.

all aspects of phlebotomy, domicilliary services,Drug and Alcohol testing, customer service, general reception duties, working with doctors and medical staff

• Verified proper storage and transportation of specimens to laboratories.
• Collaborated with medical professionals to ensure accurate test orders and appropriate sample collection methods were used.
• Collected blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles.

all aspects of blood collection, Data entry, competent use of centrifuge, I stat machines, Act, Diff equipment, Stat haematology and Biochem, Urgent results required by GPs, Venesections, mantoux, immigration, skin allergy testing, after hours speciman collection separating and blood film making, handling telephone calls from GPs, patients, and other labs

• Adhered to HIPAA standards and maintained patient confidentiality in all interactions.
• Actively engaged with patients to educate them on proper post-draw care, reducing potential complications and ensuring their comfort throughout the process.
• Demonstrated adaptability by effectively performing blood draws on diverse patient populations, including pediatric, geriatric, and challenging cases. Working both in collection rooms and home visits, sole charge of collection rooms and responsible for staff rosters for on call weekend work,on call after hours for urgent blood tests, responsible for collections of samples from other rooms and doctors surgeries ensuring pick up times were adhered to

• Collected blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles.
• Established and maintained positive working relationships with patients, staff and clinical personnel to build trust and camaraderie.
• Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection.
• Protected patients by following infection control, sharps disposal, and biohazardous waste disposal procedures.