Abia Springer
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Houston, TX 77017
Profile:
Detailed-oriented Phlebotomist committed to prominent levels of patient care. Outstanding communication skills with patients, family members, and other healthcare providers. Highly adaptable person noted as a model team player willing to assist in all areas of a medical office and Clinics and Hospitals.
Education:
Associate degree, Suffolk Community College, Brentwood, NY Sept 2016- May 2019
Medical Assistant Diploma, Hunter Business School, Medford, NY February 2015
Bachelor’s/ Master degree, Hunter College New York, NY August 2022- 2024
Certifications:
Clinical Medical Assistant, National Center for Competency Testing March 2015
Licensed Phlebotomist, National Health Association
August 2025
CPR/AED for the Healthcare Provider, American Heart Association
September 2025
Skills:
●Keyboarding (50 wpm)
●Vital Statistics
●Venipuncture
●Hematology
●Anatomy and Physiology
●Basic First Aid
●Microbiology
●Medical Terminology
●EKG/Cardiac Testing
●Urinalysis
●Medical Manager
●Patient Intake
●Glucose Testing
●Microsoft Word
Electronic Medical Records
Employment History:
Baylor St. Lukes Medical Center: Medical Laboratory Assistant/ Phlebotomist (July 2024- Current) (Part time)
Draw labs in outpatient
Restock lab room
Draw blood when scheduled in liver clinic
Pour over test (Serum, frozen, refrigerated, Urine)
Verify patient Identification
Quest Diagnostics: Phlebotomist (Dec 2023- Sept 2024)
Verify patient identification
Draw labs in IOP as a float
Draw labs in PSC as needed and on Saturdays only!
Restock lab room
Pour over tests ( Serum, Frozen, Refrigerated, Urine)
Dean’s Professional Services: Phlebotomist Oct 2023- Current
Verify patient identification
Draw labs in IOP
Restock lab room
Pour over tests (serum, frozen, Refrigerated, Urine)
Traveling Phlebotomy Aureus Medical Solutions, Union Hospital, Terre Haute, IN May 2023- August 2023
Draw labs on all units of the hospital.
Draw labs in emergency department
Restock lab rooms
Verify patient identity
Traveling Phlebotomy Cross Country, UPMC Trauma Hospital Altoona, PA December 2022-March 2023
Draw labs on all units of the hospital starting at 3am labs.
Restock lab room
Verify patient identity
Traveling Phlebotomy, Medical Laboratory Assistant Emerald HealthCare Services, Huntington Hospital, NY Oct 2019-Aug2022
Mobile Phlebotomist Emerald HealthCare Services, Lake Success, NY September 2017- July 2021
Draw labs at different sites and at patient’s home
Verify patient identity
Collect samples and drop it off to the main laboratory at timely manner
Traveling Phlebotomy ENT Associate, Commack, NY February 2017-March 2019
Draw labs in office setting as needed
Restock lab room
Verify patient’s identity
Traveling Phlebotomy Integrate Resources, (Quest Diagnostics), Plainview, NY Sept 2016- May 2020
Verify patient’s identity
Draw labs for each IOP float
Restock lab rooms
Travel Phlebotomist, Cross Country, UPMC Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA June 2018- April 2023
Verify patient’s identity
Draw labs in ICU’s and CV recovery rooms
Restock charts
Phlebotomist, Flex staff Administration, Lake Success, NY May 2015 –March 2020
●Assigned to several offices thru the staffing agency (Internal Health, Rheumatology, General Surgery, Family Medicine, Cancer Institution, northwest health Go health urgent cares all locations
●Recorded patients' medical history, vital statistics, or information such as test results in medical records.
●Prepared treatment rooms for examinations, keeping the rooms neat and clean.
●Interviewed patients to obtain medical information and measured their vital signs.
●Cleaned and sterilized instruments and disposed of contaminated supplies.
●Show patients to examination rooms and prepare them for the physician.
●Prepared and administered medications as directed by a physician.
●Explained treatments, procedures, medications, diets, or physicians' instructions.
●Collected blood, tissue, or other laboratory specimens, logged the specimens, and prepared them for testing.
●Drew blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe, or butterfly venipuncture methods.
●Drew blood from capillaries by dermal puncture, such as heel or finger stick methods.
●Monitored patients' blood pressure and heart rate using electrocardiogram (EKG) equipment during diagnostic or therapeutic procedures to notify the physician if something appears wrong.
●Monitored patients' comfort and safety during tests, alerting physicians to abnormalities or changes in patient responses.
●Attached electrodes to the patients' chests, arms, and legs, connected electrodes to leads from the electrocardiogram (EKG) machine, and used the EKG machine to obtain a reading.
Phlebotomist Externship, ENT Associates, Commack, NY February 2015
Draw labs at doctors office as needed
●Successfully completed 160-hour internship.
●Show patients to examination rooms and prepare them for the physician.
●Prepared rooms for examination, keeping the rooms neat and clean.
●Recorded patient’s medical history.
●Helped physicians examine and treat patients by handing them materials and instruments.
●Cleaned and sterilized instruments and disposed of contaminated supplies.
Resident Association Aide, Harbor House Assisted Living, Oyster Bay, NY July 2017 - February 2018
●Perform healthcare-related tasks, such as checking vital signs and medication, under the direction of registered nurses or physiotherapists.
●Prepare and maintain records of client progress and services performed, reporting changes in client condition to manager or supervisor.
●Administer bedside or personal care, such as ambulation or personal hygiene assistance.
Airline Baggage Handler, Turkish Airlines, D’nata, Jamaica, NY December 2016 - July 2017
Childcare Assistant, Little Angel Day Care Center, Brooklyn, NY July 2010-Sept 2011
Receptionist, Sunrise Counseling Center, East Islip, NY June 2015 - January 2016