Ashley Schultz Email & Phone Number

Greater Chicago Area

Receives and processes incoming specimens from a variety of locations. Follows all CAP and HIPAA regulations while maintaining a clean and orderly work environment. Provides guidance to new employees to ensure they succeed in the department. Answers phone calls from other health care providers and provides excellent customer services. Solves a variety of issues in the department while providing the best possible patient care. Prepares specimens for send out testing. Acting Safety officer for specimen processing as of January 2023.

Elmhurst, Illinois, United States

Received specimens into the microbiology lab while verifying that all orders were correct. Set up multiple types of specimens. Including tissue, body fluids, swabs, and urine. Stored inoculated plates and specimens in correct manner. Performed multiple waved tests including, Giardia/Cryptospordium, Rotavirus, trichomonas, and rapid group A strep. Performed PCR testing utilizing both biofire and geneXpert. Answered department phones with excellent customer service

Elmhurst, Il

Processed all specimens from both inpatient and outpatient settings. Daily, weekly, and monthly bench maintenance on centrifuges and other equipment. Delivered specimens to correct department in a timely manner. Stored all specimens in correct area when testing was completed. Quality assurance on all manual requisitions. Including scanning into patient chart. Answered department phones with excellent customer service. Transferred calls to correct department if needed. Maintained strict aseptic fields when collecting biological samples, minimizing staff and patient infection risks. Maintained a clean and organized work space. Loaded blood samples onto automation line. Preformed daily/weekly/monthly maintenance on automation line. Preformed diagnostic troubleshooting on automation line

Ottawa, Illinois

Accurately labeled vacutainer tubes with patient name, date and time of collection. Protected patients by following infection control, sharps disposal and biohazardous waste disposal procedures. Maintained exam rooms by ordering supplies, transporting specimens, washing and packing instruments and changing solutions. Assembled tourniquets, needles and blood collection devices to prepare work trays. Spoke with patient to gather information for lab records, reduce fear or anxiety and optimize cooperation. Collected blood samples using vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles, and straight needles. Created monthly staff schedule. Provided patients and other staff with excellent customer service

Helped customers complete purchases, locate items and join reward programs to promote loyalty, satisfaction and sales numbers. Restocked, arranged and organized merchandise in front lanes to drive product sales. Checked bills with counterfeit pens and examined coins to spot and refuse foreign currency. Checked identification for proof-of-age and refusing alcohol sales to underage customers. Provided all customers with excellent customer service

Master Of Science - Ms, Health Sciences

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Health Sciences, 3.891 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Graduated Summa Cum Laude

Certificate, Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist

Associate Of Arts - Aa, Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant And Medical Secretary