Laboratory assistant/phlebotomist resume examples from 2025
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How to write a laboratory assistant/phlebotomist resume
Craft a resume summary statement
Put a resume summary on the top of your resume to highlight your accomplishments. A resume summary sums up your experience and skills, making it easy for hiring managers to understand your qualifications at a glance. Here are some tips to write a strong, impressive resume summary:
Step 1: Mention your current job title or the role you're pursuing.
Step 2: Include your years of experience in laboratory assistant/phlebotomist-related roles. Consider adding relevant company and industry experience as relevant to the job listing.
Step 3: Highlight your greatest accomplishments. Here is your chance to make sure your biggest wins aren't buried in your resume.
Step 4: Again, keep it short. Your goal is to summarize your experience and highlight your accomplishments, not write a paragraph.
These four steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some laboratory assistant/phlebotomist interviews.Please upload your resume so Zippia’s job hunt AI can draft a summary statement for you.
List the right project manager skills
Use your Skills section to show you have the knowledge and technical ability to do the job. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:
- Look to the job listing. You often need to include the exact keywords from the job description. Take note of the skills listed for the job.
- Put all relevant hard and soft skills in your skills section.
- Be specific. If you are too broad, you may not be giving the best picture of your skills and leave the hiring manager uncertain of your abilities.
- Be up to date. Software names change and companies merge. Don't look out of touch by being careless.
- Be accurate. Spelling and even upper or lowercase can dramatically change meanings. Make sure you are correctly listing your skills.
Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a laboratory assistant/phlebotomist resume:
- Patients
- Blood Specimens
- Customer Service
- Phlebotomy Procedures
- Specimen Collection
- Patient Care
- Blood Samples
- Lab Specimens
- Urine Analysis
- Phlebotomy Training
- Data Entry
- Test Results
- Laboratory Procedures
- Skin Punctures
- Blood Collection
- Infection Control
- Process Specimens
- EKG
- Lab Tests
- Drawing Blood
- Computer System
- Microbiology
- Medical Terminology
- LIS
- Patient Specimens
- Chemistry
- Stat
- Patient Registration
- Patient Identification
- Phlebotomy
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How to structure your work experience
Your work experience should be structured:
- With your most recent roles first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order.
- Job title, along with company name and location on the left.
- Put the corresponding dates of employment on the left side.
- Keep only relevant jobs on your work experience.
How to write laboratory assistant/phlebotomist experience bullet points
Your resume is your chance to show your biggest accomplishments. Don't just list your job responsibilities, instead take the opportunity to show why you're really good at what you do. Here is how you do that:
- Start with strong action verbs like managed, spearheaded, created, etc. Your goal is to show what you did and verbs will help demonstrate your contributions.
- Use numbers to quantify your achievements. Did you save time with a new report? Increase revenue? How large was the team you managed?
- Keep it concise. You're highlighting your achievements. Consider if all details you are sharing are relevant, or can be written more efficiently.
Here are great bullet points from laboratory assistant/phlebotomist resumes:
Work history example #1
Laboratory Aide
University of Massachusetts Lowell
- Designed and implemented training materials on adaptive computing technology, including accessible provisions for persons with special needs.
- Arranged, Calibrated, Tested with troubleshooting and automation of the undergraduate experiments
- Ensured a well-prepared, safe laboratory experience for organic chemistry mentors and students.
- Provided quality instruction/training to undergraduate students for all Microsoft Windows Operating Systems and Office Suite software.
- Implemented a wide variety of biology and chemistry lab techniques under aseptic conditions.
Work history example #2
Phlebotomy Technician
Pottsville Hospital & Warne Clinic
- Performed venipuncture and microbiology culture setup including raw tissue preparation.
- Maintained phlebotomy and accessioning area inventory.
- Worked in lab, interviewed patients, filled out questionnaires, drew blood by venipuncture and entered data into computer.
- Modernized existing automation programming for validation of drug production.
- Assisted in hematology, chemistry, urinalysis, microbiology and blood bank.
Work history example #3
Laboratory Assistant/Phlebotomist
Seton Medical Center
- Worked as a Clinical Medical Scientist responsible for Hematology, Chemistry, Urinalysis, and Microbiology procurement and testing procedures.
- Used phlebotomy certification to administer blood draws on patients and administered lab test.
- Performed phlebotomy in outpatient setting.
- Hired to work as a phlebotomist/CLA until graduation from the clinical portion of UAMS's Medical Technology program.
- Processed phlebotomy specimens from the in-patient and out-patient department in an accurate and timely fashion.
Work history example #4
Laboratory Assistant/Phlebotomist (Part-Time)
Johns Hopkins University
- Ensured students understood writing process and procedures for articulating information in concise and effective manner
- Facilitated patient communication by promptly and amiably responding to telephone, e-mail, and in-person inquiries.
- Screened purified peptides using MALDI MS as a QC tool for sequencing suitability.
- Monitored students during open laboratory sessions and provided tutorial services in order to enhance academic progress/achievement in Microbiology and Anatomy/Physiology classes.
- Configured workstations to properly operate software applications.
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Add an education section to your resume
Here is the best way to format your education section:
- Display your highest degree first.
- If you graduated over 5 years ago, put this section at the bottom of your resume. If you lack relevant work experience, the education section should go to the top.
- If you have a bachelor's or master's degree, do not list your high school education.
- If your graduation year is more than 15-20 years ago, it's better not to include dates in this section.
Here are some examples of good education entries from laboratory assistant/phlebotomist resumes:
Bachelor's Degree in health care administration
Bryan College, El Cajon, CA
2004 - 2007
Bachelor's Degree in medical assisting services
ECPI University, Virginia Beach, VA
2015 - 2018
Highlight your laboratory assistant/phlebotomist certifications on your resume
If you have any additional certifications or education-like achievements, add them to the education section.
Include the full name of the certification, along with the name of the issuing organization and date of obtainment.
Here are some of the best certifications to have on laboratory assistant/phlebotomist resumes:
- Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT)
- Certified Medical Laboratory Assistant (CMLA)
- Certified EKG Technician (CET)
- National Certified Phlebotomy Technician
- Patient Care Technician
- Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT(AAB))
- Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (NHA)
- Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT)
- Clinical Laboratory Technician (CLT)
- Nationally Certified Medical Assistant (NCMA)