Phlebotomy Technician
Train for blood-collection careers in hospitals, clinics and blood banks, with 96 hours of lecture and hands-on lab.
The phlebotomy course prepares you for phlebotomy technician careers in hospitals, clinics and blood banks. You learn the terminology and anatomy related to blood collection and the procedures used in the lab: site preparation, capillary and venous collection, transport, logging and processing of specimens.
Basic phlebotomy lecture (32 hours)
Blood collection with vacuum tubes, syringes, capillary skin puncture, butterfly needles and blood cultures for adults, children and infants, with emphasis on infection prevention, patient identification, labeling and quality assurance. You also perform common tests: manual hematocrit, urinalysis dipstick, fecal occult blood, sedimentation rate and pregnancy testing.
Basic phlebotomy lab (64 hours)
Practical work where you apply what you learned. You must complete at least 100 venipunctures and 10 successful skin punctures.
Admission requirements
- Completed application
- High school or GED transcript
- Two reference forms
- Current immunizations: PPD (within 1 year), tetanus (within 10 years), Hepatitis B series, MMR
- Physical exam within the last year
- Current CPR certification for health care providers
- Criminal background check and drug screen before the clinical portion
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