Phlebotomy Technician - Technical Certificate

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This program will provide students with the skills and knowledge needed to become competent phlebotomists. The program provides hands-on, competency-based technical education through classroom and laboratory instruction as well as hands-on practice. Lectures are given on basic and advanced phlebotomy, including the healthcare setting, overview of the human body, blood collection procedures, and special collection procedures. Laboratory skills being taught include

• Multi-sample Needle Newborn Screen

• Urinalysis Test Requisitions

• Butterfly Needle Hemoglobin

• Proper Patient Identification Order of Draw

• Needle to Syringe and Transfer Hematocrit

• Glucose Testing Specimen Transport

• Special Procedures Syncope

• Blood Cultures Centrifugation

Students have the opportunity to draw blood from classmates and volunteers. Upon completion students are eligible to take the National Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) exam. Graduates are able to work as a phlebotomist and use their phlebotomy skills in a variety of hospitals, care centers, clinics, and other healthcare settings.

Students must turn 18 years old prior to hands-on lab hours.