Phlebotomy Technician

The Phlebotomy Technician program is a fully residential program designed to provide students opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills of blood collection. Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Infection Control protocols will be reviewed. Appropriate procedures and techniques will be part of learning. The legal importance of proper patient identification will be discussed. Students will be equipped with skills to draw blood from patients in hospitals, blood centers, or similar facilities for analysis or other medical purposes. Phlebotomy Technicians perform basic phlebotomy procedures, evaluate patients for ability to withstand venipuncture procedure, explain the venipuncture procedure and answer patient questions. They perform basic point of care testing, such as blood glucose levels, on patients. They prepare blood, urine, and other body fluid specimens for testing according to established standards. During this single 100 hour course, students have both theory and hands-on laboratory experience which include a minimum of 30 venipunctures and 10 capillary or finger sticks.