Hospitals, laboratories and other employers have an increasing demand for phlebotomists.
What to Expect
As a Phlebotomy Technician, you may perform some or all of the following tasks:
- Draw blood from patients and blood donors;
- Evaluate patients’ ability to withstand procedure;
- Explain blood-drawing procedure to patients and answer questions;
- Prepare blood, urine and other specimens for testing;
- Perform basic point of care testing, such as blood glucose levels;
- Verify patient/donor identity;
- Maintain medical equipment such as needles, test tubes and blood vials
Phlebotomy Technicians are critical team members at hospitals, diagnostic laboratories and blood donor centers. As advancements in medical technology rise, it’s an especially exciting time to begin a career in this thriving field.
About our Program
- 160 hours of training;
- 120 hours of real world externship experience;
- Day and evening classes.
Pre-requisites: High school diploma or GED or Hi-Set, and health screening requirements.
- Health Care I (Introduction);
- Phlebotomy Technician.
