Phlebotomy
Phlebotomy prepares students to draw blood specimens from patients to be analyzed. Class/lab covers topics such as equipment maintenance, communication skills, proper selection of venipuncture sites, the care of blood specimens, data entry, as well as clerical duties associated with record keeping. Clinical provides “hands on” experience with specimen collections in an assigned venue. Upon successful completion, the student receives a course certificate and is prepared to sit for a national certification examination through the American Society of Phlebotomy Technicians (ASPT).
Admission Requirements:
- Introduction to Health Services Orientation
- Reading placement test
- 18 years of age
- High school diploma or high school equivalency
- Social security card – must match government issued photo ID
- Government issued photo ID – must match social security card
- Criminal background check and drug screen
- Proof of immunizations completed by health care provider. Records may be obtained from the last school attended or current/past health care providers and must include:
- Td (tetanus) / Tdap every 10 years
- 2 Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) or positive titer
- 2 Varicella (chicken pox) or positive titer
- Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) two-step (be current, negative or documentation of negative chest x-ray)
- Hepatitis B series / Declination
- Influenza current through flu season October thru March