Phlebotomy School in Park Ridge, Illinois

Description
Clock Hours: 120
Theory/Lab/Clinical: 80/20/20

This 8 week program prepares the graduate to function as phlebotomist and as a vital member of the clinical laboratory team, whose main function is to obtain patient’s blood specimens by venipuncture and micro collection along with transportation of other clinical laboratory specimens.

Specific Admission Requirements:

1. High School diploma or its equivalent (GED)
2. A reading comprehension of 10th grade level is required.
3. A valid Social Security Number

Potential Places of Employment:

Phlebotomists are employed throughout the health care system – hospitals, neighborhood health centers, medical group practices, HMO’s public health facilities, Veterans hospitals and blood banks. The field of phlebotomy has greatly expanded in the past several years and the role of this integral member of the health care team has recently been brought into much sharper focus.

The threat of AIDS, hepatitis and risks to all segments of society from other infectious diseases has dramatically emphasized the need for quickly expanding training programs, while maintaining the highest possible standards of instruction and continuing education for these health care professionals.

Patient safety and quality assurance, which adhere to the most stringent professional standards are essential at every echelon of the health care process. The society’s continuing good health may very well depend on it.

Certification Requirement:

National certification to practice as phlebotomist is not required, however, successful graduates are encouraged to obtain a National Certification. Benefits to obtaining a Phlebotomy Certification may include: more job opportunities, an increased pay scale, job security, and increased subject matter expertise.

Venipuncture procedures:

• Anatomy and Physiology
• Professionalism
• Blood Culture collection
• Isolation procedures
• Hospital/Laboratory Departments
• Significance of laboratory tests
• Physical problems that occur in field
• Basic lab terminology
• Safety in the Laboratory
• Blood smears
• Infection Control including Aseptic Techniques.
• Timed Laboratory procedures
• Patient problems and complications
• Color coded Vacuum vials (Vacutainer system)
• Responsibility of the Phlebotomist
• Quality control
• Skin punctures
• Legal issues
• Indwelling lines
• Introduction to various tests
• Diseases that could effect laboratory personnel; AIDS, Hepatitis

Program Objectives/Outcomes:

• Perform patient preps for various laboratory specimens.
• Perform Isolation techniques
• Perform specimen processing procedures
• Perform Glucose Tolerance testing
• Perform blood cultured and viral studies
• Use anticoagulants and additives appropriately
• Identify and use proper sites for venipuncture and capillary sticks

Course Outline:

Session 1 Introduction to Phlebotomy
Session 2 Healthcare Structure
Session 3 Safety
Session 4 Infection Control
Session 5 Medical Terminology
Session 6 Human Anatomy and Physiology
Session 7 Circulatory, Lymphatic and Immune Systems
Session 8 Venipuncture equipment
Session 9 Routine Venipuncture
Session 10 Dermal Puncture
Session 11 Venipuncture complications
Session 12 Blood Collection in Special Population
Session 13 Arterial Blood Collection
Session 14 Special Collections and Procedures
Session 15 Special Nonblood Collection and Procedures
Session 16 Specimen Transport, Handling, and Processing
Session 17 Point of Care Testing

Textbooks:

Warekois, R. (2012). Phlebotomy. 3rd Edition, Elsevier

Additional Materials:

Phlebotomy Techniques: A Laboratory Workbook

Program Cost Full Assessment: