Phlebotomy Program
American Professional Educational Services
What is a Phlebotomist?
Phlebotomists are trained to draw blood from a patient for clinical or medical testing, transfusions, donations, or research. Phlebotomists collect blood primarily by performing a venipuncture, (or, for collection of minute quantities of blood, finger-sticks). Duties of a phlebotomist may include properly identifying the patient, interpreting the tests requested on the requisition, drawing blood into the correct tubes with the proper additives, accurately explaining the procedure to the patients, preparing patients accordingly, practicing the required forms of asepsis, practicing standard and universal precautions, performing the skin/vein puncture, withdrawing blood into containers or tubes, restoring hemostasis of the puncture site, instructing patients on post-puncture care, ordering tests per the doctor’s requisition, affixing tubes with electronically printed labels, and delivering specimens to a laboratory.
Requirements:
Students must have a high school diploma or GED upon completion of the course.
Students need to have current physicals and a current PPD
FORMS
If you have any questions about this course, please contact us at 860.886.2737 ext. 100 or info@americanprotraining.com
Phlebotomy Program
Prerequisite: High School Diploma or GED
Our program consists of 80 hours of training; 56 classroom hours and 24 hours training in hands-on practice in a skills lab. Students will be trained to perform a variety of blood collection methods using proper techniques and precautions including: vacuum collection devices, syringes, capillary skin puncture, butterfly needles and blood culture specimen collection on adults, children and infants. Through lecture and lab experiences, students will receive training in infection prevention, proper patient identification, proper labeling of specimens, and quality assurance. Students will be taught specimen handling, processing and accessioning. Upon successful completion of the program the student will qualify to sit for the National Healthcareer Association (NHA) Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) exam.
NHA’s certification exams are accredited through the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA)
Phlebotomists typically do the following:
- Draw blood from patients and blood donors
- Talk with patients and donors so they are less nervous about having their blood drawn
- Verify a patient or donor’s identity to ensure proper labeling
- Label the drawn blood for testing or processing
- Enter patient information into an onsite database
- Assemble and maintain medical instruments such as needles, test tubes, and blood vials
Price includes: Tuition, Liability Insurance, CPT & Administration, Seat Deposit.
*This includes $200 non-refundable deposit
PROGRAM COST
$1900
Classroom Venipuncture and Capillary Draws:
It is a mandatory exit requirement to successfully conduct 30 venipuncture and 10 capillary draws on live patients. Students must actively participate in being drawn as a live patient for their fellow students. In order to fulfill the exit requirement in 5 short weeks, it is imperative that you recruit family and friends as live patients for the last four days of class. Each volunteer patient will be required to sign a liability release form.
Phlebotomy Program
Prerequisite: Student is required to provide documentation of either successful completion of a phlebotomy technician program within the previous 5-years or show current certification as a phlebotomist.
Our refresher program consists of either two 4-hour sessions or one 8-hour day to review procedures and skills and get you ready to seek a position as a phlebotomist after being absent from the field or just reviewing your skills and knowledge. Session 1 consists of lecture and procedure review, and lab/skills practice. Session 2 consists entirely of lab/skills practice. Students are asked to have volunteers come in for the lab/skills practice sessions.
4 Hour Sessions
2-Days
$275*
8 Hour Session
1-Day
$275*
Schedule
If you have any questions about this course, including course schedule, please contact us at 860.886.2737 or info@americanprotraining.com
