PHLEBOTOMY 20 HOURS ADVANCED COURSE
100 SERIES

This program is designed for persons employed or those who plan to be employed by a licensed clinical laboratory or public health agency and have equal to or more than 1040 hours of on the job experience. The 20-hour advance program has been designed to provide through classroom and practical instruction, training in venipuncture and skin puncture. Covered topics include but are not limited to advance infection control principles, pre-analytic procedures, specimen collection, risk factors and complications, and quality assurance in specimen collection. Practical instruction provides training and review in skin puncture and venipuncture techniques. Procedures will be verified by a supervised check-off system.

Upon successful completion of the course, and successful completion of the written examination by a certified agency approved by the Department of Health Services, the student will receive a certification of completion in Advance Phlebotomy and have their application submitted to the Department of Health Services for certification as a Certified Phlebotomy Technician I.

PHLEBOTOMY 100 SERIES

Advance Infectious Disease Control
Anticoagulation Theory
Pre-analytical Sources of Error in Specimen Collection,
Transport, Processing & Storage
Anatomical Site Selection & Patient Preparation
Risk Factors, Complications of Phlebotomy & Response To Complications

 

Test Requisition, Specimen Transport & Processing
Problem & Corrections
Communication Skills & Professional Behavior
Ethical & Legal Implications of Phlebotomy
Quality Assurance
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TOTAL HOURS 20

Completion of this course should lead to a position in Clinical Laboratory, Hospital, Clinic, Medical Group, or Physician's Office.

Prerequisite: Student must have a high school diploma or GED prior to enrolling in this course. This course is subject to state certification which includes passage of a national certification exam given by an agency approved by The State of California Department of Health Services. The "Application for Phlebotomy Technician Certification" has a question "Have you ever been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor other than a traffic violation?"