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PHLEBOTOMY TECHNICIAN I COURSE
<br />The Phlebotomy Technician I course is designed to provide the student with the skills and knowledge necessary to work In a clinical
<br />laboratory, hospital, clinic, or physician's office setting. Twenty hours of lecture will cover basic phlebotomy skills In the areas of
<br />Infection control, universal precautions and safety, anatomy and physiology of body systems emphasizingthe circulatory system,
<br />and appropriate medical terminology, proper Identification of the patient and specimens, importance of overall patient care,
<br />selection and preparation of the skin puncture site, blood collection equipment, types of tubes and additives, order of the draw,
<br />post -puncture care and appropriate sharps, needle, and waste disposal. An additional twenty hours of lecture Is provided In
<br />advanced infectious disease control and biohazards, anticoagulation theory, knowledge of pre -analytical sources of error in
<br />specimen collection, transport, processing, and storage, and anatomical site selection and patient preparation, risk factors and
<br />appropriate response to complications, recognition of and corrective action to take with problems in test requisitions, specimen
<br />transport and processing, applications of basic concepts of communication, Interpersonal relations, stress management,
<br />professional behavior, ethics, legal Implications pertaining to phlebotomy, and quality assurance. The student will then perform
<br />a mandatory externship of forty hours of practical instruction and experience In phlebotomy. The student will be required to
<br />perform and document a minimum of 50 successful venipunctures and 10 successful skin punctures while in the clinical setting.
<br />The student will be required to pass a written examination in phlebotomy administered by a certifying agency approved by the
<br />California Department of Health, Laboratory Field Services Branch.
<br />Upon successful completion of the course, and successful completion of the written examination by a certified agency approved
<br />by the California Department of Health, Laboratory Field Services administered and paid for one time by the school, the student
<br />will receive a certification of completion as a Phlebotomy Technician I and have their application submitted and paid for by the
<br />school directly to the California Department of Health, Laboratory Field Services for certification as a Certified Phlebotomy
<br />Technician I. The student will be required to have their official high schools'transcripts sent directly to the California Department
<br />of Health, Laboratory Field Services, If the student fails the written examination by a certified agency, the student may retake the
<br />test a total of three times at a cost of $90 to be paid for by the student for each subsequent exam.
<br />PHLEBOTOMY TECHNICIAN I
<br />Hours
<br />Phlebotomy Practice and Healthcare settings, Proper Identification and Preparation
<br />8
<br />of Site, Post Puncture Care, Disposal of Sharps, Needles, Biohazardous Waste,
<br />Instructions to Client, Infection Control
<br />Basic Anatomy and Physiology of Organ Systems
<br />8
<br />Basic Anatomy and Physiology of Organ Systems: Circulatory System (Continued) &
<br />8
<br />Phlebotomy Equipment
<br />Phlebotomy Technique
<br />8
<br />Phlebotomy Technique (Continued) & Challenge of Phlebotomy Lecture,
<br />8
<br />Basic Final Exam &Venipuncture Lab
<br />Caring for the Pediatric Patient
<br />8
<br />Sample Considerations and Special Procedures
<br />8
<br />Sample Preparation and Handling & Customer Service
<br />8
<br />Compliance, Legal, and Ethical Issues & Competency Lecture
<br />8
<br />Practical Assessment & Final Exam
<br />6
<br />Externship-Mandatory
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<br />Total Hours
<br />118
<br />Equipment Used: whiteboard, overhead projector, TV/DVD, centrifuge, medical laboratory supplies, phlebotomy chair, needles,
<br />syringes, butterflies, tourniquets, blood collection tubes, bio-hazardous waste containers, and computers. Students are Issued 1
<br />sets of scrubs upon enrollment, and they may purchase additional sets for $20 per set.
<br />Requirements for State Certiflication/Licensure:
<br />1. Must be 18years of age and possess a valid high school diploma or GED.
<br />2. Must complete a State of California Department of Health, Laboratory Field Services approved 80 hours of Full
<br />Phlebotomy course that Includes a mandatory 40-hour externship.
<br />3. Must take and pass a national exam administered by an agencyapproved by CDPH.
<br />4. Applicants with misdemeanors and/or felonies are approved on a case -by -case basis and must disclose them on the
<br />attestation page.
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