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Phlebotomist


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Program Description


This course series prepares students to sit for the national certification exam to become a Certified Phlebotomist (CPT). Phlebotomists typically draw blood and collect other specimens such as urine, throat cultures and stool cultures. They may also carry out other related clerical and routine lab tasks (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments waived) and enter results into the computer.

Program Outcomes


Successful Completion:

CCBC Credential:

Students will be awarded a Continuing Education Workforce Training Certificate and have access to a Continuing Education academic record (transcript). Students will be prepared to take the national certification exam to become a Certified Phlebotomist (CPT).

Certifying Organization: National Healthcareer Association

www.nhanow.com

Certification exam cost: $117

Financial Aid and Payment Options


Continuing Education Opportunity Grant
Partial Payment Option (through Nelnet Business Solutions)
Tuition Waiver for those who qualify
Baltimore County College Promise
Workforce Development Sequence Scholarship
Employer/Sponsor Paid Tuition
Division of Rehabilitation Services (DORS)
Local Office of Workforce Development
Students may apply for a career training scholarship through Central Scholarship (http://www.central-scholarship.org/)

Program Length


18-24 weeks

Courses start at CCBC Essex and CCBC Hunt Valley in Fall, and at CCBC Essex and CCBC Randallstown in Spring

Program Requirements


High School Diploma or GED. Students must be computer literate and have Internet access. Clinical eligibility is in part dependent upon a criminal background check and random urine drug testing. Cost of the test is the responsibility of the student. Clinical is necessary to meet the eligibility requirements to sit for the national certification examination.

Students must consent to having blood drawn by their classmates during training.

Students must submit the following paperwork at specified times. Completing items too early can result in students having to redo the clinical tests or drug tests. Details and dates regarding this paperwork will be presented at the orientation:

  • Negative PPD (six months) or negative chest x-ray less than one year old
  • Positive titer or proof of vaccination/immunity for measles, mumps, rubella and varicella
  • Current flu vaccine
  • Hepatitis B vaccination or declination form
  • Tetanus shot (less than ten years)
  • Copy of health insurance card
  • Copy of American Heart Association CPR card for Healthcare Providers
  • Copy of high school diploma or GED
  • Clinical eligibility is, in part, dependent upon a criminal background check and random urine drug testing. Cost of testing is the responsibility of the student. Go to http://precheck.com/ for more information.

Application Process


To apply, go to ccbcmd.edu/apply and complete the CCBC Non-Credit Workforce Training Certificate application.  An email will then be sent with program information and any additional requirements necessary to apply for the program.

Provisional Entry – Prospective students are required to attend an orientation session prior to registration.

Recommended Program Course Sequence


CPR and First Aid classes REQUIRE 100% attendance. Students arriving late to class will not be admitted. Late arrival to, or early exit from, class will also result in a failing grade and no refund. Students will then be required to retake the class at their expense.

Course Number

Course Title

Course Hours

Costs

T=Tuition/F=Fees

Textbook Information

(approximate cost; subject to change)

AHE 534

 

 

AHE 124

Medical Terminology for Health Occupations

 

Medical Terminology Online 

30

 

 

30

$329

T-$147/F-$182

 

$ 339

T–$147/F-$192

 

Medical Terminology – A Short Course in Medical Terminology 3rd edition.  Publisher Wolters Kluwer.  Author C. Edward Collins. 

ISBN 978-1-4511-7606-3  $65.99*

AHE 805

CPR for Health Care Providers

7

$109

T-$52/F-$57

Included in course cost and provided during class.

AHE 126

Phlebotomy

60

$1099

T-$371/F-$728

Phlebotomy Essentials, 6th Edition. Publisher Wolters Kluwer, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

ISBN 978-1-4511-9452-4 

$ 90.35*

AHL 674

Venipuncture Clinical

80

$329

T-$65/F-$264

None

Program Series Totals:

 

177

$1866 - $1876

T-$635/

F-$1231-$1241

$156.34

All courses must be finished for successful program completion

Additional Information


Course Substitutions:
Medical Terminology AHE 534 can be substituted with OFAD 141, or ALHL 115, or AHL 717 or AHE 124
Other course substitutions must be approved by the program coordinator.

Additional Expenses:
Students are responsible for screenings, medical testing, scrubs and miscellaneous supplies that cost approximately $750.

Skills for Success:
See Technical Standards at the end of this document.

Career Opportunities:
Entry-level position as a certified phlebotomy technician in a hospital or clinical laboratory, doctor’s office, or outpatient healthcare setting.

Career Coach


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Program Contact Information


Program Coordinator: Kerry Cleaver | kcleaver@ccbcmd.edu | 443-840-2768 | Essex | HTEC | 013

Administrative Assistant: Claire Loeblein | cloeblein@ccbcmd.edu | 443-840-1389 | Essex | HTEC | 005

Technical Standards


Technical Standards for CCBC’s Phlebotomy Training Series

The primary goal of The Community College of Baltimore County’s Phlebotomy Training Series is to adequately prepare students for an entry-level position as a certified phlebotomy technician in a hospital/clinical laboratory, doctor’s offices, or out-patient healthcare setting.

The duties of a phlebotomist require the ability to safely draw blood and other specimens from patients in medical settings in a proper, safe, reliable, consistent, and skillful manner using various techniques and devices. They need to be able to perform a variety of blood collection methods and procedures using proper techniques and precautions including: vacuum collection devices, capillary skin puncture, butterfly needles and blood culture specimen collection. The phlebotomist must place emphasis on safety precautions, infection prevention/control, proper patient identification, proper labeling of specimens, and quality assurance. Their duties also require them to be detail-oriented, accurate, precise and focused, and flexible physically, mentally, and emotionally.

Following is a partial list of the types and skills usually required for adequate job performance:

Physical Requirements:

A. Sufficient strength and mobility to:

  • Move freely in the office and support/move patients
  • Ability to maneuver in the laboratory, around instruments, in confined spaces, and in patient rooms
  • Move freely and quickly from place to place
  • Support and transfer patients safely from bed to stretcher, bed to wheelchair, and modify patient position in bed or on radiographic table.
  • Lift and/or carry 50 lbs. to waist level unassisted
  • Move objects in excess of 100 lbs. without restriction
  • Work remaining in a standing position long periods of time
  • Reach above shoulder height to manipulate equipment
  • Reach below waist level to manipulate equipment
  • Perform duties that require good hand/eye and hand/eye/foot coordination
  • Perform repetitive tasks

B. Fine motor coordination sufficient to perform precise and delicate tasks:

  • Keen sense of touch
  • Steady arm and hand movements while manipulating objects or assisting others
  • Operate and manipulate instruments and equipment such as, but not limited to, pipettes, microscopes, centrifuges, and blood glucose monitors
  • Ability to manipulate small objects with fingertips or control adaptive devices
  • Identify venipuncture sites by palpation
  • Detect changes in skin/tissue temperature and integrity
  • Interpret tactile sensations such as texture, mobility, firmness, strength, and temperature

C. Adequate vision to:

  • Observe, monitor, and/or assess patient
  • Read fine print on monitors, devices, and gauges
  • Read written instructions
  • Acquire information from documents such as charts, radiographs, computer images, and other modes of delivery
  • Discriminate colors
  • See and discriminate between varieties of visual equipment alarms

D. Sufficient hearing to:

  • Assess/monitor patients
  • Follow verbal instructions
  • Use a stethoscope to hear blood pressure and heart sounds
  • Detect and discriminate between sounds of normal conversation
  • Hear sounds of a variety of equipment alarms

Interpersonal and Professional Skills:

  1. Have the ability to:
  • Interact in a professional manner with many personalities and attitudes and with people from many different backgrounds
  • Respect and protect patient rights and confidentiality without regard to personal beliefs and judgments
  • Remain calm and perform as trained during stressful situations
  • Display flexibility and adapt to changing environments
  • Demonstrate compassion, integrity, and concern for others
  • Recognize emergencies and be able to take appropriate action
  • Accept constructive criticism and respond appropriately by modifying behavior
  • Tolerate physically taxing workloads and function effectively under stress

B. Sufficient communication skills to:

  • Give and receive accurate written and verbal instructions in English
  • Use correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling
  • Read and comprehend written material in English at a minimum of the 9th grade level
  • Observe and interpret non-verbal communication
  • Chart/write in medical records and record client data
  • Perceive pertinent detail in verbal or tabular material

Intellectual Ability and Emotional Stability To:

  • Learn, measure, calculate, reason, analyze, integrate, synthesize, and use data/information
  • Interpret, problem solve, and demonstrate critical thinking
  • Comprehend three-dimensional and spatial relationships
  • Respond to emergencies by processing information consistently, accurately, and quickly
  • Possess the ability to self-evaluate
  • Interpret instructions furnished in oral, written, diagrammatic, or schedule form
  • Carry out detailed written or oral instructions
  • Analyze, compile, copy, and compare data standards for Phlebotomy Technicians.
  • Perform complex tasks

Environment Requirements:

  • Work indoors around moving machinery
  • Work in confined spaces
  • Wear appropriate safety equipment, such as gowns, caps, masks, gloves, lead aprons, and eye protection
  • Work in environment that may include exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals, blood and other body fluids, noise, and radiation
  • Able to tolerate unpleasant odors related to human waste, secretions, infections, etc.

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