Dec 30, 2024

Catalog 2019-2020

Catalog 2019-2020 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Phlebotomist

Program Description

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. This course series prepares students to sit for the national certification exam to become a Certified Phlebotomist (CPT).

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

Baltimore County College Promise
Continuing Education Opportunity Grant
Workforce Development Sequence Scholarship
Partial Payment Option (through Nelnet Business Solutions)
Tuition Waiver for those who qualify
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 are offered at CCBC Essex, CCBC Hunt Valley, CCBC Randallstown, and CCBC Catonsville.

Program Requirements

Information /Orientation:
Prospective students are required to attend an orientation session prior to registration.

Requirements:

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 by the second session of Phlebotomy (AHE 126). 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
Proof Copy of current American Heart Association BLS Provider certification

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* or AHE 124	Medical Terminology for Health Occupations Medical Terminology Online	30	$329 T-$147/F-$182	Book is required. Please contact the program area for more details. Price is approximately $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, 7th Edition. Publisher Wolters Kluwer, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 9781496387073 $ 92.99
AHL 674	Venipuncture Clinical	80	$329 T-$65/F-$264	None
*Program Series Totals:*		177	$1866 T-$635/F-$1231	$177.98

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.

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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:

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.