Phlebotomy Technician

Having a skillful, personable practitioner draw a blood sample can make a huge difference in a patient's experience. If you are detail-oriented and looking for a career in a lab or clinic setting, this Phlebotomy Technician program will provide you with the comprehensive training needed to excel in your new role and enter the healthcare industry. This program includes thorough online training that you complete as it works into your schedule, followed by a 40-hour clinical externship for essential hands-on experience. Upon completion, you will be prepared for employment in any number of medical settings, including hospitals, doctors' offices, urgent care centers, diagnostic laboratories, blood donor centers, and home health agencies, among others. Students who successfully complete this program qualify for the National Healthcareer Association's Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) certification exam(s). Career services provided.

Program Timeline

With 325 hours of online coursework combined with a 40-hour externship, you can complete this program in as little as 12 months. Our program is totally self-paced, so you have the flexibility to study as much or as little as your schedule allows. How long it takes to complete your phlebotomy tech training is up to you. Best of all, you don’t have to wait. You can begin today. As soon as your payment is processed, we’ll email your login and password so you can start training immediately.

Training Format
Our have-it-your-way training is always on…because it’s online. 24/7 web access to the coursework gives you the freedom to study however, wherever, and whenever you want. Got a laptop? You’re ready to rock! Pretty empowering when you think about it.

Support

Don’t think of our phlebotomy tech training as e-learning. Think of it as we-learning, because we’re with you every step of the way. Real people—dedicated trainers and tutors to career advisors and tech support team—are all committed to your success from sign up to post completion.

Program Course Outline
Our phlebotomy technician program online is broken down into a series of thorough courses that cover nearly every facet of phlebotomy.

1. Program Orientation: Phlebotomy Technician
2. HealthCare Foundational Knowledge and Basic Science
3. Anatomy and Physiology
4. General Patient Care
5. Infection Control
6. Externship Readiness Skills
7. Testing and Laboratory Procedures
8. Patient Care Coordination and Education
9. Communication and Customer Service in the Healthcare Office
10. Phlebotomy
11. Medical Laws and Ethics
12. Career Success in Healthcare
13. Phlebotomy Final Exam
14. Clinical Externship
15. HIPAA Workforce Training
16. Initiating Your Externship

What does a phlebotomy technician do?
Well, it’s a lot more involved than just poking people. You’ll be a critical member of the medical team and play a vital role at the healthcare facilities you work in. Here’s what a typical day in your new life as a certified phlebotomy tech will probably include:
•    Drawing blood from patients and donors for tests, transfusions, donations, or research.
•    Calming people and perfecting the talent of inflicting more kindness and compassion than pain.
•    Verifying patient and donor identity to ensure proper labeling of drawn samples.
•    Labeling blood samples for testing and processing.
•    Entering patient information into the facility’s computer system.
•    Assembling and maintaining medical instruments, like needles, test tubes, and vials.

Where do they work?
Certified phlebotomy technicians are needed in almost every type of healthcare facility coast to coast. You can work in hospitals, doctors’ offices, urgent care centers, diagnostic laboratories, blood donor centers, and home health agencies, among other job options.