Phlebotomy Technician

Hours: 100 / Access Length: 12 Months / Delivery: Online, Mentor Supported

Course Overview:

This course will prepare the student to become a certified phlebotomy technician, who will work in a clinical laboratory environment and healthcare setting. Students will acquire understand the knowledge to work in clinical medical labs and pass the AMCA certification exam as a phlebotomy technician. The course will give the basic understanding of all CLIA guidelines for collecting and handling a variety of blood and tissues samples to process in-house or outside labs. Course focuses on topics of basic anatomy and medical terminology, infection control, and procedures necessary to appropriately collect laboratory specimens and communicate with patients, HIPPA and Legal Issues in the healthcare.  

Students will:

• Explain basic anatomy and physiology of the circulatory system.                                              
• Define “standard precautions” and apply its principles to all procedures.
• Practice the use of medical terminology relating to the circulatory system.
• List methods of client and specimen identification.
• Describe proper bedside manner and how to prepare the client for venipuncture collection.        
• Identify locations on the human body appropriate for venipuncture collection.
• List the different colors used to code blood specimens and what they stand for.                       
• Outline post-puncture care of the client.
• List potential pre-analytical sources of specimen error.
• Explain the potential risks and complications of the venipuncture procedure.
• Describe the role of quality assurance in the practice of phlebotomy.
• Discuss the scope of practice of the Certified Phlebotomy Technician.
• Outline the process of application for State certification.

Upon completion of the course, the student will be prepared to take the AMCA Phlebotomy Technician certification exam.

The AMCA recommends a minimum of 30 venipunctures and 10 capillaries, upon completion of a clinical program. The laws and regulations pertaining to minimum requirements and the allied health industry vary by state. It is highly recommended that test candidates familiarize themselves with their particular state’s rules and regulations regarding certification requirements.

Course Outline:

• Chapter 1: Phlebotomy and the Health-Care Delivery System
• Chapter 2: The Clinical Laboratory
• Chapter 3: Regulatory, Ethical, and Legal Issues
• Chapter 4: Safety and Infection Control
• Chapter 5: Basic Medical Terminology
• Chapter 6: Basic Anatomy and Physiology
• Chapter 7: Circulatory System
• Chapter 8: Venipuncture Equipment
• Chapter 9: Routine Venipuncture
• Chapter 10: Venipuncture Complications and Preexamination Variables
• Chapter 11: Special Blood Collection
• Chapter 12: Dermal Puncture
• Chapter 13: Quality Assessment and Management in Phlebotomy
• Chapter 14: Arterial Blood Collection
• Chapter 15: Point-of-Care Testing
• Chapter 16: Additional Duties of the Phlebotomist

All necessary course materials are included.

Certification Exam(s):

Upon completion of the course, the student will be prepared to take the AMCA Phlebotomy Technician certification exam.

The AMCA recommends a minimum of 30 venipunctures and 10 capillaries, upon completion of a clinical program. The laws and regulations pertaining to minimum requirements and the allied health industry vary by state. It is highly recommended that test candidates familiarize themselves with their particular state’s rules and regulations regarding certification requirements.

System Requirements:

Internet Connectivity Requirements:

• Cable, Fiber, DSL, or LEO Satellite (i.e. Starlink) internet with speeds of at least 10mb/sec download and 5mb/sec upload are recommended for the best experience.

NOTE: While cellular hotspots may allow access to our courses, users may experience connectivity issues by trying to access our learning management system.  This is due to the potential high download and upload latency of cellular connections.   Therefore, it is not recommended that students use a cellular hotspot as their primary way of accessing their courses.

Hardware Requirements:

• CPU: 1 GHz or higher
• RAM: 4 GB or higher
• Resolution: 1280 x 720 or higher.  1920x1080 resolution is recommended for the best experience.
• Speakers / Headphones
• Microphone for Webinar or Live Online sessions.

Operating System Requirements:

• Windows 7 or higher.
• Mac OSX 10 or higher.
• Latest Chrome OS
• Latest Linux Distributions
  

NOTE: While we understand that our courses can be viewed on Android and iPhone devices, we do not recommend the use of these devices for our courses. The size of these devices do not provide a good learning environment for students taking online or live online based courses.

Web Browser Requirements:

• Latest Google Chrome is recommended for the best experience.
• Latest Mozilla FireFox
• Latest Microsoft Edge
• Latest Apple Safari

Basic Software Requirements (These are recommendations of software to use):

• Office suite software (Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, or LibreOffice)
• PDF reader program (Adobe Reader, FoxIt)
• Courses may require other software that is described in the above course outline.