What Is a Phlebotomy Technician?
Phlebotomy technicians assist patients with the collection of blood and other clinical specimens.
What Does a Phlebotomy Technician Do?
As an important member of the clinical laboratory team, you will:
- draw blood specimens by venipuncture, syringe and micro-collection techniques
- collect and process other clinical specimens
- prepare samples for laboratory testing and analysis
- assemble and maintain medical instruments such as needles, test tubes, blood vials, and centrifuges
What Will I Learn With This Training?
In just a three-month program you will gain hands-on experience and learn to:
- draw blood from patients and blood donors
- put patients at ease during procedure
- verify a person’s identity to ensure proper labeling of the blood
- label the drawn blood for testing or processing
- enter patient information into a database
- learn to process specimens for testing
What Career Opportunities Does a Phlebotomy Technician Have?
Upon completion of the program, you’ll have numerous career opportunities, including working at:
- clinical labs
- hospitals
- independent laboratories
- physicians’ offices
- health maintenance organizations
- public health agencies
- nursing homes
- research institutions
- blood donor centers
- mobile laboratories
What Kind of Training Do I Need to Become a Phlebotomy Technician?
Pima Medical's Phlebotomy Technician certificate program provides training in obtaining blood specimens by venipuncture and micro-collection techniques. Phlebotomy technician
courses also teach you to collect and process other clinical specimens. As a graduate, you can work in hospitals, physician offices or in independent labs.