A phlebotomist is a professionally trained and certified person who works in a hospital, clinical laboratory, or health-care facility and obtains blood specimens by Venipuncture and microtechniques. In addition to technical, clerical, and interpersonal skills, the phlebotomist must develop strong organizational skills to handle a heavy workload efficiently and maintain accuracy, often under stressful conditions.
Major duties and responsibilities of the phlebotomist include:
This non-credit course is designed to prepare an individual to perform venipuncture and capillary puncture to obtain blood specimens for diagnostic procedures.
Major topics to be covered in this course include:
This program also requires the completion of two 40-hour weeks of full-time clinical placement at an affiliate. Individuals must ensure that they have time available to complete this component of the course before applying. Since assignments of clinical placements are at the discretion of the course instructor and may be at locations that are a considerable distance from Springfield, MA, reliable transportation is essential.
This program has been approved by the National Healthcareer Association (NHA) and individuals who complete this program will be prepared to take NHA’s Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) exam as well as other national certification exams.
For more information visit WPHL-001 Phlebotomy Technician Certificate | STCC
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Hours | Activity Type | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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8AM - 12PM (AM Session) | Class, Labs and Clinical | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
5PM - 9PM (PM Session) | Class, Labs and Clinical | ✓ | ✓ |
Location information:
One Armory Square, Springfield, MA 01102-9000 | STCC is accessible via public transportation. |
Reliable transportation is needed for clinical placement..
Participant Supports:
Participant Support Category | All participants | As needed |
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DTA SNAP Child Care Referral | ✓ | |
DTA SNAP Transportation Support | ✓ | |
Test/License Fees | ✓ | |
Books/Supplies | ✓ | |
Clothing/Uniforms | ✓ |
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