Phlebotomy Technician
Details
The Phlebotomy Program is designed to ensure the student is proficient in clinical laboratories in hospitals, physician’s offices and all other ambulatory healthcare services. Students will be proficient in the skills required to obtain patient’s blood specimens by venipuncture and micro collection. The student will learn appropriate anatomy and physiology, how to select the proper equipment, additives that are used in blood collection, transporting, handling and processing specimens, infection control, standard precautions, HIPAA compliance and working as a healthcare team member.
Occupational Outcomes
At the completion of this course the student will be able to perform, but are not limited to:
- Vital signs
- Medical Terminology
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Equipment and Supplies
- Professional Communication Skills
- Errors and Complications
- Infection Control
- Safety Precautions
- Standard Precautions
- Blood Collection by Capillary Puncture
- Blood Collection by Routine Venipuncture
- Point of Care Testing
- HIPAA Compliance
- Resume Building and Interview Techniques
Dianne Williams Anderson, the founder and owner of Allied Health Careers Institute, is a Chattanooga Tennessee native and lived there most of her life while attending school and raising a family. In 1999, as Dianne was looking to get back into the work force, she began to understand the many opportunities within the medical field. After much research, she decided to attend the clinical medical assisting classes at a Chattanooga – based postsecondary school. After her certification, Dianne began her new career in 2000 as a Certified Medical Assistant at a very successful Chattanooga – based OB/GYN practice for several years. After gaining this hands on, practical experience in Clinical Medical Assisting she was offered a job as Regional Manager for a company providing lab services to the nursing home and home bound patients’ community. She accepted the position, and while working, pursued a degree from Chattanooga State Technical Community College. In 2005, Dianne was actually recruited back to the same postsecondary school in Chattanooga where she was originally certified from, to teach Clinical Medical Assisting classes. Then, after teaching at that school for 2 years, she made an offer to the then current owners and actually bought the school. Dianne taught, grew and ran that school for several years until selling her share to a partner in that business. For personal reasons, Dianne was relocating to Middle Tennessee and wanted to reproduce the success she had in Chattanooga. ...
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