Phlebotomy Technician - PBT

American Society for Clinical Pathology

Certification

Works face-to-face with patients to draw blood samples. Collects, transports, and processes blood and other specimens to be analyzed in the laboratory.

Cost

Application fee $155Show more

Format

Hybrid

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Works face-to-face with patients to draw blood samples. Collects, transports, and processes blood and other specimens to be analyzed in the laboratory.

Requirements

What you need to earn this credential

Internship/Fieldwork/Practicum Requirements

An applicant must be able to verify that they meet all eligibility requirements, including education, training, and/or experience.

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Phlebotomy Technician - PBT

American Society for Clinical Pathology

Certification

Works face-to-face with patients to draw blood samples. Collects, transports, and processes blood and other specimens to be analyzed in the laboratory.

Cost

Application fee $155Show more

Format

Hybrid

Eligibility Calculator

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

Apply knowledge of circulatory system structure and function including the heart, arteries, veins, capillaries, and blood composition including plasma, serum, and cellular elements to support phlebotomy practice
Perform venipuncture and skin puncture specimen collection by verifying orders, identifying patients, assessing and preparing patients, selecting appropriate sites, applying correct techniques, and managing complications per established phlebotomy standards
Select and use phlebotomy equipment including tubes, anticoagulants, needles, tourniquets, lancets, and syringes with correct order of draw for venous and capillary collections
Assess, accession, label, centrifuge, aliquot, transport, and store blood specimens in compliance with specimen acceptability requirements including special sample types such as chain-of-custody and newborn screening
Perform waived and point-of-care testing including urinalysis, hemoglobin and hematocrit, coagulation, glucose, and kit tests while operating, troubleshooting, maintaining, and performing quality control on POCT instruments
Collect and process non-blood specimens including urine, stool, sputum, throat swabs, nasal and nasopharyngeal swabs, breath tests, and sweat chloride samples following patient preparation instructions and specimen acceptability requirements

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What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

Auto-populatedfrom NSX Competency Framework

Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Certification)

Sharps disposal compliance — consistently manage and document contaminated sharps disposal in accordance with OSHA regulations and facility policy with minimal oversight in a high-volume phlebotomy setting.
Tray and instrument maintenance — independently organize, restock, and verify sterility of blood-drawing trays at the start and end of each shift in a busy outpatient laboratory.
Multi-method venipuncture — perform vacuum tube, syringe, and butterfly venipuncture methods on a range of patient populations with reduced supervision in inpatient and outpatient environments.
Requisition-to-tube matching — accurately reconcile laboratory requisition forms to the correct specimen tubes and verify test codes before specimen transport with routine efficiency.
Standard laboratory tests — conduct routine tests including blood glucose screening, blood smears, and blood alcohol collections following established protocols in a clinical laboratory.
Timed specimen collection — collect specimens at prescribed intervals for therapeutic drug monitoring and glucose tolerance tests, adjusting scheduling as needed in a fast-paced clinical environment.
Specimen processing — centrifuge, aliquot, and prepare blood and fluid samples for downstream analysis by laboratory professionals with limited direction in a processing laboratory.
Patient communication — explain collection procedures clearly to anxious or pediatric patients using active listening and plain language in a patient-facing draw center.
Electronic health records — enter and retrieve specimen data accurately using medical software and office suite applications in an integrated healthcare system.
Time management — prioritize multiple concurrent draw orders and timed collections to meet turnaround time targets independently in a high-demand clinical setting.

Program Details

Detailed information about this program

Works face-to-face with patients to draw blood samples. Collects, transports, and processes blood and other specimens to be analyzed in the laboratory.

Requirements

What you need to earn this credential

Internship/Fieldwork/Practicum Requirements

An applicant must be able to verify that they meet all eligibility requirements, including education, training, and/or experience.

Financial Aid

Eligible funding programs

No funding information available.

Scholarships

No scholarships listed.

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