The role of the phlebotomist is to collect and process blood specimens that will be tested by the laboratory to provide the physician with vital information for proper diagnosis. Critical skills to be developed during the course will include professional relationship skills, venipuncture and skin puncture skills and detail-oriented specimen processing skills. The course includes classroom lecture, simulated laboratory practice and actual supervised clinical experience. Graduates are eligible to take national phlebotomy certification examinations. Phlebotomists work in hospitals, clinics, blood collection facilities, physicians’ offices and independent laboratory facilities.
