Senin, 31 Maret 2014

Phlebotomy Certification - How Important Is It?

By Dan Rathers


The Center for Phlebotomy Education, Inc. is not a certification agency, but we support phlebotomy certification for all healthcare personnel with blood collection responsibilities. The American Certification Agencyprovides certification examinations for the following healthcareprofessionals. Eligibility to sit for each exam requires at leasta high school diploma or GED plus the individual minimum requirements listed. CPT/ICD-9 Coding Course goal is to prepare individuals for jobs in the healthcare field. Students successfully completing program are eligible to take PHLEBOTOMY certification exam. Below is a list of states that require a Phlebotomy Certification or License to draw blood along with links to any supporting documentation.

Lab technician job description and profile differs depending on the place of employment and nature of work. Puzzled? Let me simplify it for you. The name suggests that the lab technicians indeed work in laboratories. However, they are not restrained to working in clinical laboratories only. Besides clinical laboratories they are also employed in research institutes, clinics and commercial medical laboratories. Except for some minor differences that distinguishes a lab technician working in a clinical laboratory and a lab technician employed with a research institute, the basic nature of work by far remains the same.

The primary responsibility of a phlebotomist is to obtain blood specimens from clients for the purpose of laboratory analysis. This requires the phlebotomist to become familiar with all aspects related to the blood collection process. The focus of this training program is to provide the students with the comprehensive skills to be able to perform venipunctures competently and safely. Lectures will include medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, blood collection procedures, specimen communication skills and professionalism. Students will have hands-on lab practice sessions to learn the skills and techniques to perform the required puncture methods.

To become a Phlebotomist you must attend Phlebotomy classes and complete the required coursework. This training is generally divided into coursework sections of two where a student will need to complete non technical coursework of up to forty hours. This includes science training while the next section of forty hours includes the actual clinical training. The course for a Phlebotomist varies in length as it depends on the time frame and frequency of Phlebotomy classes. Usually it is supposed to be a six week program. Of course students have the option of following this course part time.

You will be required to have your phlebotomy certification if you are planning to work for a hospital, private blood clinic, or laboratory. As stated previously, different states require different training. For example, California has a three tier certification system of Phlebotomy Technician, Phlebotomy Technician I, and Phlebotomy Technician II. You will need to check with your state to see what specific requirements you must meet to become certified. Once you have completed your generalized and any specific state requirements, then you can sit for exam and gain your certificate. Most courses combine in class and hands-on training for phlebotomy classes.

So how exactly do you get your phlebotomy certification? Just to recap, you must take comprehensive phlebotomy courses , meet the requirements of one of the ten phlebotomy certification organizations, and sit for the exam. You will also be responsible for continuing education and courses to keep your certification current on all of the new techniques and breakthroughs. The phlebotomy certification exam is usually a paper exam, but it can also be taken on the computer. Computer phlebotomy exams utilize a computer technology called "CAT" which allows the software to choose the next question based upon the previous answer.




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