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Who Draws Blood?Individuals with widely different backgrounds and training are drawing blood in physicians' offices and laboratories. They range from employees with no medical or laboratory background, to certified phlebotomy technicians, to medical technologists, who are highly skilled professionals that have studied the theory and practice of venipuncture and specimen handling, as well as laboratory testing.
There are many medical, emergency, and health care professionals who draw blood by venipuncture or skin puncture! People who routinely draw blood may be medical doctors and physicians andnd licensed health care professionals such as:
Nurses (RN, LPN, LVN) Physician assistants Laboratory technologists EMT personnel Disease intervention specialists Medical researchersAllied Health Professionals such as
Medical assistants Phlebotomists Clinical Lab Instructors Job Responsibilities...Scope of practice often includes neonatal heelsticks, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric fingersticks, and venipunctures. Duties of a phlebotomist may also include labeling, preserving, packaging, and possibly, transporting blood specimen to the lab for analysis. In most cases the samples are forwarded to an independent reference laboratory where qualified laboratory technicians perform the analysis. They then report their findings back to the physician who ordered the tests. At times, phlebotomists also participate, coordinate, or get involved as volunteers in community health fairs and blood drive events. They also are expected to enroll in continuing education courses, and recertification programs to maintain their phlebotomist credential if they are certified in their field.
ProfessionalismThose individual who have received vocational training which included venipuncture and have graduated from a phlebotomy course, or those who are currently employed in the phlebotomy field with at least two years of experience should seek certification. Certification shows that a person is serious about his/her career. Graduates looking for their first job should talk to phlebotomists in their area, watch the classifieds, and check with their school's job placement advisors.
Training RequirementsCurrent training requirements may vary widely from state to state. Some states require that phlebotomists and those health care professionals with blood drawing responsibilities are certified! When it comes to the legal and regulatory requirements for phlebotomists in other states they should do everything to remain well informed and staying abreast with their regulations and any (possible) upcoming revisions.
Licensing RequirementsPresently there is no licensing requirement for phlebotomists. Most phlebotomists are trained on the job when they transition over from other health care careers. Only California and Louisiana have training and certification standards for phlebotomists. Nevertheless, an increasing number of phlebotomists received their training from
1 year phlebotomy programs which are offered at vocational/technical schools 2 year phlebotomy programs are offered at community colleges awarding associate's degrees Uniformed services, such as the Army medics and their EMT's |
Are You Cut Out To Be A Phlebotomist?The first step when deciding on a fitting career is to take time to assess what you do well. It's also important to explore the educational, training, and career opportunities available in your particular area first. Take the MAPP Career Assessment to identify your strengths.
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