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** PLEASE NOTE – Phlebotomy classes currently are filled until approximately September 2008, but spots may become available on the wait list. Contact the Extension Division at (937) 298-3399 ext. 55636 for more information.

THE WORLD OF PHLEBOTOMY
A phlebotomist is someone who is trained to collect blood samples in a clinical environment. They are key players on the health care team representing the laboratory. Because they collect blood and are at risk of exposure to a variety of diseases, phlebotomists are trained in laboratory safety and must adhere to very strict policies and procedures.

To be successful in this profession, an individual must enjoy working with people, work well under pressure, be attentive to detail, and have excellent manual dexterity.

Another consideration that must be taken into account is how uneasy most people are around needles and blood. This requires a phlebotomist to be able to calm patients and to be both an effective communicator and a good listener. A phlebotomist also must be able to use a computer, as well as other high-tech devices.

WHERE THEY WORK
Phlebotomists typically work in hospitals, commercial laboratories, physician offices, blood banks, pharmaceutical firms, home health agencies, insurance companies, research institutions, and public health clinics.

COURSE DESCRIPTION
The phlebotomy training course at Kettering College is a eight-week program designed to provide the student with basic understanding of phlebotomy and EKG technology through a combination of 21 classroom hours and approximately 32 hours of clinical experience. Classes meet for three hours at a time, one evening a week for eight weeks. Students should be prepared to perform venipunctures and EKGs on each other during scheduled class times.

Upon successful mastery of the course content, a certificate of completion from Kettering College of Medical Arts will be awarded.

SUBJECTS COVERED
• Health care delivery system
• Infection control and safety
• Ethics
• Basic anatomy and physiology
• Performing venipuncture and capillary puncture
• Specimen collection
• Various collection equipment
• Professionalism
• Specimen transport and processing
• Quality assurance
• EKG - use of equipment and wave form

CLINICAL EXTERNSHIP
Students MUST be able to do clinicals between 4:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. for four consecutive days — Monday through Thursday, or Tuesday through Friday — starting after the third week of the evening class. Clinical sites are the following Kettering Medical Center Network facilities: Kettering Memorial Hospital, Kettering Medical Center - Sycamore, Grandview Medical Center, and Southview Hospital.

IMMUNIZATIONS REQUIRED FOR THE COURSE
Students must provide documentation of the following immunizations before applying:

HEPATITIS B SERIES
Students must have the first and second Hepatitis B immunizations. (Hepatitis B is a three-part immunization.)

MMR
(measles, rubeola, mumps, rubella)
Students must show proof of at least two MMR immunizations during their lifetime and/or provide lab results that show proof of immunity.

YEARLY TWO -STEP PPD
(tuberculosis skin test – 2 shots)
Students must show evidence of a negative PPD (tuberculosis) test within the past year. If you have a history of positive PPD test, you must show a negative chest x-ray within the past six months.

For information regarding program dates, please contact the Kettering College Extension Division at (937) 298-3399 ext. 55636.