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After you receive a Phlebotomy Diploma from the Manhattan Institute, you will be able to work in hospitals, laboratories, medical or doctors' offices, home health agencies, research clinics, and blood banks. The demand for phlebotomist technicians is expected to rise as much as 20% in the next 10 years, making this field a very secure one in the medical industry.
The employment outlook for Phlebotomy Technician is a positive one. According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of clinical lab workers, including Phlebotomy Technicians, is expected to grow as the volume of laboratory tests increases with both population growth and the development of new types of tests. The largest increase is projected to be in independent medical laboratories. This is due to hospitals sending a larger amount of their lab work to outside facilities.
By earning your Phlebotomy certificate at The Manhattan Institute, you quickly get your foot in the door to this lucrative and prestigious medical field. Phlebotomy is often an excellent steppingstone to other positions available within the healthcare industry.
Below are some of the most commonly asked questions about our Phlebotomy Technician Training Program. Please call or email us if you have any questions, or would like additional information regarding our Phlebotomy Technician course.
A Phlebotomy Technician, also called a Phlebotomist, Phlebotomy Tech, Blood Drawer, Patient Care Technician, or Patient Care Aide, is an integral member of the health care team. The primary function of the Phlebotomy technician is to collect blood samples from patients by venipuncture or microtechniques. The Phlebotomy Technician facilitates the collection and transportation of laboratory specimens, and is often the patient’s only contact with the medical laboratory. A phlebotomy technician also draws blood for transfusions, donations and research.
Phlebotomy Technicians must like challenge and responsibility. They must be accurate, work well under pressure and communicate effectively. In addition, they must have an understanding of the health care environment. They are required to practice discretion and confidentiality at all times. They must be able to deal with patients and be able to calm patients. This is why we offer our students a well-rounded education which includes hands-on training as well as instruction on patient needs. Our training is your foundation for your career as a Phlebotomist, or in any crossover medical career you may pursue in the future.
Duties performed by a Phlebotomy Technician differ by doctor's office, hospital and laboratory:
A phlebotomy technician:
- Draws blood from patients or donors in hospitals, blood banks, clinics, doctor's offices, laboratories or similar facility for medical purposes
- Assembles equipment (such as needles, blood collection devices, gauze, tourniquet, cotton, and alcohol)
- Verifies or records identity of patient or donor
- Converses with patients to allay fear of procedure
- Applies tourniquet to arm, locates vein, swabs area with disinfectant, and inserts needle into vein to draw blood into collection tube. (May also prick finger instead of inserting needle.)
- Labels and stores blood container for processing
- May conduct interview, take vital signs and test blood samples to screen donors at a blood bank
- Analyzes information and make appropriate recommendations
In New York State there is no license, certification, special test or examination required when you complete your Phlebotomy Technician course. When you finish your Phlebotomy training, the Manhattan Institute will issue you a diploma from the school. This is what you will need when you pursue work as a Phlebotomy Technician.
Again, New York State does not require any certification. Many students confuse working as a Phlebotomy Technician, with working as a Certified Nurse Assistant. When someone finishes a Certified Nurse Assistant course, they are not a Nurse Assistant until they pass the New York State Certifying Examination. Upon completion of the certifying exam, they are then a Certified Nurse Assistant or Certified Nurse Aide. The New York State Education Department, or The New York State Department of Health does have any testing requirements for Phlebotomy Technicians.
This question is often asked by students. Phlebotomy is included in the education of some allied medical and nurse courses, which is not job specific to only phlebotomy. This includes: Medical assistant training, Laboratory technician class, Nurse technician, Multiskilled medical technician, and sometimes even in certified nurse assistant training. It is very hard to know what you have learned unless I see the curriculum for the course. There are schools that just discuss the phlebotomy procedure as part of their course. This, of course would not be proper training for a phlebotomy technician. I have also seen schools who give a complete education in phlebotomy. Students who graduate from such a school would have the knowledge to work as a phlebotomy technician.
It is important to have had enough training in drawing blood.
Below I have listed what a phlebotomy technician would be required to do in a hospital setting. I have listed the standard procedure for performing phlebotomy. Use it as your guide.
Again before considering if you are qualified as a phlebotomy technician, you should have experience in actual blood drawing using training arms and/or patients under supervision.
- First the phlebotomy technician must confirm the identity of the patient. Check armbands of all inpatients for name and medical record number. Ask outpatients for their name and date of birth.
- The phlebotomy technician must make sure that the name and medical record number on the laboratory requisition match the information on the armband and/or information provided by the patient.
- The phlebotomy technician will wash hands, using proper hand washing procedures.
- The phlebotomy technician will then put on gloves.
- Inspect the patient's arm. The phlebotomy technician then needs to select an appropriate venipuncture site.
- Place the tourniquet approximately 3" to 5" above the vein site. The phlebotomy technician will instruct the patient to extend his/her arm and open and close the fist a few times to engorge the veins for easier identification.
- Palpate the selected vein if necessary. The phlebotomy technician will then cleanse with alcohol or povidone-iodine prep pads. Allow the area to dry completely. A phlebotomy technician must never leave the tourniquet on the arm for more than 2 minutes without releasing.
- The phlebotomy technician will then prepare the Vacutainer® holder by aseptically screwing in the multisample needle into the holder. Use only holders that are equipped with a needle safety device.
- Firmly grasping the Vacutainer® holder with the dominant hand, puncture the vein at a 35° to 45° angle. As the needle enters the skin, lower the angle so that only the anterior wall of the vein is pierced. Push the Vacutainer® tube onto the needle in the holder. Maintain stability of the needle in the vein. Blood should immediately begin to fill the tube due to the vacuum action. Fill all tubes completely. When drawing multiple blood tests, it is important to draw the blood in a specific order to prevent contamination of subsequently drawn tubes by anticoagulants. The phlebotomy technician must know the required order of draw, which is:
- Blood culture
- Red top tube
- Gold top tube
- Light blue top tube
- Black top tube
- Green or tan top tube
- Royal blue EDTA Blood Bank tube (lavender band on tube)
- Lavender/purple top tube
- Gray top tube
- Yellow top ACD tube
- Yellow/black top IsolatorTM tube
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- The phlebotomy technician will remove the tube and replace it with a new tube as needed, keeping the needle steady and in the vein. Gently invert the collected tube of blood several times. DO NOT SHAKE.
- After the phlebotomy technician has collected all tubes, the phlebotomy technician will then release the tourniquet. Remove the Vacutainer® tube from the holder before removing the needle from the vein.
- Next the phlebotomy technician must press a sterile gauze pad over the venipuncture site and remove the needle. Hold the pad in place for 1-3 minutes until bleeding has stopped.
- After the bleeding has stopped, the phlebotomy technician will place a bandage over the site to prevent blood leakage.
- It is required that the phlebotomy technician immediately label all specimens with the patient's name and medical record number. Be sure that the name on the requisition and corresponding tube are spelled correctly.
- After labeling the specimens, the phlebotomy technician has to indicate the number and type of tubes drawn and the time of collection on the requisition. Sign the requisition with your name or phlebotomy identification code. Initial all Blood Bank tubes. (See specific instructions for collection of samples for Blood Bank at the end of this section.)
- It is then the responsibility of the phlebotomy technician to place all tubes in the approved specimen transport bag with the requisition and transport to the laboratory as soon as possible.
- Phlebotomy technicians must understand the care taken to handle all specimens optimally. Check the Alphabetical Listing of Tests for any special handling requirements (warm, iced, etc).
Yes, we have many out-of-state students pursue our medical billing and coding study at the Manhattan Institute. We do not charge out-of-state students higher tuition. All students pay the same price for their education. Although most of our students come from the tri-state area, and the five boroughs of New York City, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, Staten Island, and Manhattan, our Midtown New York City location makes it easy for students in the tri-State area - Long Island, Westchester, Upstate NY, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. We have had students from all over the United States study with us. In fact, we have had several students from different foreign countries. Our low tuition makes it a very good alternative. Many students combine study with a vacation. New York City is a great City to visit, and even a better one when you pursue an education at the Manhattan Institute.
No, the Manhattan Institute is not a College or University. We are a licensed and accredited Career School. College and Universities are designed to give long training and a degree. Students enroll with us because they are not interested in going to a College. A College or University offers a program two to four years. Our classes are short, most are under two months.
No, Adult Education offered at Colleges and Universities offer a certificate program. Their course has not gone through the same State or Federal Accreditation procedures as the Manhattan Institute. A College will offer courses, which have been traditionally taught at Career Schools as a way to raise revenue, with no Federal or State supervision.
We are better at what we do. We only teach Vocational education. A college or university lists career school programs under "adult education" and they give you a certificate, not a diploma. The Manhattan Institute is authorized by the State Education Department to issue a diploma to all our graduates. Many College and Universities even "farm" this adult education to a third party who rents space. Students think that the College has authority over the course, but in reality they do not.
Yes, we have many foreign students who choose to study at the Manhattan Institute. We do not charge foreign students higher tuition. All students pay the same price for their education. Although most of our students come from the United States of America, we do have many foreign students who enroll every year. The Manhattan Institute is a New York State licensed and Nationally accredited school, so you can feel confident that our diploma will be recognized when you return to your country and pursue your chosen career.
Our New York City location gives our foreign students a wonderful opportunity to take in all the culture and wonders Manhattan has to offer, while pursuing there education. Our low tuition makes it a very good alternative. Many students combine study with a vacation. New York City is a great City to visit, and even a better one when you study at the Manhattan Institute.
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