Phlebotomists receive specialized training and certification to draw blood and handle specimens.
Phlebotomy training prepares students for a career in collecting human specimens for laboratory examination. Phlebotomists interact with patients, draw blood and prepare specimens for examination. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects faster-than-average job growth; those considering a career in phlebotomy must undergo specialized training. There are several schools in the Fresno area that offer phlebotomy courses; graduates are eligible to take the examination to become certified by the California Department of Health Services.
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts offers a ten week phlebotomy technician course designed to accommodate students planning to work in a hospital, clinic, laboratory or public health department. The course is offered every two months at the Fresno campus. The class meets for 4 hours twice a week and combines 40 hours of classrooms learning with 40 hours of hands-on experience during a clinical externship. Classes cover topics such as quality assurance, anatomy, specimen collection, medical terminology and venipuncture technique. Successful completion of the externship is contingent upon successfully accomplishing 10 skin punctures and 50 venipunctures. To be considered for admission to the program candidates must be a high school graduate or have a GED, be 18 years old or older, successfully undergo an SLE (Scholastic Level Exam), pay all fees and complete all enrollment paperwork. Graduates are eligible to become certified as a level 1 phlebotomist technician.
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts
Fresno Campus
2984 North Maroa Ave.
Fresno CA 93704
559-222-1903
gurnick.edu
Fresno City College Training Institute
FCCTI (Fresno City College Training Institute) offers a phlebotomist training program that combines 48 hours of theory and classroom time with one 120 hours of hands-on clinical experience. Topics include infection control, collection devices, collection safety, blood withdrawal and preparing specimens for laboratory processing. Successful completion of clinical experience is contingent upon successfully completing 25 skin punctures, 100 venipunctures and 5 arterial observations. To register for the course, applicants must possess a high school diploma or its equivalent, have all required immunizations and insurance, attend orientation, purchase scrubs and books, submit proof of CPR/BLS certification and submit to a criminal background check. The course is offered several times each year.
Fresno City College Training Institute
1901 East Shields Ave., Suite 250
Fresno, CA 93726
559-256-0188
fccti.com
College of the Sequoias
College of the Sequoias is located approximately 44 miles southeast of Fresno, in Visalia, California. The college offers a phlebotomy technician certification program that can be completed during the course of one semester. Graduates of the program are eligible to take the California Department of Health Services examination for state certification. The course covers topics such as basic/advanced phlebotomy, puncture techniques and clinical practice.
College of the Sequoias
915 South Mooney Boulevard
Visalia, CA 93277
559-730-3700
cos.edu
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