This program prepares individuals to obtain blood and other specimens for the purpose of laboratory analysis. Coursework includes proper specimen collection and handling, communication skills, and maintaining patient data. Graduates may qualify for employment in hospitals, clinics, physicians' offices, and other healthcare settings and may be eligible for national certification as phlebotomy technicians.
Once enrolled in the phlebotomy course, the phlebotomy instructor will provide each student with the information about uniforms, immunizations, and clinical criteria. All students must pass PBT 100 and PBT 101 with a grade of 80 or higher.
Admission Requirements
- Application to the College and NC Residency
Post-Provisional Acceptance Requirements
The following must be completed to satisfy acceptance requirements:
- Must be 18 years of age prior to the first day of clinical
- Complete CCC Health Sciences Medical Form
- Criminal background check and 12-panel drug screen obtained through a secure compliance tracking database
- The following immunizations are required (more information will be provided during orientation):
- Complete 2-Step TB Test or IGRA
- Hepatitis B
- Influenza (required between 9/1 - 10/31) or of current influenza season
- Varicella
- Td or TDaP
- MMR
- Comply with the Technical Standards outlined for the program
- Highly recommended for all students to have health insurance
- Students must come to class every day wearing their uniform and student ID (Replacement ID Cost $5.00)
Essential Functions and Technical Standards
Purpose Statement
The following standards reflect reasonable expectations of students. In adopting these standards, the program is mindful of the patient’s right to safe and high-quality healthcare by students. The student must be able to apply the knowledge and skills necessary to function in a broad variety of clinical situations while providing high-quality patient care. These standards reflect what may be required for employment of the entry-level professional.
It is important that students who are admitted possess cognitive and critical thinking skills, interpersonal skills, behavioral skills, physical skills, and communication skills necessary to practice in the field. Reasonable accommodations for students with documented disabilities will be considered on an individual basis, but each student must be able to independently perform all performance standards demanded by the clinical site and the College. Accommodations will be provided in accordance with Disabilities Services at Cleveland Community College. The following abilities/skills are required, with or without accommodations. Students must meet the following technical standards and maintain satisfactory demonstration of these standards for progression throughout the program. Students unable to meet these technical standards will not be able to complete the program. The examples used are not all-inclusive.|
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Examples of Technical Standard Found in the Program and Related to Industry |
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Cognitive Ability/Critical Thinking Skills |
Demonstrate ability in reading and comprehension and use them together to demonstrate critical thinking skills and clinical reasoning. |
Read and document data. Operate various healthcare equipment, including blood pressure monitoring; follow procedures for venipuncture and modify approach if a method does not work for the patient. |
| Demonstrate a professional manner and insight into the communication process. |
Identify and immediately report changes in patient health status conditions that endanger patients, and evaluate patient complaints. |
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| Critical thinking abilities sufficient to demonstrate rational judgment, organize tasks and responsibilities, make logical decisions, analyze data and reports, recognize potentially hazardous materials, infectious biological specimens, equipment, and situations and proceed safely. | Incorporate knowledge from lecture, laboratory and clinical experience to provide safe and efficient care for each patient. | |
| Collect, analyze, and integrate information and knowledge to make clinical judgments and manage decisions that promote positive patient outcomes. | Ability to apply knowledge gained in the classroom and lab accurately, consistently, and independently. Ability to problem solve in non-emergent and emergency situations. |
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Physical |
Tactile Skills: Sense of touch sufficient to perform physical assessment and functions. |
Seize, hold, grasp, and turn with hands; don gloves. |
| Fine Motor Skills: Perform psychomotor skills integral to patient services. | Safely dispose of needles in sharps containers. Manipulate small equipment and containers, such as syringes, needles, vials, ampules, and pipettes. |
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Mobility/Motor Skills: Possess skills sufficient to move from room to room and maneuver in small spaces. Be able to lift and carry or push up to 50 pounds to waist level without assistance. |
Demonstrate adequate coordination. |
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Auditory Skills: Hearing ability (with corrective devices as needed) to monitor and respond to the patient and the healthcare team. |
Hear instructions. |
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Visual Skills: Visual ability (with corrective devices as needed) to monitor and assess patient care needs, performance of patient care procedures, and maintenance and compliance with environmental safety. |
Accurately identify patients. |
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Behavioral Skills |
Possess the emotional stability to function effectively under stress and to adapt to an environment that may change rapidly, without warning, and/or in unpredictable ways. |
Accept criticism and respond appropriately. Tolerate physically taxing workloads.Function effectively under stress. Demonstrate caring, compassion, patience, and empathy, especially with a difficult stick. Demonstrate flexibility, compassion, integrity, and self-motivation. Ability to work as a team member. Take responsibility for own actions and self-report errors or omissions. Present a professional appearance. |
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Interpersonal Skills |
Ability to interact with individuals, families, and groups from a variety of social, emotional, cultural, and intellectual backgrounds. |
Demonstrate respect for the patient, their privacy, and family members. Develop and maintain effective, mature and sensitive professional relationships with other members of the healthcare team. Establish rapport with patients, families and colleagues. |
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Communication Skills |
Ability to communicate effectively in the classroom, laboratory, and all clinical settings with patients, families and members of the health care team. Students must be able to speak and converse with all persons across the lifespan. |
Read, comprehend, and write legibly in the English language. |
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Occupational Exposure |
Healthcare is often delivered in high-stress areas, requiring management of multiple roles and duties simultaneously. The student must possess the ability to protect self and others by implementing appropriate precautions due to possible exposure to radiation, communicable disease and/or body fluids, toxic substances, or other hazards. |
Exposure to blood and body fluids and communicable and infectious diseases, requiring the wearing of personal protective equipment, i.e., masks, goggles, and gloves. |
Estimated Total Cost for Program
| Fee Description | Cost |
| Tuition (PBT Courses Only) | $822.00 |
| Program Fees | $24.00 |
| Background, Drug Screen, & Immunization Tracker | $135.00 |
| Health Science Fee (Uniforms included) | $200.00 |
| Malpractice Insurance | $16.00 |
| Textbooks | $81.00 |
| Pinning Fee | $30.00 |
| Estimated Total | $1308.00 |