WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — A Clinical Phlebotomy course will be offered this fall in the Klump Academic Center on Pennsylvania College of Technology’s main campus.
The program — Mondays and Tuesdays from Nov. 11 to Dec. 17 — will provide instruction in how to collect blood samples using venipuncture and capillary puncture procedures. The first eight classes (Nov. 11-12, Nov. 18-19, Nov. 25-26 and Dec. 2-3) are from 6 to 9 p.m.; the final four (Dec. 9-10 and Dec. 16-17) will be from 6 to 10 p.m.
The course also will include how to properly and safely use needles, lancets and butterflies to collect the samples, as well as the different types of collection tubes to use for the appropriate tests. Basic specimen preparation, patient interactions and confidentiality issues also will be addressed.
The course combines a classroom phase of 40 hours of instruction, followed by a 40-hour externship that provides live blood-draw experience prior to sitting for a certification exam by the National Healthcareer Association.
The objective is to prepare students to seek employment as entry-level phlebotomists. Those successfully completing the course will be issued a certificate and be eligible to sit for certification.
For more information about the application process and admission requirements, contact Penn College’s Workforce Development office by calling 570-327-4775 or emailing Lisa R. Fries, workforce development assistant, at lrf7@pct.edu.
Interested participants can register directly at www.pct.edu/phlebotomy.