TRAITS

for Success

good people skills

work well under pressure

patient and sensitive

excellent manual dexterity
 
s part of the laboratory team, phlebotomists collect and
process blood to be analyzed.  They have a great deal of
patient contact and help calm nervous patients before
beginning the blood collection process.  Their education and
experience help them to draw blood with the least possible
anxiety and discomfort to the patient.  Because they risk exposure
to diseases, phlebotomists are trained in laboratory safety and
careful collection of blood.  Phlebotomists are usually supervised

by a medical technologists.

 
Average Starting Salary $21,673
 
Work Environment
Blood donation centers
Clinics
Home health agencies
Hospitals
Insurance companies
Pheresis (blood separation) centers
Physicians' offices
Public health departments
Reference laboratories
 
Academic Requirements
A high school diploma or equivalent
is required.  Training can be obtained
through one-year, on-the-job instruction
or through a formal phlebotomy
program, which lasts several months.
 
Licensure, Certification and
Registration
Licensure is not required in Georgia
Certification is available from the
American Society for Clinical Pathology,
the American Society of Phlebotomy
Technicians, and the National
Credentialing Agency for Laboratory
Personnel.
 
 
Professional Organizations
American Medical Technologists
(847) 823-5169
www.amt1.com
 
American Society for Clinical
  Laboratory Science
(301) 657-2768
www.ascls.org
 
American Society of Phlebotomy
   Technicians
(828) 294-0078
www.aspt.org
 
National Phlebotomy Association
(301) 386-4200
www.nationalphlebotomy.org
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
Certificate DeKalb Technical College Sandersville Technical College
Appalachian Technical College East Central Technical College Savannah River College
Athens Technical College Flint River Technical College Savannah Technical College
Atlanta Technical College Georgia Perimeter College South Georgia Technical College
Augusta Technical College Griffin Technical College Southeastern Technical College
Bainbridge College Lanier Technical College Southwest Georgia Technical College
Central Georgia Technical College Middle Georgia Technical College Swainsboro Technical College
Chattahoochee Technical College North Georgia Technical College Valdosta Technical College
Columbus Technical College North Metro Technical College West Central Technical College
Coosa Valley Technical College Northwestern Technical College West Georgia Technical College
Dalton State College Ogeechee Technical College  
Darton College Okefenokee Technical College  
 
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