Phlebotomy Certificate

Medical Laboratory Technology

PHLEBOTOMY CERTIFICATE

Phlebotomy is a well-defined skill involving the collection of blood for diagnostic testing.  The term phlebotomist a applied to an individual trained to perform phlebotomy procedures.  This certificate may prove useful for a number of health professionals, including nurses.  Phlebotomy has become a fast-growing health care occupation and is considered a profession with a standardized educational curriculum and accepted routes for national certification.  Health care facilities find it advantageous to require national certification of their phlebotomists to satisfy requirements by federal and state agencies.  For more information about certification, contact the MLT chairperson, Lynne L. Steele, (847) 635-1889. 

10 Semester Credit Hours; Curriculum: 0281

Health Career curricula are governed by specific objectives, rules and regulations formulated by the College, accrediting bodies and participating clinical facilities. Students should familiarize themselves with these standards. Students should also be aware that failure to maintain satisfactory progress in technical courses may significantly delay completion of the curriculum or may result in a request for the student to withdraw from the curriculum. Each student's right to participation in the clinical portion of the curriculum is also contingent upon compliance with the rules of the clinical facility. The clinical facility has sole discretion to determine when its rules have been violated.

Clinical placement may require a health assessment, certain immunizations, substance abuse testing, criminal background check, specific skill certification (i.e., CPR) and health insurance. The requirements represent an additional progream cost to the student.

This is a limited enrollment program.