Allied Health Education - Phlebotomy Technician Certificate of Completion

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Program Description The Phlebotomy Technician Certificate of Completion prepares the participants to perform venipunctures. Successful participants are eligible for national certification through the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) and certification as a Medical Assistant - P in Washington state. This certificate of completion requires successful completion of a minimum of 9 credits as outlined.

Advising Note This program requirement sheet is not a substitute for meeting with an academic advisor. Meeting the requirements to graduate with an Edmonds College certificate or degree is ultimately the responsibility of the student.

Program Requirements (9 credits)

OUTCOMES:

Function as a member of the health care team to provide basic patient care.
Perform duties safely and effectively within their scope of practice as a phlebotomy technician.

AHE 141 - Phlebotomy Technician 5.00 Credits
AHE 143 - Phlebotomy Technician: Clinical Externship 4.00 Credits

Program Notes

The program code for this certificate is PHLPTC01. For financial aid, advising, and other reasons, students should work with their advisor to ensure that this code is properly recorded on their academic record.

SPECIAL NOTES:

Students are required to take prerequisite courses including AHE 110, AHE 116, HCA 104, and AHE 115 (American Heart Association BLS certification) to enroll in AHE 141.
Students with limited computer skills are encouraged to consider taking BSTEC 129 - PC Basics.
Participation in externship classes requires documentation of immunization (including COVID-19 with booster), TB, current CPR certification and criminal background status prior to registering for those classes. Students are advised that clinical placement may be denied by clinical facility if immunization records and CPR are not current or if there is a criminal history that the facility considers unacceptable.
All students will be required to set up an account with CastleBranch (www.castlebranch.com, package code “EE78”) to store immunization documentation and complete a criminal background check for a fee.
Students may be placed in a Clinical Placements Northwest (CPNW) consortium site, which requires an extra fee.
Students will be required to complete additional facility-specific onboarding documents. Failure to do so may result in denial of clinical placement.

The department advisors for this program are:
Cathy Dominguez | cathy.dominguez@edmonds.edu | 425.640.1242
Elizabeth Patterson | elizabeth.patterson@edmonds.edu | 425.640.1061

Department website: Allied Health Education | edmonds.edu/ahe

Certificate General Information

Credit/Grade Requirements A minimum of 30 credits or one-third of the required college-level (100-level or above) credits, whichever is less, must be earned at Edmonds College. Students are required to maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 in all college-level courses.

Program of Study Outcomes Student achievement is assessed in the general and program specific outcomes via the courses and course objectives that align with those outcomes. More information about program outcomes and course objectives can be found on the Using Program Requirement Sheets page.

Students Are Advised To:

Plan their schedule several quarters in advance in order to accommodate courses that are offered only once or twice a year;
Review the college catalog for required course prerequisites and include these in schedule planning; and
Communicate with an academic advisor and/or a faculty advisor.

Graduation Application A completed Graduation Application form must be submitted online by the 10th day of the quarter in which the student expects to graduate. Note: Applications for summer quarter are due by the 8th day of the quarter.

Common Course Numbering Please refer to www.edmonds.edu/ccn for more information.

College Resources

College Website | www.edmonds.edu
How to Enroll | www.edmonds.edu/es
Transfer Center | www.edmonds.edu/transfer
College Bookstore | https://edmonds.edu/bookstore
Advising Appointments | 425.640.1458

Internal Coding

PLAN/STACK - PHLPTC01
TC - 9
CIP - 511009
Last revised - 2023/04/26