Allied Health Education - Phlebotomy Technician Certificate of Completion

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 5.0 Credits
AHE 143 - Phlebotomy Technician: Clinical Externship 4.0 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 course of AHE 115 (American Heart Association BLS certification) to enroll in AHE 143.
Students with limited computer skills are encouraged to consider taking BSTEC 129 - PC Basics.
Participation in externship classes requires documentation of current vaccinations, TB status, and criminal background status prior to registering for those classes. Students are advised that clinical placement may be denied if vaccination records and CPR are not current or if there is a criminal history that the facility considers unacceptable.
All students are required to set up an account with CastleBranch (www.castlebranch.com, package code “EE78”) to store vaccination 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 may 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 of Completion General Information

This certificate of completion (COC) is awarded upon completion of the required number of courses. Students are required to maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or S grades in all college level courses in order to earn this COC. Certain certificates may require a higher cumulative grade point average as dictated by industry standards. All credits for this COC must be earned at Edmonds College.

Certificates of completion (COCs) are not eligible for financial aid; however, some COCs may be eligible for veteran’s benefits. If you are interested in this COC, please talk to your faculty advisor or an academic advisor in student services.

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.

College Resources

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

Internal Coding

PLAN/STACK - PHLPTC01
TC - 9
CIP - 511009
Last revised - 2024/02/02