Phlebotomy

This training equips students with the skills to draw blood specimens from patients for testing and analysis. A phlebotomist’s responsibilities include maintaining blood collection equipment, communicating effectively with patients, selecting venipuncture sites, handling blood specimens with care, entering test data into the computer, and performing clerical tasks related to record-keeping. The course includes both theoretical instruction and hands-on clinical experience, which takes place in hospitals, outpatient clinics, and central processing areas.

Important: Students will practice venipuncture, which involves both performing needle sticks on others and receiving them.

For more information please contact Billie Jo Juice-Stepto (bjuice-stepto@forsythtech.edu) or Aida Buljina (abuljina@forsythtech.edu)

To see if you qualify for a scholarship, please contact Michael Glontz at 336-757-3701 or mglontz@forsythtech.edu.

Courses are typically scheduled to begin in March and October each year.

The first step in the enrollment process is to purchase an account through a compliance tracking system (Complio) at http://forsythtechcompliance.com/ . Create a new account and follow the instructions to purchase a package for the Phlebotomy program. A direct helpline and video tutorials are available on the site to assist you.

The cost of this account is $95. The account will include a background check, 12-panel drug screen, as well as access to an online storage platform, where you will upload required documentation. Please be sure to make sure that the course schedule will work with your schedule before purchasing the compliance package.

Program enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis. Students MUST complete the required steps of the compliance package before they are eligible to register. The total number of seats available is dependent on available clinical space. Purchasing the compliance package from Complio DOES NOT guarantee your seat in a particular class.

Before you can register for the course, you must first complete a compliance package through American DataBank. Once the requirements of the compliance package are met, you will be notified about course registration instructions.

Items required to complete the compliance package:

• Current AHA (American Heart Association) Basic Life Support
• Completed Student Medical Form
• Background Check and Drug Screen
• MMR vaccine (2 doses) OR positive titer
• Varicella vaccine (2 doses) OR positive titer
• Hepatitis B (3 doses) OR positive titer OR signed declination form
• Tdap
• TB skin test (2-step) OR IGRA test
• Influenza vaccine (October class only)

Please download the Phlebotomy Program information sheet for estimated costs, additional information, a sample course schedule, and the student medical form.