Phlebotomist
Competency-based
ONET: 31-9097.00
1
Years
16
Skills
Classroom instruction topics
- Phlebotomy
- Phlebotomy Clinical
- Phlebotomy Exam Review
On-the-job training
- Dispose of biomedical waste in accordance with standards.
- Dispose of contaminated sharps, in accordance with applicable laws, standards, and policies.
- Dispose of blood or other biohazard fluids or tissue, in accordance with applicable laws, standards, or policies.
- Clean medical equipment.
- Organize or clean blood-drawing trays, ensuring that all instruments are sterile and all needles, syringes, or related items are of first-time use.
- Prepare medical instruments or equipment for use.
- Organize or clean blood-drawing trays, ensuring that all instruments are sterile and all needles, syringes, or related items are of first-time use.
- Collect biological specimens from patients.
- Draw blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe, or butterfly venipuncture methods.
- Collect specimens at specific time intervals for tests, such as those assessing therapeutic drug levels.
- Draw blood from capillaries by dermal puncture, such as heel or finger stick methods.
- Collect fluid using appropriate collection procedures.
- Give medications or immunizations.
- Administer subcutaneous or intramuscular injects, in accordance with licensing restrictions.
- Conduct diagnostic tests to determine patient health.
- Conduct standards tests, such blood culture and glucose screening
- Conduct tests to ensure donor iron levels are normal.
- Maintain medical records.
- Enter patient, specimen, insurance, or billing information into computer.
- Monitor patients to detect health problems.
- Monitor blood during and after procedures to ensure health, safety, and comfort.
- Maintain medical equipment or instruments.
- Calibrate or maintain machines, such as those for centrifuge
- Explain technical medical information to patients.
- Explain fluid or tissue collection procedures to patients.
- Teach medical procedures to healthcare personnel.
- Train other medical personnel in phlebotomy or laboratory techniques.
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