Occupation information for Phlebotomists District Of Columbia

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Typical education needed for entry: Postsecondary certificate

Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation: No work experience

Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation: No on-the-job training

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• Dispose of contaminated sharps, in accordance with applicable laws, standards, and policies.
• Organize or clean blood-drawing trays, ensuring that all instruments are sterile and all needles, syringes, or related items are of first-time use.
• Draw blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe, or butterfly venipuncture methods.
• Perform saline flushes or dispense anticoagulant drugs, such as Heparin, through intravenous (IV) lines, in accordance with licensing restrictions and under the direction of a medical doctor.
• Dispose of blood or other biohazard fluids or tissue, in accordance with applicable laws, standards, or policies.
• Conduct standards tests, such as blood alcohol, blood culture, oral glucose tolerance, glucose screening, blood smears, or peak and trough drug levels tests.
• Collect specimens at specific time intervals for tests, such as those assessing therapeutic drug levels.
• Administer subcutaneous or intramuscular injects, in accordance with licensing restrictions.
• Enter patient, specimen, insurance, or billing information into computer.
• Draw blood from capillaries by dermal puncture, such as heel or finger stick methods.

Tools:

• Anatomical human mannequins for medical education or training
• Blood collection needles
• Blood collection syringes
• Non vacuum blood collection tubes or containers
• Phlebotomy trays or accessories

Technology:

• Calendar and scheduling software
• Electronic mail software
• Medical software
• Office suite software
• Spreadsheet software

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