Phlebotomy

Department: Health Occupations

St. Charles Community College Health Occupations Program offers a phlebotomy course for students interested in entry-level positions as phlebotomists. Students receive a certificate upon successful completion of the course.

Dates: Due to COVID restrictions limiting clinical internship availability, we will not be offering this class in Fall 2020. Please check back in October for possible Spring 2021 options.

• Online Class: TBA
• Mandatory On-Campus Lab Days: TBA
• Clinical Internship: TBA, hours vary

Registration Deadline: TBA

Tuition: $560 (class), $210 (clinical internship)

Book: "Phlebotomy Worktext and Procedures Manual," 4th Edition (ISBN-13 9780323279406)

This course prepares students for entry-level positions as phlebotomists in hospitals, clinical labs and physician offices. With practical experience obtained at a clinical partner facility, students learn to draw blood using various techniques in micro-collection and gain experience in specimen collection, transport, reporting and recording of patient data. There are 120 clinical hours required in addition to the online coursework and mandatory lab days.

NOTE: While the college does not offer the national certification exam on campus, our curriculum prepares anyone to sit for the exam.

Classroom Instruction/Mandatory Lab

The classroom instruction for this course will include online work (done at home on your personal computer) and mandatory on-campus lab days (see dates above). Students will be required to complete weekly coursework and assignments via Canvas (St. Charles Community College's instructional website) and be present and participate in labs held at the Nursing & Allied Health Center.

Registration Requirements

Registration is done in the Nursing & Allied Health Office (#1 Academy Place, Dardenne Prairie, MO 63368). Office hours are typically 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. These hours may vary on certain days so please call to confirm.

Please bring the following items when you come in to register (click the links below for more information)–

• Copy of high school diploma or GED/HiSET certificate.
• Copy of results from your Family Care Safety Registry Background Screening
• Copy of 1st step of 2-Step TB Test (please click link to read specific instructions)
• Tuition.

Clinical

Typically schedules are full shifts (6-8 hours) between 6 a.m.-6 p.m. (some limited evening and weekend clinicals are available). All clinical rotations will require weekday hours (Mon.-Fri.). Hours will be coordinated by instructor.

The 120 clinical hours provide students the means to accomplish the required venipuncture's in order to complete the Phlebotomy program at SCC and seek out certification (if desired).

Prior to beginning their clinical hours, students will be required to complete and pass a urine drug screening (done at a facility designated by SCC) and provide the additional required immunizations and paperwork.

Registration Requirements

Registration is done in the Nursing & Allied Health Office (#1 Academy Place, Dardenne Prairie, MO 63368). Office hours are typically 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. These hours may vary on certain days so please call to confirm.

Please bring the following items when you come in to register –

• Copy of 2nd step of 2-step TB test (please click link to read specific instructions)
• Copy of MMR Vaccine
• Copy of Hepatitis B Vaccine
• Copy of seasonal 2018/2019 flu vaccine (usually available beginning in October)
• Tuition.

This is a non-credit, certificate course. Tuition is due at time of registration and is non-refundable and non-transferable.

Salary Outlook

In the state of Missouri, phlebotomists earn a mean average of $31,630 per year. 
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, earnings increase significantly as a worker’s degree of education rises.

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