Once you're trained as a phlebotomyst the one thing you'll have to do first is to get your certification. While certification is not mandatory in most states (only 4 are curently asking for it, including California), it will be hard to impossible to find a job without certification. You can become certified by taking a national exam with one of the certification institutions. This is a relatively simple and inexpesive proccess.
Once you have your certification is time to start looking for job oportunities.
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Prerequisites are usually just a high school diploma. Most states do not require phlebotomy so you can usually get on the job training.
Attend a Phlebotomy training program and learn to draw blood. A phlebotomist can be trained on the job, or complete a formal phlebotomy program, which typically last 4 to 8 months.
There are specific courses that you may have to take in order to be considered for this position, although I have heard that a lot of the training is done on the job itself.
Montana State University offers phlebotomy training
To get phlebotomy skills as an LPN you would need to find a job that had some on the job training or you could take a certified phlebotomy class.
Yes, there are many phlebotomy training programs. Check out http://www.allalliedhealthschools.com/faqs/phlebotomy-courses.
You can expect to pay about $850 for phlebotomy training
The best place in the LA area to get Phlebotomy training is at the Charles R. Drew University. They specialize in medical fields and you can see their phlebotomy training page at http://www.cdrewu.edu/admissions/certificate/phlebotomy.
When it is necessary to obtain phlebotomy training from a school, as opposed to on the job training, classes are usually offered at a community college, a business, vocational, or technical school. So it would be recommended to check with your local schools, of this type, to see if they offer the training that you need.
The best place to go for phlebotomy training classes is your local community college.
You can get phlebotomy training at many different technical schools such as Everest Institute. You can also find phlebotomy courses at your local community college.
Simply visit www.yellowpages.com. Provide the name " Phlebotomy Training" or "Phlebotomy School"in Greensboro, NC. Yellow pages will provide you with a list of "Phlebotomy schools in the Greensboro, NC area.