Phlebotomist (2036CBV1) Competency-Based

IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Registered 2024

Iowa (OA)

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Work Process Schedule

Work Process Content

On the Job Training

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Skills

Give medications or immunizations.

Administer subcutaneous or intramuscular injects, in accordance with licensing restrictions.
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.

Maintain medical records.

Enter patient, specimen, insurance, or billing information into computer.

Monitor patients to detect health problems.

Monitor blood or plasma donors during and after procedures to ensure health, safety, and comfort.

Transport biological or other medical materials.

Transport specimens or fluid samples from collection sites to laboratories.

Dispose of biomedical waste in accordance with standards.

Dispose of blood or other biohazard fluids or tissue, in accordance with applicable laws, standards, or policies.
Dispose of contaminated sharps, in accordance with applicable laws, standards, and 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.

Collect fluid or tissue samples, using appropriate collection procedures.
Draw blood from arteries, using arterial collection techniques.
Draw blood from capillaries by dermal puncture, such as heel or finger stick methods.
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.

Conduct diagnostic tests to determine patient health.

Conduct hemoglobin tests to ensure donor iron levels are normal.
Conduct standards tests, such as blood alcohol, blood culture, oral glucose tolerance, glucose screening, blood smears, or peak and trough drug levels tests.

Maintain medical equipment or instruments.