PART-TIME ADULT CLASSES • 20 HOURS OF TRAINING PER WEEK • 225 Hours Total
Phlebotomy Technicians draw blood from patients, maintain lab equipment, and care for patients. This is a great opportunity to get into the healthcare field quickly. JRTI’s Phlebotomy Technician program will prepare you to work in a variety of healthcare facilities as an important member of a clinical laboratory team. You will learn how to perform venipunctures to collect blood from patients for testing, transfusions, and blood donations. Fast-track your career as a certified phlebotomist by enrolling today!
The program combines classroom, laboratory and work-site learning components to ensure that each student achieves entry-level competencies. Students practice in a variety of settings as chosen by the instructor. Students completing this program will be eligible to sit for national certification as a Phlebotomy Technician through NHA.
Classes for this program are four hours per day and are offered in the morning and evening. When you apply, choose either the day class (9:00 AM to 1:00 PM) or evening class (5:00 PM to 9:00 PM).
Curriculum
The curriculum is divided into four (4) marking periods. Classes include:
Teaching Methods
- Lectures and note-taking
- Homework Assignments
- Technical Skills Practice
- Demonstrations
- Teamwork Assignments
- Written Exams & Quizzes
Grading and Evaluation
- Daily attendance and participation in class activities, exams, quizzes, skills labs, assignments and clinical internship will each be given a numerical grade. Students who do not complete the required number of classroom and/or clinical hours will not be eligible for certification!
- Each course must be completed with a score of 80% or above in order to advance to the next course in the program.
- Participation in skills labs is required. Students must demonstrate competence in assigned skills and will receive a numerical grade upon completion of each skill.
- Incomplete work will not be accepted. Late work will be lowered by one letter grade for each day that the assignment is late.
- If you score below 75% on any examination, you will be encouraged to repeat the exam.
- When the instructor observes cheating on the part of the student, the case shall be handled in accordance with the following procedures:
- The instructor has the authority to give the student the grade of “F” on the assignment involved in the cheating or a grade of “F” in the course.
- The instructor will submit to the principal, within three (3) days from the time the cheating occurred, a written report, along with the physical evidence, stating the facts of the case and the action taken by the instructor.
- The instructor has the authority to make beneficial changes in assignments and point values for the assignments as situations throughout the course may change.
GRADING SCALE:
90 – 100 A
80 – 89 B
70 – 79 C
60 – 69 D
0-59 F
Opportunities
Employment
- Hospitals
- Clinics
- Laboratories
- Donation Centers
Cost
JRTI is a public school. That means that our adult prep programs are very affordable.
| Tuition | National Testing Fee and Study Material | Textbook | CPR |
| $2,200 | $213 | $78 | $50 |
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Admissions Procedure
Do you meet the prerequisites?
- High School Diploma or GED
- Vaccination for Hepatitis B, MMR & Varicella
- Negative TB screen
- Clear Background Check
- Negative Drug Screen
What to do next
- Fill out an application online. The registration fee will be deferred until you have been accepted into the program.
- Meet with the instructor for an interview. You can contact the instructor, Jan Roberts, at jan.roberts@k12.wv.us.
Final steps
- The instructor will contact you to inform you if you have met the requirements and have been accepted into the program.
- If you have been accepted, you will need to pay the registration fee to reserve your seat in the program.