STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 1. Define the role of the Phlebotomist and Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) in the full scope of the patient and healthcare team

 2. Apply OSHA safety standards at all times

 3. Identify pre-analytical conditions that affect biological specimens and assess their suitability for analysis

 4. Select, assemble and prepare venipuncture equipment when presented with a clinical situation.

 5. Explain and perform the following techniques using common and appropriate hematology terminology for:

      A. dermal punctures

      B. manual hematocrit

      C. peripheral smear preparation

      D. erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)

      E. reticulocyte preparation

      F. hematology analyzer operation

 6. Demonstrate fulfillment of quality control standards within the required deviation during  operation and maintenance of hematology analyzers

 7. Assess Complete Blood Count (CBC) and Scatterplot results for acceptability

 8. Identify critical or abnormal values of hematology tests

 9. Describe the functions of the circulatory system and identify the arteries, veins and nerves present in the area of venipuncture sites

 10. Perform and document the following tasks:

      A. analyze  CBCs

      B. perform manual differentials on normal smears

      C. prepare  acceptable peripheral blood smears

      D. perform manual hematocrits

      E. perform  manual ESR

      F. perform successful venipunctures

      G. obtain blood from fingersticks

 11. Define common medical and laboratory terms and abbreviations for effective communication

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I.       Introduction to Medical Laboratory Technology and Phlebotomy

 II.      Medical Ethics

 III.     Safety (OSHA) and Infection Control

 IV.      Biohazard waste disposal

 V.       Basic Metric System

 VI.      Parts of a Microscope and Microscope use

 VI.      Circulatory System

 VII      Blood components

 VIII.    Blood collection

 IX.      Specimen identification

 X.       Specimen collection, specimen integrity, specimen handling

 XI.      WBC

 XII.     RBC

 XIII.    Platelets

 XIV.     Blood slide preparation and staining

 XV.      Hemoglobin and Hematocrit

 XVI.     Hematology Instrument Operation

 XVII.    Reading Instrument Printouts

 XVIII.   Point of Care Testing and Dermal Punctures

 XIX.     ESR

 XX.      Reticulocyte

 XXI.     Quality Assessment