Phlebotomy Technician

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Description

This program is aimed at training candidates for the job of a Phlebotomy Technician, in the Healthcare Sector/Industry and aims at building the following key competencies amongst the learner.

Requirements

Eligibility criteria: Std. 12th passed and above (preferably with Science)

Phlebotomy Technician

Module-1: Introduction to Healthcare Systems & Laboratory Services

Basic Understanding of Healthcare Service Providers (primary, secondary & tertiary)

Basic Understanding of Hospital Functions

Basic Understanding of Diagnostic Centers and Medical Laboratory Facilities

Understanding of Laboratory facilities at different level (National / State / District)

Module-2: Role of the Phlebotomy Technician

To develop broad understanding of the Role of PBT

To identify Laboratory maintenance needs to be taken care by PBT

To develop Understanding of Patient Comforts and Safety

To develop understanding of Laboratory Test Results

To exhibit Ethical Behavior

Module-3: Structure and Function of Human Body

Basic understanding of organization of body cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, membranes and glands in human body

Understanding basic unit of body - Cell

Understanding different types of tissues

Understanding different types of organ systems.

Understanding different types of body fluids, secretions and excretions

Understanding different parts of body

Understanding Endocrine system in human body

Understanding cardiovascular system and blood vessels in human body

Understanding musculo-skeletal system in human body

Describe Digestive System in human body

Describe Respiratory system in human body

Describe Urinary System in human body

Describe Nervous System in human body

Describe Integumentary system and Lymphatic system

Module-4: Basic Sensitization to Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry

Elementary knowledge of inorganic chemistry

Elementary knowledge of organic chemistry

Elementary knowledge of Physical Chemistry

Elementary knowledge of analytical chemistry

Understand process of Urine analysis

Understand Process of Stool Analysis

Module-5: Introduction to Laboratory related Medical Terminology

Understand appropriate use of laboratory related medical terminology in daily activities with colleagues, patients and family

Module-6: Bio Medical Waste Management

To gain understanding of importance of proper and safe disposal of bio-medical waste & treatment

To gain understanding of categories of biomedical waste

To learn about disposal of bio-medical waste – colour coding, types of containers, transportation of waste, etc.

To gain broad understanding of standards for bio-medical waste disposal

To gain broad understanding of means of biomedical waste treatment

Module-7: Basic Sensitization to Haematology and Clinical Pathology

Understand blood and collection of blood sample in detail

Understand Haemoglobin (Hb)in detail

Understand reticulocytes in detail

Understand red blood cells in detail

Understand White blood cells in detail

Understand Haemostasis & Coagulation Mechanism and testing in brief

Understand Detailed Examination of Sputum

Understand Detailed Examination of Semen

Understand Detailed Examination of CSF and Other Body Fluids Like PleuralFluid, Pericardial Fluid, Peritoneal Fluid, Synovial Fluid,Ascitic Fluid

Module-8: Pre-analytical Laboratory Testing Process

To gain broad understanding of different types of samples to be taken in medical laboratory

To gain broad understanding about Sample Handling

To gain broad understanding of different equipment useful for blood sample collection.

To gain broad understanding of correct method of interpretation of test request forms.

To gain broad understanding of correct method of Preparation of an appropriate site for obtaining blood samples.

To gain broad understanding of correct method of drawing blood specimens from patients

To gain broad understanding of correct method of preparation and labelling of the blood sample for test, procedures and identification purposes

To gain broad understanding of correct method of assisting the patient before, during and after collection of the blood specimen

To gain broad understanding on collection method of samples other than blood samples

To gain broad understanding of correct procedure of sample transportation

Module-9: Infection control and prevention

Understand practices to curb infection

Understand hospital borne infections

Understand prevention and treatment of needle stick injury

Understand management of blood and body substance spills in the health caresetting

Module-10: Personnel Hygiene

To develop understanding of the concept of Healthy Living

To develop understanding & procedures of Hand Hygiene

To develop techniques of Grooming

To be equipped with Techniques of Use of PPE

To be vaccinated against common infectious diseases

Module-11: Safety & First Aid

To develop understanding and precautions to ensure Patient's Safety

To develop understanding and precautions to ensure Patients Safety

To develop basic understanding and precautions to ensure sample preservation while transporting

Describe common emergency conditions and what to do in medical emergencies

Describe basics of first aid

To develop understanding and precautions to ensure self-safety

Module-12: Basic Sensitization to Bacteriology, Histopathology, Cytopathology, Immunology, Serology and Blood Banking

Brief introduction of histopathology

Brief introduction of cytology and cytopathology

Brief introduction of Microbiology

Brief introduction of Immunology and Serology

Brief introduction of Immuno- hematology

Module-13: Observing, Reporting & Documentation

Describe quality assurance process during report delivery

Module-14: Professional Behavior in Healthcare Setting

Understanding the importance of verbally informing the person in authority

Understand guidelines for documentation

Understand uses and importance of records in laboratory set up

Understand essential requirement of records

Understand abbreviations and symbols

Enter, transcribe, record, store, or maintain information in written or electronic/magnetic form

Module-14: Professional Behavior in Healthcare Setting

How to maintain restful environment

Learn General and Specific etiquettes to be observed on duty

Understand need for compliance of organizational hierarchy and reporting

Understand the legal and ethical issues

Understand importance of conservation of resources in laboratories

Module-15: Patient’s Rights & Responsibilities

Understand sensitivities involved in patient’s right

Learn medical laboratory technician’s role in maintaining patient's rights

Learn medical laboratory technician’s role in maintaining patients rights

Module-16: Patient’s Environment in Hospital, Laboratory & Home Setting

Describe things necessary to make the patient feel safe and comfortable while collection

Describe impact of comfort on patients health

Describe importance and methodology of cleanliness, and hygiene environment in collection space

Describe variation of patients environment according to settings: Hospital, Laboratory and Home

Module-17: Basic Sensitization to Parasitology, Mycology and Virology

Describe the classification and general properties of viruses

Describe the classification, pathogenicity and terminology of laboratory diagnostic tests of human viruses.

Module-18: Basic Sensitization on Analytical Laboratory Testing Process

To gain broad understanding about Laboratory Planning

To gain broad understanding about Specimen Handling

To gain broad understanding of Techniques of Disinfection & Sterilization and maintenance of rubber goods, laboratory equipment & other instruments

To gain broad understanding of maintaining record of inventory, test results, etc.

Able to inspect the availability of medical supplies or diagnostic kits

To develop understanding about laboratory safety

Module-19: Basic Sensitization on Post-Analytical Laboratory Testing Process

Briefly Describe archiving protocol emphasizing on storage and retrieval of samples, specimens, data and records.

Describe source of error/ interference/ quality of work and initiate corrective action as applicable

Able to establish and monitor quality assurance programs or activities to ensure the accuracy of laboratory working

Module-20: Introduction to Laboratory related Medical Terminology

Elementary knowledge on Good Clinical Laboratory Practices (GCLP) of WHO

Elementary Knowledge of laboratory safety guidance of OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration), U.S. Department of Labor

Elementary Knowledge of laboratory safety protocols used as per organizational policies

Module-21: Basic Computer Knowledge

To gain broad understanding about Application of computers in laboratory Practice

Introduction to Computers: Block diagram, Input and Output devices, Storage devices

Introduction to operating systems: Need of Operating systems (OS),Function of OS, Windows 2000 – Utilities and basic, operations, Microsoft office 2000 – MS Word, MS Excel

Learn identification of rapidly changing situations and adapt accordingly

Module-22: Soft Skills and Communications

Understand Art of Effective Communication

Able to handle effective Communication with Patients & Family

Able to handle effective Communication with Peers/ colleagues using medical terminology in communication

Learn basic reading and writing skills

Learn sentence formation

Learn grammar and composition

Learn how to enhance vocabulary

Learn Goal setting, team building, team work, time management, thinking and reasoning & communicating with others

Learn problem solving

Understand need for customer service and service excellence in Medical service

Understand work ethics in hospital set up

Learn objection handling

Learn Telephone and Email etiquettes

Learn Basic computer working like feeding the data, saving the data and retrieving the data.

Learn to analyse, evaluate and apply the information gathered from observation, experience, reasoning, or communication to act efficiently

Learn decision making ability

Learn planning and organization of work

Module-23: Total Duration

Unique Equipment Required: Syringes & Needles, Butterfly needle(as required), Spirit & cotton / Spirit swabs, Betadine / Povidone iodine solution, All types of vacutainers - SST, Red top, Lavender Top, Grey top, Green Top, Light blue, Yellow top, including Blood culture bottle; Vacutainer Needles, Gloves, Tourniquet, Hand sanitizer, Highlighter & Marker, White stickers, Test tube racks, Stool & Urine Routine & Culture Containers / 24 hour urine containers, Aluminum Foil, Manual Receipt Book, Pen, Blank TRF, Glucose powder, Needle Cutter, Spillage handling kit(red bag, culture vial carrying 1% hypochlorite, paper towelette), Bio hazard bags for Waste Disposal / Blue sharps container for waste disposal; First Aid Box - Thrombophob, Tongue Depressor; Swab sticks, Tuberculin syringe, Tuberculin vial - 1 TU, Blotting Paper for BT, Capillary tube for CT, Stop watch, Simple Weighing balance, Height chart, Weighing scale for weight of patients, Plastic Measuring cylinder - 1 L, Tissue paper, Registers for documentation, Mannequin of phlebotomy

Class Room equipped with following arrangements: Interactive lectures & Discussion, Brain Storming, Charts & Models, Activity, Video presentation

Skill lab equipped with following arrangements:Unique equipment as enlisted at the last, Practical Demonstration of various functions, Case study, Role play

Visit to Diagnostic Center & Hospital- Field assignment

This course is designed for students desiring a career as a Phlebotomist in the rapidly growing stand-alone and hospital-based diagnostic laboratories.

Upon the completion of the course, students will be able to:

Demonstrate knowledge about the healthcare sector and diagnostic services
Demonstrate the ability to perform clinical skills essential in providing basic diagnostic services such as correctly collect, transport, receive, accept or reject and store blood /urine/stool and tissue samples, etc.; update patient records; etc.
Practice infection control measures
Demonstrate techniques to maintain the personal hygiene needs
Demonstrate actions in the event of medical and facility emergencies
Demonstrate professional behavior, personal qualities and characteristics of a Phlebotomy Technician
Demonstrate good communication, communicate accurately and appropriately in the role of Phlebotomy Technician