What's the difference between having a phlebotomy certificate and IV certifiation?

[pandahug]

I thought that if you had your IV certification you could withdraw blood and start IV's, but when I go see job requirements, some require you to have both an IV and phlebotomy certification. What's going on with this? Does one let you do something that the other does not? What I mean is, doesn't having your IV certification let you do everything a phlebotomist does?

[calivianya, BSN, RN]

I always wondered why someone would bother to get IV/phlebotomy certified unless they were job hunting and wanted to stand out as a stellar candidate - some hospitals actually require it? Weird. I'm not certified in either.

RTs are the only ones who are allowed to do arterial sticks at my facility other than MDs. They stick for both ABGs and art lines. Physicians are obviously capable of art lines as well, but it's rare for a physician to place an art line unless multiple RTs are unsuccessful in placing a line. RTs are only allowed to place radial and brachial lines (brachials are highly discouraged but they happen every now and then) - if it's going to be an axillary or femoral art line, it has to be done by a physician.