Performs Routine Plebotomy Services?

[kristinahcna]

I have a job interview next week at a Hospital in the town I just moved to. As I was reviewing the Job Description for a second time I saw that it said that this job requires you to preform routine plebotomy services excluding line draws. I have been a Nursing Tech for a year now & I am not sure what those services would intell. The requirements for this particular position does not even require a Nursing Tech Certification. Can anyone help & tell me what I can expect?! Im trying to prepare for this interview :) thanks.

[amarilla, RN]

Hi Kristina,

The fact that they called you in for the interview should be a good jumping off point. In the hospital network I work for, you can be a floor tech, (CNA), at one facility or a PCT, (CNA + Phlebotomy and EKG duties), at another. They each have their own requirements for what they expect a nursing assistant to be able to do, and it is listed in the job description for each exactly what will be required.

If they are not requiring certifications, I would assume that the hospital provides training for blood draws and all duties as assigned. Maybe you can use your past experience and references as a talking point to reassure them you will be open to and enthusiastic about new training and skills? Ask specifics about duties and the relevant training provided to show your interest?

In any case, go to the interview and land that job! Good luck!

Best,

Southern

[classicdame, MSN, EdD]

would love to know what your state requires for phlebotomy training and if this facility is compliant. I would ask about that in the interview.

[cjcsoon2bnp, MSN, RN, NP]

The hospital I work at hires CNAs and trains every CNA to be a CNA II meaning that they can do EKGs and Phlebotomy. I came in already knowing how to do phlebotomy and EKGs because I was a phlebotomist previously but from what I could remember the phlebotomy training included having you watch another CNA do phlebotomy for multiple draws and then drawing from at least 15 - 20 patients supervised. It kinda depends on how well you pick up the skill before they let you go off on your own to draw and it depends on how often you have to do blood draws to determine how good you are at it. You can be a pretty skilled phlebotomist but if you don't do it often then your going to get kinda rusty and you can be a not so skilled phlebotomist but if you do it everyday eventually you will get better and be ok at it.

!Chris

[I<3Nursing]

I would agree, if they are interviewing then it is probably on the job training for routine blood draws...only RNs do line draws but it seems that most aide positions can be trained to do EKGs and phlebotomy. Good luck, sounds like a great opportunity to expand your skills :)