Phlebotomist: Medicine and Health Care Support Essay Example
Phlebotomist
April L. Rosser
Ivy Tech Community College
Phlebotomist I have always wanted to work in health care and help people but I did not want to be a nurse or directly involved in individualized health plans. I wanted to work behind the scenes. I became a CPhT and went to work right away at my local hospital. Life was wonderful! I was helping sick people feel better and doing something worthwhile that came along with the means to help support my family comfortably. Then that dreadful day came, and I was laid off due to budget cuts. I decided I needed more education and that I could still have a career in health care. I only needed to find what was right for me. I wanted a career that would not be cut. I knew that this would involve a more patient oriented environment. After exploring all of my options I decided that becoming a Certified Phlebotomist was the answer. I would be helping people; but not directly involved in their long term care, I would open up doors for career advancements in areas of interest to me, and I could still help support my family. Now I just needed to get started, but where? I researched the phlebotomy education requirements and what I would need to also be certified. Certification would provide credentials and open doors that otherwise may remain closed and assist in advancements. There was a whole world of information that lied behind what I want to be when I grow up. First was education. I choose to go to Ivy Tech Community College. After all of my current college credit hours transferred I found that I only needed to complete a few more semesters to earn my AAS in Health Care Support with a certificate in Phlebotomy. Many of my prior courses to become a CPhT were also required in my new found career goals. Based on Ivy Tech and state guidelines for the Health Care Support program concentrating in phlebotomy the following courses are required: * Anatomy and Physiology I and II * English Composition 111
April L. Rosser
Ivy Tech Community College
Phlebotomist I have always wanted to work in health care and help people but I did not want to be a nurse or directly involved in individualized health plans. I wanted to work behind the scenes. I became a CPhT and went to work right away at my local hospital. Life was wonderful! I was helping sick people feel better and doing something worthwhile that came along with the means to help support my family comfortably. Then that dreadful day came, and I was laid off due to budget cuts. I decided I needed more education and that I could still have a career in health care. I only needed to find what was right for me. I wanted a career that would not be cut. I knew that this would involve a more patient oriented environment. After exploring all of my options I decided that becoming a Certified Phlebotomist was the answer. I would be helping people; but not directly involved in their long term care, I would open up doors for career advancements in areas of interest to me, and I could still help support my family. Now I just needed to get started, but where? I researched the phlebotomy education requirements and what I would need to also be certified. Certification would provide credentials and open doors that otherwise may remain closed and assist in advancements. There was a whole world of information that lied behind what I want to be when I grow up. First was education. I choose to go to Ivy Tech Community College. After all of my current college credit hours transferred I found that I only needed to complete a few more semesters to earn my AAS in Health Care Support with a certificate in Phlebotomy. Many of my prior courses to become a CPhT were also required in my new found career goals. Based on Ivy Tech and state guidelines for the Health Care Support program concentrating in phlebotomy the following courses are required: * Anatomy and Physiology I and II * English Composition 111