Police Phlebotomist

Jennifer in Union City, California said: I just had an interview at lab corp. Heads up- they will ask you the order of draw and they will ask what color tops you would use for certain tests.

Thank you....do you remember what test?...I know the basic ones like CBC, HIV, COAGULATION, AMMONIA, COLD AGGLUTININ,... anything that you can remember would be greatly appreciate it...

I was asked what colr tops id use on a cbc,chem 7,and pt.They ask the same questions in the online application.I think its strange that they ask during an interview.

Hi I read your e-mail I live in Temecula also. Can you please tell me what school you went to and any information on getting phlebotomist license. Any information would be appreciated. I have been a stay at home mom also for 15 years and once worked in the medical field it is very different out there. Thank you for your time.

I am new to Salem Oregon and need a phlebotomy job. I am nationally certified (PBT) and it's current. I have over a year of experience and can't find a job! I had a great job but had to quit because we moved from Eugene to Salem which is 70 miles away. I love doing Phlebotomy and I am eager to get back to work. If anyone can help, let me know!

contact Superior Mobile Medics in San Diego California. www.superiormobilemedics.com

Can you do EKGs? This company does in home or in office mobile exams on life insurance applicants, and you take blood, collect urine, take the medical history, and do the EKG.
I have been doing these exams since 1989, and you can choose your own hours, you are an independant contractor, they will send you supplies, bld/ux collection kits, ekg paper/tabs, you get your assignments off the website and turn in your work on the website or by fax, they pay every other friday,
I work for them and 2 other mobile exam companys right now.

Thank you very much for the information. I will be calling them.

Thank you again and good luck to you

Marlene in Weirton, West Virginia said: A CNA course will not teach you how to do DNA testing. A CNA course is a waste of money to someone who is already a Phlebotomist.

That is incorrect, I've been a CNA since the early 80's. I went back to school for PCT (Patient Care Technician) which is basically an advanced skill CNA. I also just finished my phlebotomy certification through the NPA. The more skills you have the better off you are. I now have a job in the CCU drawing blood, doing EKG's with minimal patient care, earning far more then a entry level phlebotomist.

Lea08 in Wisconsin said: I just finished going to school for this at a tech school. It was a 3 month program, 6 weeks intro to phleb, 3 weeks phleb techniques, followed by 3 weeks to do a 45 hour clinical rotation. I think that this should be the mandatory schooling for this, people trust in you to know what you are doing in a profession such as this. Plus alot of the jobs you are titled as a lab assistant, and you need to be able to process the samples and perform waived testing. At least around here you do. There are quite a lot of open positions for phlebs in my area.

Where are the jobs listed? What city?

Fred in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin said: Where are the jobs listed? What city?

I have seen alot in Madison, and near Milwaukee. ALot of them aren't listed on job sites, make a list of all hospitals/clinics that might do draws and then find each of there websites. They will have job listings, usually under the about us tab,then careers.

Dreia in Sacramento, California said: But how the heck do you get your first job as a phlebotomist? My only experience is with my fifty sticks from my externship. Almost every job I've seen, wants 250+ sticks.

I am in Sacramento. I am considering re-doing the program at another school, since I don't even have my state license yet and the school kind of stopped holding my hand at that point. I found the whole process very bewildering.

just go to work at the red cross , they will sure to treat you like sheet!!!!!!no matter what you do or how hard you work

well, I just started my own business as a direct examiner for life insurance companys,,,,,,
After doing the same job for a paramedical company for 20 years,,,,with 2 middlemen taking cuts ~
I began with a website, you can check it out here
www.examsbyricci.com
and now I get so many requests I am almost overwhelmed. And I use a billing sevice now, which covers me with a malpractice policy, I ship my own blood and urine specimens to the lab via DHL, I have an ekg machine, and submit the documents right to the insurance company.

Tomika Brown in Los Angeles, California said: In need of a licensed phlebotomist flexible hours great pay mobile collections. will train how to do cases must liability insurance. email me today calhealthgroup@sbcglobal.net

please call me my name is faith tutt i have 12 years of experience as amedical assistant and phlebotomist my email is tutfd@yahoo.com

Chandra in Chicago, Illinois said: Hi, do you know of any jobs in Illinois. I am looking for a second job. I already work as a phlebotomist but I need a second income. chandra5518@comcast.net

Many postings for phleb's on www.indeed.com Illinois

For a first phleb job, the Red Cross isn't so bad, and you learn a lot. They are unionized and so their pay and bennies are better than area labs and hospitals. They will work the butts off newbies and give you the worst hours to start with, but with Red Cross training and experience under your belt, you can work just about anywhere when (if) you leave there.

Hi, Ricci!

Vickie in Los Angeles, California said: Does anyone know how to go about getting a job as a police phlebotomist. I am looking in to as many different job options as possible... Where can I go find work as a phlebotomist in southern California. Any info would help greatly

Ive been doing phlebotomy for some time and my father is a cop- when i first got out of school i worried about the different consent issues, doc holiday is exaggerating. If the patient refuses the police are not going to push it because the patients refusal is as good as a positive test. Go for it- its a fun great job. Yes there are a lot of crazy people and occasionally they get violent but whats the fun in life if its same old same old all day everyday? I like a little action but maybe thats just me

I am in California, and the DMV here makes you sign a consent when you get your drivers license, that you agree to alcohol or drug testing if requested
when you are pulled over for suspicion of intoxication.

You cannot drive with out consenting to that.

So,,

They have the legal consent on file at the DMV,,
their physical NON=-consent will not hold up in court
if they have already signed this. I would stick them!!!!

Now if they were driving without a license,,, I dont know.

But you get hazard pay. I have a friend that does this work in a jail, she is a R.N. though.

Barb in Sun City, California said: Hi I read your e-mail I live in Temecula also. Can you please tell me what school you went to and any information on getting phlebotomist license. Any information would be appreciated. I have been a stay at home mom also for 15 years and once worked in the medical field it is very different out there. Thank you for your time.

try Complete Phlebotomy Training inc, (Wanda Tardy) Hemet Ca
This is an excellent school and when you are done you will have everything you need to get your first job I went there and my history is a great mom and wife but my kids are in college now and I was ready to move on anyway I loved this school and learned so much ...If you still need a school

We are looking for Phlebotomy trained individuals go to mobilealcoholdrugtesting.com and fill out the application someone will contact u within 24 hours

looks like spam to me.

It more or less is. This person came on months ago and not only flooded one forum with the same message, but gave vague information and a hard to access website. To top it off, nobody was hearing back from him.

THATS NOT TRUE U SHOULD HAVE HEARD FROM SOMEONE

Well, I didn't hear back. When that happens, I just write the person/company off, because my time and talents are too valuable to waste on anyone who won't or cannot communicate.

One should be able to see by now, that we're a hard-working bunch of phlebotomists here, and we also want to work.

LC in Cleveland, Ohio said: The program at Lorain County Community College in Elyria will begin in August but there is a waiting list. Try to sign up as soon as possible.
There is a program at Joint Vocational School in Oberlin. I think they begin in September but since they just had a class end,maybe another one will start sooner.

I would think Cuyahoga Community College offers this course but I never looked into it.

When phlebotomy is taught right,it is usually stretched out over several months,so most classes begin in the fall semester.

My Phlebotomy course was added to my MA training. They did that for those who they felt were worthy of the extra effort and investment. Otherwise, one was a regular MA...if they graduated.

KENB in Palm Desert, California said: THATS NOT TRUE U SHOULD HAVE HEARD FROM SOMEONE

Hey, I haven't heard back, either. Oh, well.

Iam looking for a job as a phlebotomist in collecting
blood from patients in nursing home in los angeles do any body know
were i can go and apply please email me at carmenmex79@hotmail.com
thanks

Okay, Carmen, here's what you do:

Put a nice, neat resume together with all pertinent experience, training, and certification(s). Make copies. Call ALL the labs and hospitals in the area you are interested in and ask for the name of the lab supervisor.

Send a resume with a cover letter to the laboratory supervisor of ALL hospitals and All labs in the area you want to cover. Your cover letter can be a form one, but be sure to personalize it with the name of the supervisor and the facility and write a little bit about why you want to work for them and what you feel you can do for them.

Make a list, for your own use, of when, where, and to whom, you have sent these letters. After 7 days, call the person you sent the resume to, ask if they have received it and ask for an interview, ("when would be a good time for me to stop by to meet with you and see your facility?")even if they are not hiring right now. Offer to work per diem, if necessary.

excellent advise, be assertive and things will happen, good luck
to you!!!!!!!

Send a resume with a cover letter to the laboratory supervisor of ALL hospitals and All labs in the area you want to cover. Your cover letter can be a form one, but be sure to personalize it with the name of the supervisor and the facility and write a little bit about why you want to work for them and what you feel you can do for them.

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thecropchick in baltimore, Maryland said: Send a resume with a cover letter to the laboratory supervisor of ALL hospitals and All labs in the area you want to cover. Your cover letter can be a form one, but be sure to personalize it with the name of the supervisor and the facility and write a little bit about why you want to work for them and what you feel you can do for them.

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The addresses, yes, but be sure to personalize each cover letter using the name of the facility and anyone there you spoke to whomight have seemed helpful. (i.e."Carol said that you were the person I should get in touch with...")

Yes it can be done with the address & company name of the business. Just make a "box" for your personalized type info.

Susan in Elk Grove, California said: Hi everyone ! I finally found a lab to at least volunteer at to keep up my skills and it will turn into a job as well in a few months, Ya ! The women I spoke with had told me, that finding a JOB in the health care is going to be hard right now, BECAUSE their on a HIRING FREEZE because of the California budget. So now I know why I haven't found a job in the last few months and its been real depressing. So if everyone has been feeling a little discouraged like I have, its not us its because of that budget ! So ask places to see if you could volunteer some were and once the sign that budget, you'll be first in line to get that job. Oh and when you volunteer they let you make up your own hours, so you don't have to quit your day job. I'm volunteering 2 days a week for 2.5 hour so I can still get my son from kindergarten. I hope my information helps !

I applied with a agency to find me a job and with in two weeks I started working at a hospital, after my contract was over, the hospital hired me first per diem then full time. don't give up, go to an agency and start there. They start at 15.00 an hour but its better then nothing

It's so sad that you go to school, work hard to finish the program only to lose your mind trying to find a job! I'm also disappointed over the pay. I was already a PCT when I started the phlebotomy program and worked at a hospital. I spent the entire summer in phlebotomy and took my NPA exam in September. I transferred from the medical floor to critical care, this gave me the chance to gain phlebotomy experience, we didn't draw blood on the medical floor. I was disappointed to find out that the pay didn't change. I earn $15.00 an hour plus $2.00 more on the weekends. I read so many posts of people unable to find jobs. The hospitals are a good place to start for new grads. I'm happy to at least be in a place where I can keep my certification plus gain the experience required by most labs.

Dreia in Sacramento, California said: But how the heck do you get your first job as a phlebotomist? My only experience is with my fifty sticks from my externship. Almost every job I've seen, wants 250+ sticks.

I am in Sacramento. I am considering re-doing the program at another school, since I don't even have my state license yet and the school kind of stopped holding my hand at that point. I found the whole process very bewildering.

I graduated, and still waitng for my cert. I have at least 200 sticks from my extern, and I work at a hospital and I cant seem to get on as a phleb. I never expected this line of work to be so hard to find a place to hire you.

Try the local Red Cross. They are unionized. As a newbie, your hours will be terrible (nights, weekends, on call) for the first year, but the pay is very good and so are the benefits.

Hint: they don't want to know that your car needs repairs or that your "kids come first". You must be reliable and able to handle any personal problems without calling in (although you can, in some cases, trade off shifts with another worker.)

Once you get trained by them and work for them fora year, you'll probably want to stay, but if not you'll be in demand anywhere!

Also, all you guys and gals out there, beware of the outrageously high priced phlebotomy courses that are popping up on every street corner. As far as lab workers go, phlebs are on the bottom rung of the ladder, the lowest paid and the first to be let go in most facilities.

Instead of taking a 3, 6, or 9 month course in phlebotomy, take a community college course in medical assisting, lab technology, lab assisting. It will cost about the same, take much longer, but you'll learn phlebotomy, get a 2-year college deree out of it, and have a lot more job opportunities.

I'm in my sixties, and semi retired after working in medical practices, emergency care centers, and corporate medical departments, all with just a 2 year degree in science and medical assisting. Phlebotomy was only a part of my training. I would have been a nurse, but I wasn't that interested in medicine until I was 50.

Those of you who are younger (under 45) think seriously about nursing. You'll always have a job and the variety of jobs is endless!

Although phlebotomy is an art, and top notch phlebs are few and far between, if phlebotomy is your only skill you will never make a decent wage, you will always be underappreciated, and will always be anxious about your job security.

CROSS TRAIN NOW!

I just moved to california. I haven't worked as a phlebotomist yet. Does anyone know what the pay range is for a C.P.T.1 and here in Cali. and if the pay increases if you are also a Medical Assistant?

Does anyone know what kind of questions are asked in a Phlebotomy interview?

Oh my i could write a book here :) Ive been a Phleb for the better part of 16yrs, 12 of them just doing phlebotomy in a hospital, 4 yrs in dr's office, 10 of those yrs ive also done DUI checkpoints which there is alot of discussion here, wish this was a chatroom...I love it, i consider myself excellant at doing my job, you are right its a skill, you either got it or you dont, i can draw hours old babies to old ppl near death, but not dead, they are a bit hard :) unless you catch them as soon as they expire, i watched a Dr stick a patient in the heart one time, was abit creepy...and i agree dont expect a big salary $12-15 tops...phlebotomy schools are a waste of money, spend a few extra months and either do LPN or medical assistant, which is what i am...9month course in PA...people do not want to hire phlebs just learning, i run a small dr's office and we take externs from medical assistant school and they ALL want to draw blood and think they are good...well let me tell ya what, they know nothing, plus they are 22 yrs old and have NO work ethic, but in time im sure they will grow, if you have patients with them, but seriously, ppl want experienced phlebs, who wants someone ungracefully digging around in there arm?? :) as for questions in interview...know what tubes drawn in what order, how to clean the site, at what angle to hold the needle, how to deal with the public in any and all situations...maybe step by step what to do, im sure some safety questions...oh and for the questions froma few months ago about how to go about getting on with the dui task force, they came to our hospital lab and ask us to help, it was just the local police, then recently the state police contacted me and ask if i wanted to do it with them...but thats about it...id love to know how many sticks i have...id lend you all out some..lol...i bet between 6-8 thousand, i would do health screens with 300 ppl just sticking 1 after another...great way to get slick at it..ok ill shut up now :)

Thank you so much for that information. It was very helpful and I will definitely keep that in my mind. I love hearing about people's different experiences. It helps.

I like work in san ramon, pleasenton CA, dublin CA, hayward CA. I am phlebotomist.

Mark in Akron, Ohio said: I started in this field in 1977. I started as a staff phlebotomist and worked my way up to supervisor. I've had a good career as a phlebotomist. I worked for a county hospital. I can count on one hand the bad experiences I've had. And now after 30 years I get to retire in 5 days. I loved my time as a phlebotomist and couldn't find anything bad to say about the field. Maybe the patients in the mid-west are easier to work with. Good luck

Congradulations on your retirement!

Kim Neu in Chino Hills, California said: I recently completed a phlebotomy program through Chaffey college with training at Pomona Valley Medical Center Hospital in March. I completed over 100 draws ranging from newborns to geriatrics so if anyone know ANY PLACE that is hiring phlebotomist let me know please i would very much appreciate it! kmn325@msn.com Thank you!!!

HI,CAN I ASK HOW MUCH YOU PAY FOR THAT CLASS?THANKS

Mark in Akron, Ohio said: I started in this field in 1977. I started as a staff phlebotomist and worked my way up to supervisor. I've had a good career as a phlebotomist. I worked for a county hospital. I can count on one hand the bad experiences I've had. And now after 30 years I get to retire in 5 days. I loved my time as a phlebotomist and couldn't find anything bad to say about the field. Maybe the patients in the mid-west are easier to work with. Good luck

can you tell me what the variation in pay is, I live in Calif I am thinnking about going to school for this while I am going to school to be a nurse, I am still finishing my pre-requsites and need a job in the medical field..

evealy in Akron, Ohio said: HI,CAN I ASK HOW MUCH YOU PAY FOR THAT CLASS?THANKS

It is $2,500.00 in Calif

thanks

Mark in Akron, Ohio said: I started in this field in 1977. I started as a staff phlebotomist and worked my way up to supervisor. I've had a good career as a phlebotomist. I worked for a county hospital. I can count on one hand the bad experiences I've had. And now after 30 years I get to retire in 5 days. I loved my time as a phlebotomist and couldn't find anything bad to say about the field. Maybe the patients in the mid-west are easier to work with. Good luck

Hi Mark,do u know where i can get that phlebotomy class close here in Akron?pls. email me evanelle2002@yahoo.com,,thanks..

Tiffany in New Philadelphia, Ohio said: Have you heard when the next classes are going to be held? Also, what else can you tell me about the program? Do the teachers help with finding a job? Thanks

HI TIFFANY,HOW MUCH YOU PAY FOR THE CLASS...

Tomika Brown in Los Angeles, California said: In need of a licensed phlebotomist flexible hours great pay mobile collections. will train how to do cases must liability insurance. email me today calhealthgroup@sbcglobal.net

I currently work as a mobile phlebotomist and enjoy my job I am interested to know how your company works and if they are hiring. Thanks Priscilla

Ricci in La Puente, California said: well, I just started my own business as a direct examiner for life insurance companys,,,,,,
After doing the same job for a paramedical company for 20 years,,,,with 2 middlemen taking cuts ~
I began with a website, you can check it out here
www.examsbyricci.com
and now I get so many requests I am almost overwhelmed. And I use a billing sevice now, which covers me with a malpractice policy, I ship my own blood and urine specimens to the lab via DHL, I have an ekg machine, and submit the documents right to the insurance company.

Hey that sound very good I currently work for Portamedic,Superior,APPS if you do not mine can you share how you did it without them. Thanks

KENB in Palm Desert, California said: We are looking for Phlebotomy trained individuals go to mobilealcoholdrugtesting.com and fill out the application someone will contact u within 24 hours

I currently work as a mobile phlebotomist what area in California do you have openings? Thanks Priscilla