Phlebotomy theory and clinical lab classes start dates:
EMSS 5001
Registration for the following will begin in August.
EMSS 5001 Aug 31– Sept 29 w/ EMSS 5002 daytime clinical Oct 4 – 8
EMSS 5001 Oct 5 – Nov 3 w/ EMSS 5002 daytime clinical Nov 8 – 12
EMSS 5001 Nov 9 – Dec 16 3 w/ EMSS 5002 daytime clinical Dec 20 - 24
To get on the contact list for next semester courses, complete the school application and reading assessment test and request at the Registration Center that your name be added to the Phlebotomy contact list.
Classes meet 4-9 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for five weeks. Week 6 is a daytime M-F 8 a.m.-5 p.m. clinical. Excellent attendance is required to pass course and to secure employment.
Colorado resident tuition: $605 including clinical.
Course DescriptionCourse covers duties associated with the practice of venipuncture, capillary puncture and special collection procedures. Also includes experience with quality control, infection control and safety procedures as well as laboratory computer systems. Students successfully completing this course and clinical may apply for a National Phlebotomy Registry Examination. Exam cost is $99. Students must have at the first class a portfolio including the following documentation: high school diploma or GED, TB test-$15, Hep B vacination series 1 and 2, measles/mumps/rubella vacination, background check-$59 and CPR certification. |
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Steps to get started:
Complete an application online or in person at the Registration Center at the school.
Complete the free reading assessment/entrance test in room 205 at the Emily Griffith. Reading requirement is 10.0 or higher TABE D score. No appointment necessary. Walk-in test times are Tuesday and Wednesday 8 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. and Monday, Thursday and Friday 8 a.m.-noon.
Register and pay for courses EMSS 5001 and EMSS 5002. A payment plan is available for a $20 fee allowing you to make two payments of $300. Both payments are due prior to the first class.
Complete background check for phlebotomy at American DataBank 303 573-1130 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 303 573-1130 end_of_the_skype_highlighting or www.healthcareEx.com for $59 and TB test available through your healthcare provider or Denver Health Center, 605 Bannock, for $15. Bring both verification documents to first class.
Purchase textbook: Phlebotomy Handbook: Blood Collection Essentials, 8th edition by Garza at University of Colorado Health Science Center (UCHSC) Bookstore, Bldg. 500, 13001 East 17th Place near I-225 & Colfax, Phone: 303 724-2665, FAX 303 724-6637. Textbook cost: $55.
or Specialty Books, Phone: 800 466-1365, www.Specialty-Books.com/eg
Obtain your free school I.D. at the Student Success Center, 1261 Glenarm Pl. near 13th Street and Glenarm on the Emily Griffith Opportunity School campus. Hours: Monday-Thursday. 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Friday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Course receipt and government -issured photo I.D. required.
Purchase school supplies:
Daily Planner
Pencils
Black ink pens
Erasers
2-inch binder
16 binder dividers
Highlighters
3-hole punch
Index cards
Lined paper
Uniform/scrubs, any color (required 2nd class night)
Sneakers, any color, but no open-toe shoes
No jewelry
Portfolio with documentation of background check, TB test, measles, mumps & rubella (MMR) vaccination , varicella vaccination if you never had Chickenpox, Hepatitis B #1 and #2, CPR certification and receipt of payment.
Questions?
Instructor: Marie Hooker, message phone 720 423-4905
To enroll, contact Registration: 720 423-4702 or Jean Butler, Health Adviser, Email: Jean_Butler@dpsk12.org,
Contact Career Development Center for job listings and school job fairs. Email: cdc@dpsk12.org.
