Start your career in Health Care
Phlebotomy
Start your career in Health Care
Phlebotomy
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Program Contacts
- Janet Cooper
- Director
- jcooper@msdelta.edu
- 662-246-6501
- Phylicia McGee
- Allied Health Office Coordinator
- pmcgee@msdelta.edu
- 662-246-6503
Phlebotomy
Scholarships Available!
Grant funds will provide tuition scholarships of up to $3,000, textbook assistance of up to $500, and stipends of up to $250 per semester. The funds will be awarded based on need, with priority given to students enrolled in health science programs on the Greenville campus (GHEC). These grant funds will be available until March 31, 2026.Our Phlebotomy Program is designed to train individuals to collect blood for laboratory analysis necessary for the diagnosis and care of the patient. This one-semester program trains the phlebotomist to perform venipuncture, capillary puncture, and CPR.
Phlebotomy is the study or art of drawing blood for diagnosing and treating health problems or for blood donation. People who specialize in this study are called phlebotomy technicians. Phlebotomy technicians work in hospitals, clinics, blood banks, clinical laboratories and diagnostic centers. Phlebotomy technicians play an important role in health care. The primary job of a phlebotomy technician is to take blood samples from patients. The blood samples might be taken either for diagnosing illness or for blood donation. Blood analysis is one of the most important diagnostic tools available to medical clinicians, so it is vitally important that a blood sample is obtained in a way that does not compromise it in any way. If more than one test has been ordered, blood collection tubes must be drawn in a very specific order, and the phlebotomist is responsible for knowing that order. Additionally, venipuncture is an invasive procedure that can be frightening or even painful to the patient if performed incorrectly.
Career Opportunities
Becoming a phlebotomist is definitely a career worth considering if you want to work in health care or other related fields. The mean salary for a phlebotomist is $29,730 per year. A phlebotomist's salary can vary greatly due to size of institute and assignment of duties. Phlebotomy is one of the most lucrative careers in the field of health care. Not only is the job fun and rewarding, it is a great stepping stone to other career possibilities in the health care arena.