# Phlebotomist - Employment Skills Training

Provider: [Columbus Technical College](https://programs.cccareers.org/providers/columbus-technical-college)

- Program type: Employment Skills Training
- Branches: All branches
- Format: In person
- Length: 91 - 120 days
- Locations: Columbus, GA
- Website: https://www.columbustech.edu
- Contact: Corey Woods, skillbridge@columbustech.edu
- Page: https://programs.cccareers.org/programs/columbus-technical-college-phlebotomist-employment-skills-training-6bu8fw

## Summary

Transition into a healthcare career through Columbus Technical College’s Accelerated Phlebotomy Technician SkillBridge program. This planned 15-week pathway combines classroom instruction, hands-on laboratory practice, supervised hospital-based clinical experience, and online anatomy and physiology coursework.Participants complete PHLT 1030—Introduction to Venipuncture, PHLT 1055—Accelerated Phlebotomy Clinical, and ALHS 1011—Structure and Function of the Human Body. Successful completion leads to the Accelerated Phlebotomy Technician (AP81) Technical Certificate of Credit, totaling 13 semester credits.Training develops patient identification, venipuncture, capillary collection, infection prevention, specimen handling, documentation, and professional communication skills. Participants also receive certification preparation and career transition support. Enrollment is subject to course availability, clinical placement, admission requirements, and command approval. Multiple employers in the Columbus, GA area are available for job placement.

## Job description

Phlebotomists collect blood specimens for laboratory testing, transfusions, research, and blood donations. Responsibilities include verifying patient identity and collection orders, explaining procedures, selecting appropriate equipment, performing venipuncture and capillary collections, labeling and preparing specimens, maintaining infection prevention practices, and documenting collections.Employment settings include hospitals, diagnostic laboratories, outpatient facilities, physician offices, and blood collection centers. Employer requirements may include national certification, background screening, and demonstrated collection competency.

## Locations

- Columbus, GA, 31903 (near Ft. Benning, GA)

Source: public DoD SkillBridge listings via CCC Programs. Confirm details with the provider and your chain of command.