National City Phlebotomy School Classes

1. 40 hours of didactic in-class phlebotomist training.

2. National Exam – scheduled at your convenience after you complete class.

3. 40-hour externship scheduled after you get your exam results (Completed in one week – Not available on Saturday)

4. All paperwork will then be sent to corporate for processing.

5. Processed paperwork returned so you can apply and gain your California Phlebotomy License – CPT1

1. Must be at least 18 years old or older.

2. Must be a High School graduate or equivalent thereof. We will ask for proof of this.

3. Previous experience is NOT required.

At Phlebotomy Training Specialists, we understand that each person has a unique set of circumstances, and we offer a flexible payment plan to accommodate all potential students. Because we are a private institution, we DO NOT accept financial aid, however, we DO accept vouchers from third-party payers who are willing to pay for private education.

Our flexible payment plan works by requiring ONLY the deposit of $250 to register and secure a seat in class. Students will then have from the day they pay the deposit up until the midway point of class (end of class 5 for AM/PM students and end of class 3 for weekend students) to get the remaining balance paid off. We also allow and encourage registration up to 3 months in advance. This allows students ample time to make payments in order to be paid by these due dates.

We offer our students the freedom to decide when they would like to make payments and how much they would like to pay as long as the remaining balance is paid off by the midway point of class. Students will not be able to take the National Exam until they are paid in full. Payments can be made conveniently online at any time through the Student Portal, or, over the phone with Student Services.

PHLEBOTOMY CLINICAL EXTERNSHIP WITH PTS:

In the State of California, the California Department of Public Health requires every person wanting to become a licensed CPT1 Phlebotomist to perform a forty (40) hour volunteer externship at a state licensed and LFS approved facility as part of their education.

After you complete the Didactic portion of your education, provide proof of your NHA passing exam score, and execute the required Code of Ethics and other compliance documents, you will be cleared to be scheduled for your clinical externship. The externship team will then reach out to you to work out the details.

Phlebotomy Training Specialists (PTS) already has hundreds of approved sites and working agreements with approved sites all throughout the State of California to accommodate the state externship requirement.

Every Externship environment will vary in type and experience.  You will serve a minimum of forty (40) hours in a clinical setting. The experience should include the performance of venipunctures, skin punctures, observation of arterial punctures and the completion of the California Statement of Phlebotomy Practical Training signed by an MD, DO, PA, RN, CLB, CLS, or CPT.

Once all required documents are uploaded into your portal, PTS will work to find you an Externship. Please note that placement time can vary from three weeks to three months depending on your location in California.  Externships are typically done in one continuous week, Monday through Friday.  You will likely volunteer five (5) eight (8) hour shifts for five (5) consecutive days (typically 8am – 5pm or 9am – 6pm), which will meet the 40-hour State of California licensing requirement.  You have two (2) Years from the date you pass your NHA exam to complete your Externship and submit your certification documents to the State to get your licensing.

If you want PTS to consider your place of employment as an externship location, the facility must meet the following State of California requirements:

• The site must draw blood at the facility
• The blood draws must be a cross section of clientele
• The blood draws must not be for research
• The blood draws must be tested at a laboratory
• The Site’s CLIA Number must be active and
• They must have a current license to perform phlebotomy