Phlebotomy Service Work Policy
Phlebotomy students are not expected to perform service work and are not allowed to take the place of qualified staff during any clinical rotation. After demonstrating proficiency, students, with qualified supervision, may be permitted to perform procedures. A clinical institution that employs a currently-enrolled phlebotomy student as a laboratory phlebotomist or in other areas, the employer must schedule the student for work during non-instructional hours. The student is not to be “pulled” from their instruction to perform the duties they normally perform as an employee, even temporarily. The student is to report such practice to the PBT Program faculty. A student who also works as an employee may not count their paid hours as clinical time, as the student is performing the duties of an employee, not a student in training.