Information sessions on health careers at Oakton

Posted June 12, 2015 1:00 am

Submitted by Oakton Community College

Oakton Community College is holding two free information sessions on careers in the health care profession at 10 a.m., Tuesday, June 16, at the Margaret Burke Lee Science and Health Careers Center (The Lee Center), 1600 E. Golf Road, Des Plaines, Room 210. College faculty will discuss course requirements and industry trends.

One session is on medical laboratory technology. Medical laboratory technicians perform test procedures, collect blood samples, prepare solutions, and maintain quality control procedures. These health professionals work in hospitals, physicians' offices, private labs, and in industrial and commercial sales, marketing, and insurance positions.

The other session is on phlebotomy. A phlebotomy technician obtains blood samples for laboratory testing and may also be responsible for working in situations that require the collection of urine specimens and throat cultures. Procedures must be performed to ensure specimen integrity while causing minimal trauma to the patient.

For more information, call (847) 635-1835.

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