So I need some clinical experience and was going to take either an EMT course or phlebotomy at my local CC. Does either look better on an application? Are there more jobs in phlebotomy or would volunteering as an EMT be better? Thanks.
EMT, at the appropriate service, might I add, a urban 911 service.
Sticking people gets old really quick once you become proficient at it.
My opinion is not biased, as I do both. EMT all the way, any day!!
I occasionally do have hard sticks... I am far from a pro Sometimes I get on a roll and don't miss a stick for a few shifts, but then there are the days that everyone has small veins that roll, are too deep, or are scarred up.Umm, you must have easy patients because every phlebotomy clinic or hospital I've worked at... even phelebotomist veterans (20+ years experience) have tough times with a handful of patients every day.
Or you have the skills of Ben Carson.
I occasionally do have hard sticks... I am far from a pro Sometimes I get on a roll and don't miss a stick for a few shifts, but then there are the days that everyone has small veins that roll, are too deep, or are scarred up.
I probably have 10 sticks on a slow day, so the volume is low, but I am also running around like a chicken with my head cut off doing a million other things.
Thank you all for your input! I actually am more interested in phlebotomy but thought EMT sounds so "life saving" that it would stand out more. But if the crowd is on the fence then I guess I'll swing toward what interests me more even though dealing with phobics is going to be tricky I'm sure!