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Calling all phlebs! Your community needs you.

9Health Fair is looking for phlebotomists to volunteer at local 9Health Fairs.
A phlebotomist volunteers her time at an Arvada 9Health Fair.

If you don’t know what a phleb is, that’s okay. You’re still needed too, just in other capacities.

The spring 2018 9Health Fair season is just around the corner and they’re in need of phlebotomists – or any other medical professional who is skilled at drawing blood. If that’s you, sign up!

There are some requirements though. According to Stacey Brake, Co-Director of Health and Wellness at 9Health Fair, you do need to have current experience drawing blood, “ideally in the last six months.”

If you want to volunteer, but it’s been a while since you’ve drawn blood, don’t worry. You can still help.

Brake says, “If it’s been over a year since drawing blood, you can attend a refresher course to learn the 9Health Fair equipment and protocol. They will not be teaching how to draw blood (you already know that!) or provide any type of certification at these courses.

If you’re currently a phlebotomy student, you are more than welcome to volunteer – with an instructor present. “All students need to have a minimum of 25 successful blood draws and have passed competency by their instructor prior to volunteering,” says Brake.

At each health fair, the lab supervisor will go over the forms, tubes and the 9Health Fair protocol.

How much time can you expect to spend there if you’re willing to volunteer? Brake says about six hours. “The site will ask volunteers to arrive about 30-45 minutes prior to the start of the fair (and breakfast is usually provided!) and stay for lunch after the fair closes.

So, good news! Free breakfast and lunch! On top of that, volunteers receive a 20% discount on all blood work and colon cancer screening kits.

“Volunteering is a great way to give back to your community,” says Brake. “We could not service the state of Colorado without the wonderful volunteers that make the 9Health Fairs happen.”

So, what are you waiting for? Sign up!

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