Phlebotomy externship vs prn

The differences between phlebotomy externships and prns can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a phlebotomy externship, becoming an prn takes usually requires 1-3 months. Additionally, an prn has an average salary of $39,642, which is higher than the $32,792 average annual salary of a phlebotomy externship.

The top three skills for a phlebotomy externship include patients, urine analysis and blood samples. The most important skills for an prn are patients, healthcare, and occupational therapy.

Phlebotomy externship vs prn overview

	Phlebotomy Externship	PRN
Yearly salary	$32,792	$39,642
Hourly rate	$15.77	$19.06
Growth rate	10%	9%
Number of jobs	10,289	72,309
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 18%	Associate Degree, 41%
Average age	41	42
Years of experience	2	3

Phlebotomy externship vs prn salary

Phlebotomy externships and prns have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Phlebotomy Externship	PRN
Average salary	$32,792	$39,642
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $40,000	Between $17,000 And $89,000
Highest paying City	-	Davis, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Erlanger Health System
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between phlebotomy externship and prn education

There are a few differences between a phlebotomy externship and an prn in terms of educational background:

	Phlebotomy Externship	PRN
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 18%	Associate Degree, 41%
Most common major	Medical Assisting Services	Nursing
Most common college	-	-

Phlebotomy externship vs prn demographics

Here are the differences between phlebotomy externships' and prns' demographics:

	Phlebotomy Externship	PRN
Average age	41	42
Gender ratio	Male, 17.2% Female, 82.8%	Male, 21.0% Female, 79.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 24.6% Asian, 8.5% White, 50.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 13.6% Asian, 8.3% White, 61.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	8%	7%

Differences between phlebotomy externship and prn duties and responsibilities

Phlebotomy externship example responsibilities.

Provide mobile phlebotomy services to home-bound clients and clients in convalescent facilities, manage and plan efficient daily routes
Utilize patient identification procedures and specimen labeling skills in the presence of patients to ensure proper specimen requisition.
Assist with ER rounds and specimen centrifugation.
Adhere to all HIPAA guidelines to maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.
Practice standard precautions, and follow all HIPPA and OSHA regulations.
Prepare patient rooms, syringes and correct pallet dosage for surgical procedures.

Prn example responsibilities.

Develop discharge plans base on individual patients' medical and ADL needs to ensure safety and security issues are addressed.
Experience with ICU patients including ventilator and non-ventilator dependent patients.
Tend to the physical and emotional needs of patients recovering from critical injury or extensive orthopedic surgery.
Provide patient rehabilitation to primarily geriatric short/long term care patients of different diagnosis and document treatment sessions appropriately.
Provide PRN speech services including evaluation and treatments in acute care, inpatient rehabilitation, and outpatient settings with adult populations
Incorporate invasive monitoring and CPR skills as needed.

Phlebotomy externship vs prn skills

Common phlebotomy externship skills

Patients, 32%
Urine Analysis, 9%
Blood Samples, 5%
Urine Specimens, 4%
Patient Identification, 4%
Infection Control, 4%

Common prn skills

Patients, 29%
Healthcare, 9%
Occupational Therapy, 7%
CPR, 5%
Rehabilitation, 5%
Customer Service, 4%