Table 1Transition record

picture archiving and communication systems administratortophlebotomist

A picture archiving and communication systems administrator already meets 18% of what the phlebotomist role asks for. The move turns on 20 required skills not yet in the profile.

From picture archiving and communication systems administrator

18%

Overlap1

To phlebotomist

6 Skills carried over

20 Required, not held

82.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 82.3

This move: 82.3 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the phlebotomist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the picture archiving and communication systems administrator profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A phlebotomist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a picture archiving and communication systems administrator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held medical informatics health and welfare
already held medical terminology health and welfare
already held interact with healthcare users communication, collaboration and creativity
already held empathise with the healthcare user assisting and caring
already held communicate in healthcare communication, collaboration and creativity
already held human anatomy health and welfare

All 6 carried skills, including the 5 the phlebotomist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 31 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 health and welfare 5 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held blood donation required
required, not held techniques of blood-sampling required
required, not held human physiology required
required, not held infection control required
required, not held sterilization techniques required

optional, not held blood product storage conditions optional
optional, not held blood collection on babies optional
optional, not held blood type classification optional
optional, not held paediatric phlebotomy procedures optional
optional, not held blood transfusion optional

02 assisting and caring 5 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held ensure safety of healthcare users required
required, not held perform venepuncture procedures required
required, not held respond to healthcare users' extreme emotions required
required, not held comply with legislation related to health care required
required, not held manage infection control in the facility required

optional, not held assist patients with special needs optional
optional, not held perform reconstructive microsurgery optional

03 handling and moving 4 required

required, not held collect biological samples from patients required
required, not held label blood samples required
required, not held label medical laboratory samples required
required, not held transport blood samples required

04 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held monitor basic patients signs required
required, not held maintain professional records required

optional, not held conduct cancer screening tests optional
optional, not held conduct routine blood testing optional

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required

required, not held use venepuncture procedure equipment required
required, not held use technical equipment for sterilisation required

06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held work in multidisciplinary health teams required

optional, not held explain the molecular basis of a disease to patients optional
optional, not held use foreign languages in patient care optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a phlebotomist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 6 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held communicate in healthcare skill
already held empathise with the healthcare user skill
already held human anatomy knowledge
already held interact with healthcare users skill
already held medical informatics knowledge
already held medical terminology knowledge

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 services 1 required

required, not held hygiene in a health care setting required

11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held blood product storage conditions optional
optional, not held assist patients with special needs optional
optional, not held blood collection on babies optional
optional, not held blood type classification optional
optional, not held conduct cancer screening tests optional
optional, not held conduct routine blood testing optional
optional, not held explain the molecular basis of a disease to patients optional
optional, not held paediatric phlebotomy procedures optional
optional, not held perform reconstructive microsurgery optional
optional, not held blood transfusion optional
optional, not held use foreign languages in patient care optional

24 held skills the phlebotomist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role Cisco knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT system user requirements knowledge
not needed by the target role administer ICT system skill
not needed by the target role apply company policies skill
not needed by the target role archive healthcare users' records skill
not needed by the target role attend to ICT systems quality skill
not needed by the target role computer science knowledge
not needed by the target role data protection knowledge
not needed by the target role develop ICT workflow skill
not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
not needed by the target role health records management knowledge
not needed by the target role identify suppliers skill
not needed by the target role implement strategic planning skill
not needed by the target role maintain ICT system skill
not needed by the target role manage cloud data and storage skill
not needed by the target role manage radiology information system skill
not needed by the target role perform clerical duties skill
not needed by the target role procurement of ICT network equipment knowledge
not needed by the target role project management knowledge
not needed by the target role provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
not needed by the target role radiological photography knowledge
not needed by the target role solve ICT system problems skill
not needed by the target role supplier management knowledge
not needed by the target role use electronic health records management system skill

11 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held blood donation required
required, not held techniques of blood-sampling required
required, not held human physiology required
required, not held hygiene in a health care setting required
required, not held infection control required
required, not held sterilization techniques required
optional, not held blood product storage conditions optional
optional, not held blood collection on babies optional
optional, not held blood type classification optional
optional, not held paediatric phlebotomy procedures optional
optional, not held blood transfusion optional

Index

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Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.