Pharmacy Technician Program
Pharmacy Technician is the perfect program for people who want to work with a pharmacist in a pharmacy setting. Our 8-month accelerated part-time Pharmacy Technician program prepares you to receive and fill prescriptions under the supervision of licensed pharmacists in settings that include hospitals, pharmacies, clinics, nursing homes and assisted living facilities or pharmaceutical companies.
- What is the Enrollment Process?
- What's the job outlook for a Pharmacy Technician?
- Pharmacy Technician Job Duties
- Pharmacy Technician Class Outline and Schedule
- Campuses Offering the Pharmacy Technician Program
What is the Enrollment Process?
In order to be considered for enrollment, the following must be completed:
Prospective students must:
- Meet with an Admissions Representative
- Pass the Scholastic Level Exam (SLE) with the required passing score of 17 or above
- Complete Admissions application
- Complete and Sign Enrollment Agreement
- Complete Financing arrangements and if applicable, all documents related to obtaining an official award letter for Federal Student Aid*
Pharmacy Technician Alumni
Classes were great, I thought it would be really hard but the people I was surrounded by made it really fun…
What's the job outlook for a Pharmacy Technician?
With the largest segment of our population aging and requiring increasing medication in their advancing years, the job opportunities for pharmacy technicians continue to be strong, with significant growth potential seen in the coming years and decades. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), "Employment of pharmacy technicians and aides is expected to increase by 25 percent from 2008 to 2018, which is much faster than the average for all occupations. Employment of pharmacy technicians is expected to increase by 31 percent."
Pharmacy Technician Job Duties
Pharmacy technicians' work under the supervision and direction of a licensed pharmacist. In retail pharmacies, pharmacy technicians' stock inventory for prescription and over the counter medications, maintain patient medication records, count and pour medication into dispensing containers, type prescription labels, prepare insurance claim forms and manage the cash register.
Pharmacy technicians working in hospitals perform many of the same duties as their counterparts in retail pharmacies. Hospital pharmacy technicians also assemble 24 hour supplies of medication for patients, repackage medication, prepare commercially unavailable medication, prepare sterile intravenous medication, maintain nursing station medication, collect quality improvement data and deliver medication to nursing units.
Pharmacy Technician Class Outline
| Week 1 | To discuss the vast store of knowledge, traditions and developments in the field of Pharmacy, in the past, present, and the future |
| Week 2 | To prepare the graduate to function competently as an assistant to a licensed pharmacist in both retail and hospital settings. |
| Week 3 | To provide the student with a sufficient knowledge base in pharmaceutical and medical terminology, abbreviations and symbols used in prescribing, dispensing, and documenting medications. |
| Week 4 | To provide, along with working knowledge of the physical and chemical properties of drugs, training in aseptic technique and preparation of parenteral admixtures. |
| Week 5 | To provide the knowledge of the duties and responsibilities of a Pharmacy Technician with regard to standards and ethics, law, and regulations governing the practice of pharmacy. |
| Week 6 | To prepare and carry out calculations required for common dosage forms of medications employing metrics, apothecary, and household equivalents. |
| Week 7 | To prepare and demonstrate the ability to type a minimum of 45 wpm. |
| Week 8 | To prepare to communicate effectively with other healthcare professionals and the consumer. |
| Week 7 | To prepare to complete pharmacy externship for on - the - job experience, to include preparation of resume and job interviews. |
| HCP 91 | Introduction to Pharmacy care / Law | (100 hours) |
| HCP 92 | Drug distribution | (100 hours) |
| HCP 93 | Pharmacology | (100 hours) |
| HCP 94 | I.V. Admixture | (100 hours) |
| HCP 95 | Pharmaceutical Compounding | (100 hours) |
| HCP 96 | Hospice Pharmacy | (100 hours) |
| HCP 97 | Pharmacy Externship |
Campuses Offering the Pharmacy Technician Program
*Financial Loans available for those who qualify.
