Pharmacy Technician Career Training Program
Pharmacy
Training
Provided by Online Training Directory
This program will take you, as a student with no prior experience, into a new career as a Pharmacy Technician. Unlike many other career opportunities that come and go, medical careers are here to stay! Because of the widespread use of medication, Pharmacy Technicians have never been more in demand and the field will continue to grow in the years to come. As a Pharmacy Technician, you will assist the Pharmacist with direct and indirect patient care and assist in the day-to-day operations required to run a pharmacy. Depending on your practice setting, you may fill prescriptions, compound IV`s, compound creams and ointments, assist patients with their medical needs, correspond with physicians and nursing staff to assist with patient care, maintain inventories of medications, maintain patient medication profiles, etc. The types of work you can perform and how much you can earn will depend on the state in which you choose to work and whether you are allowed to work as a registered or certified pharmacy technician.
You will complete Four 5-week modules of study. This means you will complete the program in 20 weeks! Module I (5Weeks) Module II (5 Weeks) Module III (5Weeks) Module IV (5weeks) 20 Weeks to Complete the Program All weekly assignments are completed on-line and the quick checks are instantly graded. Your will receive the module quizzes and final exam from your instructor. Once completed you will submit these for grading. Your instructor is always available by email to answer your questions. Questions will be answered within 24 hours 7 days a week. Using state-of-the-art training techniques, computer technology and teaching methods we are able to deliver absolutely the best course to our students. Our instructor makes learning this material fun and easy! Here are descriptions of just some of the topics you will study. Pharmacology ? You will learn the most commonly used classes of medications, what conditions they are used to treat and how they work in the body. Anatomy and Physiology ? Learn about the basic anatomy of all the organ systems of the body, what these structures do and how they are affected by disease. Pharmacy Law and Ethics ? Study and explore legal issues surrounding confidentiality, negligence and liability for medical personnel. Learn how to control and maintain narcotic inventories.
You will also read about historic pieces of legislation that have shaped the field as we know it today. Medical Terminology ? Often, Medical Terminology can seem like a foreign language, but you will find this subject fascinating and easy to learn. We will show you simple ways to learn and decipher medical terminology describing disease states, anatomy and drug information. Pharmacy Practice ? Explore available career options to Pharmacy Technicians and gain an overview of the field.
You will also learn generalized pharmacy knowledge that is essential to any practice setting, such as how to read prescriptions, etc. Textbooks: The Pharmacy Technician 3rd Edition ISBN 0-89582-736-0 Medical Terminology with Human Anatomy 5th Edition ISBN 0-13-048706-6 Textbooks are purchased through Amazon.com The Pharmacy Technician 3rd Edition Medical Terminology with Human Anatomy 5th Edition
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Pharmacy Technician Career Training Program
Outcomes
Assessment
Contact Hours: 160
You will find many career opportunities as a Pharmacy Technician: Here are just a few of the opportunities and practice settings available to Pharmacy Technicians. No matter who you are, you can find the perfect practice setting for your individual tastes and preferences.
- Chain Retail Pharmacies ? You can work in a large retail facility with stores all across the country. These technicians have a lot of patient interaction and work very closely with pharmacists and doctor?s offices. These pharmacies will keep you busy filling prescriptions, obtaining refills for your patients and maintaining your patients? medication histories and profiles. The benefit packages are usually very generous with paid vacations, opportunities for overtime and health insurance.
- Independent Retail Pharmacy ? These are small, independently owned pharmacies. If you like patient interaction, this may be the practice setting for you. Chances are, you will not be as busy as you would in a chain, retail setting, which gives you the opportunity to get to know your patients on a first name basis! You may also have the opportunity for such specialties as compounding or packaging for home health care facilities.
- Out-Patient Hospital Pharmacy ? This setting is similar to a retail pharmacy setting because the technicians have a lot of direct patient interaction and spend a lot of time filling prescriptions. These technicians fill prescriptions for patients that are going home from the hospital. Often, they will fill prescriptions for the employees of the hospital, as well. Because these technicians work within a hospital, there are often opportunities to become cross-trained in the In-Patient Pharmacy, within the hospital.
- Hospital Pharmacy ? You may want to work in a hospital pharmacy. You will not have much patient interaction, rather, your contact will be primarily with pharmacists, doctors and nurses. There are typically many technician positions within a hospital and technicians are generally cross-trained in most of these positions. In smaller hospitals, these tasks may all be performed by a handful of technicians and in larger facilities each position may be the responsibility of one or two technicians.
Assessment
Evaluation of student performance will be based upon the following criteria:
- Weekly homework assignments = 1/3 of subject grade;
- Weekly quizzes = 1/3 of subject grade;
- Final exams = 1/3 of subject grade.
Module One
- Pharmacology I
- Medical Terminology with Human Anatomy I
- Calculations / Abbreviations
- Drug Classification and Formulations
- Pharmacy Governance
- Pharmacy Practice
- Module Quiz
- Pharmacology II
- Medical Terminology with Human Anatomy II
- Prescription Dispensing
- Over-The-Counter Products
- Introduction to Computer Systems and Automation
- Module Quiz
- Pharmacology III
- Medical Terminology with Human Anatomy III
- Interacting with Patients
- Assisting the Pharmacist
- Non-Sterile and Sterile Compounding
- Module Quiz
- Pharmacology III
- Medical Terminology with Human Anatomy IV
- Insurance Processing
- Inventory Control
- Drug Storage, Recalls and Thefts
- Quality Assurance
- Final Exam
Contact Hours: 160
About The Training Provider: Online Training Directory
Online Training Directory - Workforce and Continuing Ed online courses are offered at basic, intermediate and advanced levels. Going beyond basic training provides a deeper and more educationally rewarding learning experience, especially for students who wish to advance careers or initiate new ones. For the general lifelong learner we continue to offer "fun to learn" single, stand-alone courses.
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