A Seasoned Certified Pharmacy Technician

The pharmacy technician is responsible for increasing the sustainability of the pharmacy. They do this by follows instructions for the disposal or return of expired, damaged, or otherwise unusable medications, and not flushing them down the toilet or throwing them into the trash. They follow EPA requirements. Pharmacy technicians can also join the Green Team at their place of employment, if they have one, and help improve the environmental impact they have that way as well. They also need to do their jobs counting and dispensing correctly to reduce the amount of medications that go unused.

To obtain your pharmacy technician license you have to complete a couple of things. Technically speaking, you do not need to attend a formal education program, but it is highly encouraged by the board and can help you obtain a job easier. The only training you need is on the job training as a pharmacy technician trainee, which you have to be designated as prior to training in a Texas licensed pharmacy. You can only be a trainee for two years, within those two years you need to have your registration completed for pharmacy technician license. To obtain your trainee status you need to be clear of all active warrants and have a good criminal background. Your background can affect you not being able to proceed

A growing demand has emerged in the healthcare field for well-trained pharmacy technicians to assist the pharmacist in many practice settings by assuming greater responsibilities. These may include order entry, filing prescription orders, compounding sterile preparations, cart fill exchanges, inventory control, operation of automated technology, utilizing the computer system as well as fulfilling other patient specific duties. Well-trained pharmacy technicians in retail and institutional settings are a vital part of the healthcare team.

Your opening position for Medical Assistant, as described, is such a perfect match with my skills, as you will see when you review my resume. My educational background as medical student overseas has given me a solid understanding of medical environment, including but not restricted to, diseases, drugs and procedures; this wide field of skills has been creating a smooth workflow for my providers.

Job Description: Pharmacists ensure that medications are used appropriately, and that they bring about the best results. Their responsibilities include professionally interpreting and reviewing the prescription orders written by doctors, dentists, and other authorized health care providers, and also for giving out the medications accurately to patients. The main goal of pharmaceutical care is to improve the quality of patients? lives by the use of medications that have been prescribed in order to accomplish specific results.

Patient care technicians (PCT’s), formally known as nursing assistants, are the backbone to any nursing department. They create rapport with the patients and family members, as well as the nursing and medical staff. Some of the tasks PCT’s are responsible for include: obtaining and recording vital signs, collecting and labeling specimens, blood glucose specimen, and obtaining electrocardiograms (ECG). All these tasks are important and critical in an emergency. PCT’s designated to work in medical surgical floors may not remember the steps for obtaining a good ECG reading. Like the saying goes: if you don’t use it, you lose it. The most common reason ECG’s are misinterpreted is due to incorrect lead placement. PCT’s in critical settings such

When doctors prescribe medication for their patients, a local retail pharmacy is most likely to be utilized to fill the order. However, there is a growing population of older Americans that are no longer able to live independently and must reside in nursing homes or assisted living facilities. In order for this vulnerable population to receive their medications, a different kind of pharmacy is needed, these are known as LTC, long term care pharmacies. Within these specialized pharmacies there are highly trained employees called CPhTs, certified pharmacy technicians who are overseen by state licensed

Zack has submitted resumes to a long-term care pharmacy, and a mail order pharmacy. These work environments have similarities and differences. Long-term care, home infusion, and mail order pharmacy have specific patients with special needs that have to be addressed.

Drug store specialists have turned out to be more looked for after in the course of the most recent decade. It's evaluated that the request will go up reliably and reach up to half or more in under five years! Their position is exceptionally pined for and an essential one in the wellbeing segment. The normal yearly pay in the US for drug store specialists change between $20,000 - $36,000. In the event that you are hoping to seek after this as a profession you are likely looking for drug store trade school in your general vicinity.

The medication reconciliation process compares the medications taken by a patient prior to admission to a facility with medication orders at the facility. The Joint Commission (TJC), the accrediting body for health care organizations, stipulates that the medication reconciliation process must be completed within 24 hours of admission (Sentinel Event Alert, Issue 35, 2006). This process begins with compiling an accurate list of the patient's home medications which are also referred to as prior to admission (PTA) medications. At Poudre Valley Hospital, it is the job of the Pharmacy Admission Specialist (PAS) to compile and verify this list. The PAS must collect, record and communicate to the provider an accurate list of the patient's

Jennifer, i think the NPTA (National Pharmacy Technician Association) would be perfect for you. This association would have to be my second choice. I like the fact that this association takes into consideration the different pharmacy settings. Eventually, i hope to also get a job in a hospital setting. After speaking with other pharmacy technicians i was told that we are able to join more than one association at a time, but i think for me it would be most beneficial to join this association later down the line. Since my focus at the moment is to become a pharmacy technician, i have choosen APhA. Maybe we can meet up one day touch bases and share our experiences with the association of our

Pharmacy assistant at an HMO pharmacy and is familiar with the prescription process and the

III. (Establish Credibility) I have been with CVS for four years. I am a nationally certified pharmacy technician (also known as a CPhT). I work alongside many pharmacists and come across many drugs. I have to call doctors every day to change a person’s medication.

The career path that I have chosen for myself is pharmacy technician. I have always wanted some sort of pharmaceutical job, and a pharmacy technician seems like a career that would be do-able and enjoyable for me.

Besides, I completed my Bachelors in Pharmacy from Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, and also hold an MBA degree, specialization in Healthcare services. Currently, I am working as a Clinical Pharmacist at Health City Cayman Islands, Cayman Islands. I previously worked as a Medical content writer in Medical affairs department. Ever since childhood, I have grown up and surrounded by people and thoughts pertaining to health care, because my father works for health care department. Over the years of education and work experience, my understanding about the potential of practicing pharmacy is mounting. These whole set of diverse experiences made me strong and sophisticated in dealing with people, and establishing the smart work