In the growing health and medical sector the demand of pharmacy technician is very high. With this trend in the market of USA, many youths are aiming for pharmacy technician. There are certain steps to become a pharmacy technician.
The Basics for Becoming Pharmacy technician
At the initial stage, you must enroll yourself at a high school level, where you will have to study certain science subjects, there upon you will be required to go for job training, generally the program continues for 6 months to 2 years. In the subject course some topics are taught those are, pharmacy techniques, pharmacy record keeping, pharmacy law and ethics, techniques related with pharmacy, calculations related with pharmacy. After completing this subjects’ curriculum you get through the test, for getting certificate.
The Steps to be Followed
In the process, you should study subjects like maths, life science, health, at high school level curriculum. At this stage you need to learn medical terminology, it will be quite helpful for the study of pharmacy technician. For the study you can enrol in the vocational, ROP technical or community colleges, to get certificate program in the field of pharmacy, you will have to spend one year time frame. After completing of study, you should gain experience, by working as an assistant of pharmacy; this job does not hang with much responsibility, at the time you may serve as a clerk, or stock keeper, the aspirants who already have gained experience and become skilled can go through for further work with technical qualities in this field after completing their graduation. When the candidates complete the graduation, he should take National Pharmacy Technician Certificate Exam, while completing the graduation program, the candidates may go for certification program, it is not an educational program that one has to do, but it is one type of voluntary degree, by which one get edge, and a status for further progress in the career, at the same time by having this one may grow up his skill, also it will give him the title as certified pharmacy technician.
Next step
Thereupon you must be going through the process of education, for that always you keep on the track of updating your knowledge, go for the renewal the certificate after every two years time period, it will be better for you to study in the course which will provide you through knowledge in the class continuing for 10 hours basis.
Responsibilities and Duties
In the healthcare system, pharmacy technicians play a crucial role in keeping the medical system smooth functioning. He plays various duties, during his duty he gets requests and prescriptions either by phone, e-mail or in written form on this he has to supply these medicines, he has to give answer to the phone calls, he needs to fill up the empty bottles of medicines and labels them, day to day during his duty, he needs to maintain the files, profiles, records of the patients, their list of diagnosis, and medication listing or chart. He does the clerical works also, he checks the insurance forms and fills for the patients too.
Some Resources
http://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/pharmacy-technicians.htm
http://work.chron.com/pays-more-medical-assistant-pharmacy-technician-27310.html