Pharmacy Technician Certificate
Pharmacy Technician Certificate Program
Everyday, more and more medications are being developed to treat various health conditions. Along with that comes a need for people qualified to identify and distribute these medications to the public. And that's why a career as a pharmacy technician is so promising.
What You Can Learn
With your Pharmacy Technician Certificate, you will be qualified to:
- Perform routine tasks to prepare prescribed medication for patients, such as counting tablets and labeling bottles.
- Retrieve, pour, weigh, measure, and mix medication.
- Establish patient profiles.
- Prepare insurance claim forms.
- Stock and take inventory of prescription and over-the-counter medications.
- Read patient charts and deliver medicine to patients in hospitals, nursing homes, and assisted living facilities.
- Utilize and interpret anatomical, diagnostic, and symptomatic medical terms.
- Appropriately address a variety of ethical situations related to patient care and interaction with other members of the medical team.
Pharmacy Technician Career Opportunities
PPharmacy technicians are in high demand, and have a variety of workplaces to choose from when seeking employment, such as retail pharmacies, grocery stores, department stores, mass retailers, hospitals, mail-order and internet pharmacies, clinics, pharmaceutical wholesalers and government offices.
Accreditation
Northwestern College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org.
Requirements and Course Offerings
General and Certificate Requirements and Course Offerings
