Pharmacy Technician Research Paper
HongPhuong Le
Introduction to Healthcare 116
January 6, 2011
Health Occupations Research Assignment
Pharmacy technician is someone who is supposed to be having a working knowledge of medicine and multiple tasks. They assist pharmacists, fill prescriptions, and perform various customer service assignments. Another common assignment includes fielding patient questions regarding information on drugs, health concerns, and prescriptions. They then must calculate, measure, weigh, mix, and pour the patient’s medication. They also responsible of keeping up with patient’s profiles, preparing patient’s insurance documents, data entry, putting items on the shelves, handling the cash register, and answering telephone calls.
I am particularly …show more content…
ACCP supports an expanded role for colleges and schools of pharmacy in the development, standardization, and validation of pharmacy technician education and training programs and encourages their active involvement in facilitating team-based learning opportunities for student pharmacists and student pharmacy technicians …show more content…
Mathematics, spelling, and reading skills also are important. Successful pharmacy technicians are alert, observant, organized, dedicated, and responsible. They should be willing and able to take directions, but be able to work independently without constant instruction. They must be precise; details are sometimes a matter of life and death. Candidates interested in becoming pharmacy technicians cannot have prior records of drug or substance abuse. Pharmacy techs are on their feet all day. The job requires them to either stand or move about the pharmacy for the better part of their shift, so suffice it to say it is a good idea to be in at least reasonably good physical condition to consider this line of work. Being in good physical shape is properly befitting of anybody who represents any aspect of the healthcare industry as it is representative of putting into practice modern understanding of prevention through fitness.
Pharmacy technicians in a retail setting can expect an hourly wage of $5 to $8, whereas a new technician working in a hospital can expect an hourly wage of $7 to $9. On average, the hourly income for experienced pharmacy technicians is the same in a retail setting or hospital, with a national average of $10 to $13.50 per hour
Introduction to Healthcare 116
January 6, 2011
Health Occupations Research Assignment
Pharmacy technician is someone who is supposed to be having a working knowledge of medicine and multiple tasks. They assist pharmacists, fill prescriptions, and perform various customer service assignments. Another common assignment includes fielding patient questions regarding information on drugs, health concerns, and prescriptions. They then must calculate, measure, weigh, mix, and pour the patient’s medication. They also responsible of keeping up with patient’s profiles, preparing patient’s insurance documents, data entry, putting items on the shelves, handling the cash register, and answering telephone calls.
I am particularly …show more content…
ACCP supports an expanded role for colleges and schools of pharmacy in the development, standardization, and validation of pharmacy technician education and training programs and encourages their active involvement in facilitating team-based learning opportunities for student pharmacists and student pharmacy technicians …show more content…
Mathematics, spelling, and reading skills also are important. Successful pharmacy technicians are alert, observant, organized, dedicated, and responsible. They should be willing and able to take directions, but be able to work independently without constant instruction. They must be precise; details are sometimes a matter of life and death. Candidates interested in becoming pharmacy technicians cannot have prior records of drug or substance abuse. Pharmacy techs are on their feet all day. The job requires them to either stand or move about the pharmacy for the better part of their shift, so suffice it to say it is a good idea to be in at least reasonably good physical condition to consider this line of work. Being in good physical shape is properly befitting of anybody who represents any aspect of the healthcare industry as it is representative of putting into practice modern understanding of prevention through fitness.
Pharmacy technicians in a retail setting can expect an hourly wage of $5 to $8, whereas a new technician working in a hospital can expect an hourly wage of $7 to $9. On average, the hourly income for experienced pharmacy technicians is the same in a retail setting or hospital, with a national average of $10 to $13.50 per hour