Pharmacy Technician
720 Clock Hours
Tuition: $8,000.00 Registration Fee: $75.00 Total Cost of the Program: $9,299.00
OTHER FEES:
National Occupancy Competency Testing – $149
Estimated Cost of: Books/Materials, kit & other – $1,075.00
PROGRAM OBJECTIVE:
Upon completing this program, graduates will possess the skills and hands-on experience needed to become entry-level Pharmacy Technicians, dispensing and providing pharmacy support to pharmacists and clients.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
This course is designed to provide the knowledge and experience required to successfully execute the duties, roles, and responsibilities of the Pharmacy Technician. The Pharmacy Technician program provides instruction for recording medication requests, performing data entry services, and even verifying the validity of prescriptions. Students will be instructed to fill customer prescriptions, including mixing, measuring, counting, and recording prescribed quantities and dosage levels.
Disclosure: Students will be required to obtain a license from the board of pharmacy to seek employment. Students may begin working in their field of training as soon as the license is received. However, the school cannot guarantee employment.
HSC 100 Health Science Core Fundamentals
82 Theory Hours/0 Lab Hours/0 Externship Hours/82 Clock Hours
The Health Science Core offers students a foundation in medical career skills. Students learn the structure and function of the human body, its chemical processes, the pathology of diseases, and medical terminology. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the healthcare delivery system and health occupations, basic infection control procedures, HIPPA guidelines, and healthcare workers’ general laws and ethical responsibilities. Students will learn to respond to emergency situations, practice safety, and security procedures, apply basic math and science skills, apply interpersonal communications skills and concepts, and understand the developmental principles of the life cycle, medical terminology, and many other essential foundational areas.
HAE 100 HIV/AIDS Education
4 Theory Hours/0 Lab Hours/0 Externship Hours/4 Clock Hours
This course provides information about HIV/AIDS and the medical worker. Students will learn the history of HIV/AIDS, procedures and protocols required for caring for HIV/AIDS patients, the pathology of the disease, and the expectations and objectives of clinical management that is standard for HIV/AIDS patients.
CPR 100 CPR-Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
1 Theory Hours/3 Lab Hours/0 Externship Hours/4 Clock Hours
This course will prepare students with emergency procedures in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. Students will be certified in CPR after successfully completing the course and passing the tests.
HSC 108 Anatomy & Physiology
72 Theory Hours/0 Lab Hours/0 Externship Hours/72 Clock Hours
Upon completion of this course students will have learned all of the body systems, pathology of diseases, and related medical terminology.
COM 100 Computer Applications
20 Theory Hours/40 Lab Hours/0 Externship Hours/60 Clock Hours
This course provides the fundamental skills needed to operate a computer and popular software titles. Students will learn how to care and maintain computers, run diagnostic software, use a word processor, spreadsheet software, presentations software and database management. Students will also learn how to navigate the Internet and use e-mail programs.
MAT 100 Basic Math
48 Theory Hours/0 Lab Hours/0 Externship Hours/48 Clock Hours
Students will study basic mathematical concepts including addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, basic algebra, fractions, percentages, decimals, exponents and other basic operations.
MAT 102 Pharmacology
48 Theory Hours/0 Lab Hours/0 Externship Hours/48 Clock Hours
Dosage and calculations are the base concepts of this course. Students will develop the knowledge needed to understand basic dosage orders, as well as measure and record calculations for such dosages.
MAS 102 Fundamentals of Medical Insurance
24 Theory Hours/24 Lab Hours/0 Externship Hours/48 Clock Hours
In this course students will develop the basic skills necessary to initiate the claims development procedures of the pharmacy. Students will learn how to collect pertinent insurance information, integrate it into a patient’s file, complete billing forms, perform procedural and diagnostic coding and communicate with insurance companies.
MED 100 Medical Terminology for Pharmacy
24 Theory Hours/0 Lab Hours/0 Externship Hours/24 Clock Hours
Students will learn to identify drugs, including a variety of popular drug names and their uses. Students will use pharmaceutical medical terminology, and define the major symbols and abbreviations used on prescriptions and state the meaning.
PHY 100 Introduction to Pharmacy Systems
12 Theory Hours/24 Lab Hours/0 Externship Hours/36 Clock Hours
Students will display knowledge or prescription pricing systems used in pharmacy, maintain stock inventory, prepare electronic purchase orders, receive, store and distribute pharmaceutical supplies. Students will be able to define industry standards in purchasing pharmaceutical supplies. Additionally student will be able to use common pharmaceutical weighing equipment, and use common pharmaceutical volume measurement equipment.
PHY 101 Pharmaceutical Classifications
12 Theory Hours/24 Lab Hours/0 Externship Hours/36 Clock Hours
Upon completion of this course students will be able to define the major classifications of pharmaceuticals. Students will identify the sources from which medications are produced, define poison; define placebo, list the two official compendia of standards for quality and purity of drugs and authoritative information on dosage and administration and list six non-official reference manuals.
PHY 102 IV and Unit Dose Preparations
12 Theory Hours/12 Lab Hours/0 Externship Hours/24 Clock Hours
Upon completion of this course students will be able to compare medication order with label on vial and check expiration date of product; calculate drug dosage for parenteral use, identify common drug/drug incompatibilities, reconstitute parenteral medications, use aseptic techniques to withdraw medication from stock vial measure correct quantity as instructed, select and insert it
into IV solution without error, use aseptic technique to withdraw medication from an ampoules. Students will also be able to prepare parenteral solutions, prepare Total Parenteral Nutrition solutions, prepare chemotherapeutic agents using proper safety techniques and place label on IV solution container and keep records.
PHY 103 Pharmacy Applications & Dispensing
48 Theory Hours/48 Lab Hours/0 Externship Hours/96 Clock Hours
This course emphasizes the importance of reading and preparing medication orders correctly. Students will learn appropriate methods for the transporting of medications safely being aware of hazards: theft, legal implications of accidental loss, and other consequences. Students will learn to identify special precautions pertaining to children, maintain controlled substance inventory, demonstrate the proper technique of preparing pharmaceutical preparations and demonstrate the ability to correctly fill and deliver medication cassettes. Students will collect data from medication administration record and drug use and evaluation form. Identify automated medication dispensing equipment and its proper use.
PHY 104 Pharmacy Management
22 Theory Hours/0 Lab Hours/ 0 Externship Hours/ 22 Clock Hours
This course is designed to provide the training needed for students to be able to display knowledge or prescription pricing systems used in pharmacy, maintain stock inventory, prepare electronic purchase orders, receive, store and distribute pharmaceutical supplies, define industry standards in purchasing pharmaceutical supplies, locate correct stock container and weigh measure, count required individual doses of medication. Student will learn to label with required information, operate unit does pre-packet equipment, place individual dose in appropriate containers, repackage in predetermined quantities, record prepackage medication data correctly and define role of technician in quality assurance activities.
PHY 105 Medication Safety
4 Theory Hours/20 Lab Hours/0 Externship Hours/24 Clock Hours
Students will learn medication safety procedures required to ensure that the appropriate drugs are reaching the appropriate client. Students will learn the critical importance of accuracy in drug dispensing and performing safety checks for quality delivery control.
PHY 106 Career Preparation
12 Theory Hours/0 Lab Hours/0 Externship Hours/12 Clock Hours
Students will learn the importance of professional image and making that first impression. Students will develop their resumes and learn more about optional national certification examinations.
PHY 107 Externship
0 Theory Hours/0 Lab Hours/80 Externship Hours/80 Clock Hours
Students will practice their skills in a pharmacy setting. Supervised by pharmacy staff, students will have the opportunity to gain the hands-on skills needed to become successfully employed.
