- Pharmacy Technician Externship (Retail- or Hospital-Based)

Catalog description

Students who have completed all of the coursework in the Pharmacy Technician program qualify for this course. Each student will be placed at an institutional site (retail or hospital) for on-the-job training and experience. Students will be supervised by a registered, licensed pharmacist. Students will be assigned activities and maybe evaluated in the following performance areas: (1) performance of job duties; (2) working knowledge of administrative structure and systems; (3) compliance with institution’s policies and procedures; (4) perform billing operations; (5) use of drug dispensing systems; (6) compound, package and label medications; (7) process data on an electronic system; (8) prepare substances; (9) use of proper procedures in working with controlled substances; (10) inventory maintenance; (11) use of technology, including computer systems and robots; (12) record-keeping.