Pharmacy Assistant Program with Practicum
Course
In Kamloops (Canada)
Description
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Type
Course
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Level
Intermediate
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Location
Kamloops (Canada)
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Class hours
740h
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Duration
37 Weeks
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Start date
Different dates available
Pharmacy Assistants help licensed Pharmacists provide medication and other health care products to patients. Pharmacy Assistants usually perform routine tasks to help prepare prescribed medication, such as counting tablets and labelling bottles. They also perform administrative duties, such as answering phones, stocking shelves, and operating cash registers. Pharmacy Assistants refer any questions regarding prescriptions, drug information, or health matters to a pharmacist. CPR, First Aid and WHMIS will be completed during the program.
In large pharmacies and health-systems, pharmacy assistants with significant training, experience and certification can be promoted to supervisory positions, mentoring and training pharmacy assistants with less experience. Some may advance into specialty positions such as chemo therapy assistants and nuclear pharmacy assistants. Others move into sales. This program gives the student the necessary skills to be competitive in this exciting field.
This program includes practicum placement. This experience within a workplace enables Instructional staff to observe the student in a practice situation while providing the student with the opportunity to gain direct exposure to the chosen career field.
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About this course
Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:
Assist licensed pharmacists in providing medication and other health care products to patients
Perform tasks to help prepare prescribed medications, such as counting tablets and labelling bottles
Perform administrative tasks such as answering phones, stocking shelves and receiving payments
Clinical Pharmacy Assistant
Medical Office Assistant
Medical Supply Firms
Pharmaceutical Firms
Retail Pharmacy Assistant
Grade 12 / GED or mature student status (all transcripts must be “true certified copies” or originals)
Applicants must successfully complete the admissions interview and may be required to do an entrance assessment (with a minimum composite score of 42)
Applicants must provide evidence of full COVID-19 vaccination or have a signed vaccination waiver on file
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Subjects
- Pharmacy Assistant
- Medication
- Bookkeeping
- Pharmacist
- Pharmacy Technician
Course programme
- AC112 - Bookkeeping Fundamentals & Accounting Principles
- AD112 - MS Office Word
- AD123 - MS Office Excel
- GE002 - Strategies for Student Success (Comp/Inc)
- GE111 - Critical Skills in Communication
- GE112 - Business Writing
- GE124 - Career and Professional Development
- GE125 - Customer Service
- MD400I - Medical Terminology I
- PC100 - Practicum
- PH101 - Introduction to Pharmacy
- PH102 - Principles of Pharmacology
- PH105 - Aseptic Techniques
- PH106 - Retail Applications
- PH107 - Pharmacy Lab
Pharmacy Assistant Program with Practicum