Pharmacy Tech Specialist Certificate Online
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What You Will Learn
- Receive and process prescription requests from patients and those sent electronically from doctors’ offices
- Accurately count, weigh, pour and mix medications
- Prepare accurate prescription labels and package prescriptions
- Prepare and process insurance claim forms and manage inventory
About the Pharmacy Tech Specialist Online Professional Certificate
The role of a pharmacy technician has expanded in recent years. The position provides a great opportunity to learn directly from a pharmacist and assist them closely as they provide medications and assist patients in determining the best course of action for health. Additionally, this role involves interacting with patients, counting pills and filling prescriptions.
MedCerts 16-week online Pharmacy Technician certification program provides comprehensive training in the areas of human anatomy and medical terminology, and pharmacy technician principles and practices. This program will equip you with the knowledge required to gain the Certified Pharmacy Technician certification (CPhT) through the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board’s (PTCB) exam.
There are currently 169,302 pharmacy technician jobs available in the US and the career offers a median salary of $30,769.1
1Burning Glass: Labor Insights (Last 12 Months: Feb. 1, 2020 - Jan. 31, 2021)
Courses required for program completion
PS 1011
Healthcare | Self-Paced | 32 hours
This course will benefit anyone considering a career in allied health, as well as those already working in the field. Allied Health Professionals must be committed to the key attributes of professionalism and strive to reflect this within the delivery of patient-centered safe and effective care. The purpose of this course is to provide students with soft skills training that will provide the tools needed to demonstrate a higher level of professionalism on the job. Key components of the course focus on patient interaction, proper office behavior, medical ethics, diversity and cultural bias, emotional strength, professional appearance and communication. The course maintains a focus on the key attributes that are true markers of professionalism. This course was created with input from healthcare professionals working in the field, healthcare employers that hire our graduates, professional educators and even former MedCerts students. The end result is a collection of modules that touch on the soft skills that are TRULY important in the real world of allied healthcare. In this course, students are engaged through scenario-based learning that allows for real interaction with virtual co-workers and patients. Additionally, game-based activities keep students engaged and entertained throughout their learning journey.HI 1014
Healthcare | Self-Paced | 96 hours
This course is designed to familiarize the student with the language of medicine, through the study of prefixes, suffixes, root words, abbreviations, and pronunciation of words. The curriculum also includes an overview of anatomy and physiology in order to increase the understanding of medical vocabulary. Students will examine the organization of the integumentary, musculoskeletal, hematic, lymphatic and immune, and cardiovascular systems in the human body. They will become familiar with the medical terms that relate to the respiratory, digestive, nervous, endocrine, reproductive, and excretory systems. Students will also examine terms related to the sensory organs, with a concentration on the organs for hearing, sight, and smell. This course will prepare students to better understand spoken and written interactions in all medical environments.HI 1017
Healthcare | Self-Paced | 128 hours
This Pharmacy Technician course is designed to educate and train the student in the diverse field of Pharmacy Technology. The student will be provided didactic coursework in the areas of prescription processing, pharmacy nomenclature, biopharmaceutics and drug activity, dosage calculations, and common mathematical formulas and conversions. Consideration of drug routes and formulations includes tablets and capsules, liquid prescriptions, parenteral and enteral, and insulin and syringes. They will also learn about the advanced roles of the Pharmacy Technician, such as Medication Therapy Management, Motivational Interviewing, Comprehensive Medication Review, and Chronic Care Management. To better understand the business side of pharmacy world, students will learn about HIPAA, drug regulation and control, inventory management, financial considerations, documentation and coding, legal and ethical issues, and communication techniques.Complete This Certificate. Get College Credit.
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About Medcerts
MedCerts, a Stride company, is a national online training provider strengthening the workforce through innovative e-learning solutions. Focused on certifications in high-demand areas of allied healthcare and IT, MedCerts serves individuals from all backgrounds, including the military and their families, career changers and the under- and unemployed. MedCerts delivers certification and career training through HD-quality video-based instruction, virtual simulations, games and animations, and on-the-job training through experiential learning solutions. Since 2009, the company has developed over 35 career programs, trained and up-skilled more than 35,000 individuals across the country and partnered with over 500 American job centers and more than 1,000 healthcare organizations to build talent pipelines. For more information, visit medcerts.com.
State Regulations
Students residing in the states of South Carolina, Louisiana, South Dakota, North Dakota, Virginia, West Virginia, Utah, Michigan, and Ohio – these states require Pharmacy Technicians to complete an ASHP-accredited program in order to become licensed. If the student's goal is to become certified and licensed as a Pharmacy Technician, please refer to MedCerts Pharmacy Technician Professional program, as it is ASHP/ACPE accredited and meets these state requirements.