Pharmacy Technician - Los Angeles ORT College - Los Angeles Campus

Pharmacy Technician from Los Angeles ORT College - Los Angeles Campus is a Campus Certificate Pharmacy degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Program Objective The Pharmacy Technician program of the Institute is designed and built on actual pharmacy technician performance expectations. After an orientation of pharmacy practice, students learn the computer's role in both institutional and retail pharmacy settings. Students learn prescription receipt and screening for completeness and accuracy, medication preparation in sterile and non-sterile environments, supply distribution, purchasing pharmaceuticals, inventory control methods, insurance billing and payment collection, pharmacy calculations, federal and state regulations, pharmacy equipment and maintenance, pharmacy ethics and effective communication. The goal of the institute is to prepare te student for licensing with the California State Board of Pharmacy. Opportunities Good job opportunities are expected for full-time and part-time work, especially for technicians with formal training or previous experience. Job openings for pharmacy technicians will result from the expansion of retail pharmacies and other employment settings, and from the need to replace workers who transfer to other occupations or leave the labor force. Career Outlook Employment of Pharmacy Technicians is expected to grow due to the increased pharmaceutical needs of a larger and older population, and the greater use of medication. The increased number of middle-aged and elderly people?who, on average, use more prescription drugs than do younger people?will spur demand for technicians in all practice settings. With advances in science, more medications are becoming available to treat more conditions. View more details on Los Angeles ORT College - Los Angeles Campus . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Pharmacy courses.