藥劑師助理: PHARMACY ASSISTANT

專業介紹

藥劑技術人員幫助執業藥師為患者提供藥品和其他衛生保健產品。技術員通常執行例行任務，幫助準備藥物，如計數瓶片和標記。他們還執行行政職務，如接聽電話，儲存貨架，及經營現金登記。藥劑技術人員把任何有關處方，藥物信息或健康的問題傳達給藥劑師。在大型藥店和保健系統，只有受過良好培訓，經驗豐富並有專業認證的藥劑技術人員方可晉升監督職位，指導和培訓經驗較少的藥學技術人員。有些人可能進入專業職位，如化療治療技師和核藥房技術員。其他可能進入銷售行業。這個課程將給學生提供必要的技能，以便學生在這個具有競爭力的市場上發展。

Program description ：Pharmacy technicians help licensed Pharmacists provide medication and other health care products to patients. Technicians usually perform routine tasks to help prepare prescribed medication, such as counting tablets and labeling bottles. They also perform administrative duties, such as answering phones , stocking shelves, and operating cash registers. Technicians refer any questions regarding prescriptions, drug information, or health matters to a pharmacist. In large pharmacies and health-systems, pharmacy technicians with significant training, experience and certification can be promoted to supervisory positions, mentoring and training pharmacy technicians with less experience. Some may advance into specialty positions such as chemo therapy technician and nuclear pharmacy technician. Others move into sales. This program gives the student the necessary skills to be competitive in this exciting field.

入學要求

完成英語12年級並通過招生面試和入學考試。
Entrance requirements ：Grade 12/GED or mature student status. Applicants must successfully
complete the admissions interview and entrance assessment.

工作走向

臨床藥學技術員; 糖尿病儀表技術; 保健顧問; 零售藥房技術員
Career Opportunities: Clinical Pharmacy Technician; Diabetic Meter Technician; Health Care
Consultant; Retail Pharmacy Technician

課程時間

33週， 週一至週五，每天四個小時
Program length: 33 weeks, Monday to Friday, 4 hours per day.