Pharmacy Technicians may find career opportunities in community, medical clinic, and long term care and hospital pharmacy practice settings where they will comply with legislation, standards, policies and procedures within their scope of practice. They will utilize critical thinking skills in prescription and order processing, product preparation, medication distribution and pharmacy inventory management. As members of the inter-professional health team they will collaborate with pharmacists and other health professionals to optimize the health of patients while ensuring confidentiality of all information.
EMPLOYMENT TYPES What career opportunities are available to graduates of the Pharmacy Assistant program?
EMPLOYMENT LOCATIONS Where do graduates of the Pharmacy Assistant program work?
Hospitals Retail pharmacies Home health care facilities Community pharmacies Long-term care facilities Public health service
COMMON JOB TASKS What are common job tasks for individuals working in the Pharmacy Assistant field?
Ordering and receiving the inventory Filling prescriptions Receiving shipments and handling paperwork Package and label pharmaceutical products Maintain prescription records and inventories of medications
