Certificate
Overview
The Pharmacy Technician Certificate provides comprehensive quality training to students desiring to work as pharmacy technicians under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist. Students learning outcomes will include interpersonal knowledge and skills, medications and medication orders, dosage calculations, sterile and non-sterile compounding concepts, billing reimbursement and inventory management, patient and medication safety, technology and informatics, regulatory issues, and quality assurance to pharmacy operations.
The admission criteria are updated annually and students should review the current information for changes in the admissions process. In addition, the student must provide proof of immunizations, pass a background check/ drug screening, complete a BLS course, purchase a uniform and ATC patch, obtain state boards of pharmacy licensure and have student liability insurance.
- Accreditation
Students will be required to participate in off- campus training in clinical facilities. Therefore, students will need reliable transportation since assigned clinical sites are off campus. The Pharmacy Technician Certificate is accredited by the ASHP/ACPE Accredited: American Society for Health System Pharmacists/ Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
- Clinicals
Students are required to have reliable transportation for clinical rotations located throughout the community and must be physically able to meet the clinical requirements.
- Additional Requirements
In addition, the student must provide proof of immunizations, pass a background check/ drug screening, complete a BLS course, purchase a uniform and ATC patch, obtain state boards of pharmacy licensure and have student liability insurance.
- Pharmacy Technician Documents
- Disclosure
Please note for program enrollment and state registration, students will undergo background and drug screenings. Full disclosure of any tickets, citations, summons, arrests, charges or convictions for a misdemeanor or felony must be communicated prior to program enrollment. If you have ever been convicted of or pled no contest to a violation of any law of a foreign country, the United States or any state laws or local ordinances, including misdemeanors and felony convictions, regardless of the ages of the conviction, as well as a failed drug screening examination, your eligibility for program enrollment and state registration will be negatively affected. Contact the Aiken Technical College Pharmacy Technician Program Coordinator for more information if you have questions.
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