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The Pharmacy Technician Program Transforming Lives…
One Student At a Time
Eastern Long Island Academy of Applied Technology
Instructor: Laurie Jessen
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Definition of a Pharmacy Technician
oAssist licensed pharmacist
oCompletes tasks that do not require professional judgment of the pharmacist
oProvides effective, appropriate & safe pharmacy services
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Roles and Responsibilities of the Pharmacy
Technician
Management of Pharmacy Operations
oPurchasingoReceiving
oRecord keepingoInventory control
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Roles and Responsibilities of the Pharmacy
Technician
Financial Management & Health Insurance
oBillingoClaim forms
oOn-line adjudication
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Roles and Responsibilities of the Pharmacy
TechnicianHospital Pharmacy
oReceive ordersoComputer Data inputoFill medication orders
oPrepare intravenous medicationsoMaintain records
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Roles and Responsibilities of the Pharmacy
Technician
Retail/Community Pharmacy
oReceive prescriptionsoComputer data inputoPrepare prescription
oCustomer service
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Roles and Responsibilities of the Pharmacy
Technician
Retail/Community Pharmacy
oPurchasing & inventory controloAssist in patient education
oInsurance on-line adjudicationoCashier
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Roles and Responsibilities of the Pharmacy
Technician
Advanced Pharmacy Services
oCompound medicationsoPrepare nuclear medications
oHome Care services
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InternshipsoProvide students with “real world”
experienceoPromote positive workplace experienceoEnable student to apply skills learned in
classroomoAssist student to develop marketable skillsoPrepares student for continuing education
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Internships
oPaid or unpaid oProvided during class time or after school
oStudents provide own transportation
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How to obtain an Internship
Work with teacher and work-study coordinator:
oComplete a job search in classoPrepare resume
oComplete appropriate paperwork
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Business Partners
oWalgreensoShoprite
oSal-U-medoK-MartoTarget
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Business Partners
oPrescription DenoWalmart
oShirley Drugs & SurgicaloSt. Charles Hospital
oMather Memorial Hospital
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Business Partners
oWaldbaumsoKing Kullen
oCVSoSlater Pharmacy
oPrescription Center & Surgical
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Where are the Jobs?
oCommunity PharmacyoHospitals
oMail OrderoNuclear Medicine
oPharmaceutical SalesoWarehouse
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Benefits to the Student?
oDevelop 21st century skillsoProblem solving skills
oExplore career optionsoTime management skills
oFinancial literacyoPreparation for college
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Benefits to the Parent?
Your child will become:
oSelf-sufficientoSelf-confident
oA mature individualoProductive member of society
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Benefits to the Community?
oWork-force readyo Posses 21st century skill
oPool of entry-level employeesoMeet immediate staffing needs
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Questions?
Contact: Eastern Long Island Academy of Applied Technology
@286-6500Or
email Laurie Jessen: [email protected]
Eastern Suffolk BOCES Eastern Suffolk BOCES Board and AdministrationBoard and Administration
The Eastern Long Island Academy of Applied Technology, a program of Eastern Suffolk BOCES, does not discriminate against any employee, student, applicant for employment, or candidate for enrollment on the basis of sex, gender, race, color, religion or creed, age, weight, national origin, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, domestic violence victim status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or any other classification protected by Federal, State, or local law. This policy of nondiscrimination includes: access by students to educational programs, student activities, recruitment, appointment and promotion of employees, salaries, pay, and other benefits. Eastern Suffolk BOCES also provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Eastern Suffolk BOCES fully complies with all applicable rules and regulations pertaining to civil rights for students and employees (e.g., Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, §504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Dignity for All Students Act, §303 of Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act of 2001). Inquiries regarding the implementation of the above laws should be directed to either of the Eastern Suffolk BOCES Civil Rights Compliance Officers: the Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources, 201 Sunrise Highway, Patchogue, NY 11772, 631-687-3029, [email protected]; or the Associate Superintendent for Educational Services, 201 Sunrise Highway, Patchogue, NY 11772, 631-687-3056, [email protected]. Inquiries may also be addressed to the Office for Civil Rights at the US Department of Education, 32 Old Slip, 26th Floor, New York, NY 10005, 646-428-3800, [email protected].