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What They Do
Pharmacy technicians work in pharmacy departments of hospitals, large clinics, retail pharmacies and home healthcare agencies. Tasks may include:
- Assist the pharmacist in preparing and dispensing medications
- Receive written prescriptions and verify that the information on them is accurate and complete
- Mix pharmaceutical preparations
- Mix IV solutions using aseptic technique
- Type labels and affix to bottles along with auxiliary information
- Clean, maintain and operate automated dispensing equipment
- Receive, inventory, store and monitor supplies
- Compute charges and enter charge data into computers
Duration of Training
9 months; full-time days, typical hours 8 am – 4 pm
Application Deadline
July 15, 2013
Program Start Date
August 26, 2013
Cost
$1,167.75 internal IU Health employees; $2,292.25 external non-employees (books, scrubs, extra)
Prerequisites
High school diploma or GED
Certificate or Degree
Certificate
Upon successful completion of the program, students may sit for the national certification exam given by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board. Students who pass this become Certified Pharmacy Technicians (CPhT).
Summary, Course of Study
First semester (Orientation and Core Curriculum): medical terminology, anatomy/physiology, medical law and ethics, communication skills, introduction to patient care and basic math skills.
Second semester (Level I): pharmacology, sterile products laboratory, dispensing lab, pharmaceutical calculations, career exploration and development and clinical practicum.
To register, download the Core course registration form. Also, view the current schedule for Core courses offered at IU Health.
Physical Requirements
- Read, write, understand and verbally communicate in fluent English (includes questioning a patient, relaying information to others and receiving information)
- Stand, walk or sit for up to eight hours a day, five days a week
- Carry, reach, stoop and lift up to 30 pounds (putting away orders, making deliveries to floors)
- Have sufficient manual dexterity (using a computer keyboard, handling needles and syringes)
- Have a visual acuity (either on your own or with corrective lenses) that enables you to read information printed on medication labels and have sufficient color vision to recognize differences in pills and colors of solutions
- Have an auditory acuity (either on your own or with auditory aids) that allows you to understand a normal speaking voice without seeing the speaker's face
- Show proof of personal health insurance coverage for the duration of the program, or be willing to sign a waiver of insurance form
Application/Contact Information
Download the Program Booklet and Application Packet and submit your application today.
Or you may request an application packet be mailed to you using the following contact information:
IU Health Methodist Hospital
I-65 at 21st Street
Health Sciences
ATTN: Diana Carlton
Wile Hall, Room 631
P.O. Box 1367
Indianapolis, IN 46206-1367
Phone: 317.962.5470
You may also pick up program information at Wile Hall 1812 N Capitol Ave., 6th floor, Room 631. For further information or curriculum questions email Melynda Ludwick, or call 317.962.0919.