Healthcare jobs for
the squeamish
Are you interested in a career in the ever growing health
industry, but are “a little squeamish”? Well, then why not look into a career
as a pharmacy technician! Not only do pharmacy technicians get to work with individual
people, but they also play a vital role towards the wellness of whole
communities.
Where do pharmacy
technicians work?
Pharmacy technicians can enjoy a number of employment
opportunities, including retail pharmacies, hospital pharmacies, long-term care
pharmacies, health insurance companies and pharmaceutical suppliers. Moreover, employment statistics across North
America list the pharmacy technician profession as a stable, growing field with
good job prospects. According to
statistics in the 2010 Trends & Insights Survey of Retail Pharmacists,
pharmacy technicians for the first time since 2001 are in higher demand than
pharmacists (42% and 33% respectively).
What do they do?
Pharmacy technicians work under the direct supervision of
licensed pharmacists and perform many pharmacy-related functions including: preparing,
packaging and labeling prescription medications, maintaining proper storage and
security conditions for drugs, entering patient information and doctors'
prescriptions in computer systems, maintaining inventory record keeping
systems, preparing sterile products such as intravenous (IV) admixtures,
chemotherapy admixtures and total parenteral nutrition (TPN). They also have the opportunity to progress to
managing staff.
How can you start
in this career?
Employers
who have insufficient resources to give on-the-job training often seek formally
educated pharmacy technicians. Formal
education programs emphasize a technician’s interest in and dedication to their
work, and help technicians to build a solid foundation for further
specialization and study. CTS Canadian
Career College is one of approximately 25 institutions across Canada to be
approved by the Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs (CCAPP)
to offer the Pharmacy Technician program.
Completing a program that has been accredited by CCAPP not only ensures
that your receive quality education from an institution that has adequate
resources, evaluation systems, skills and attitudes, but also that you have a competitive
advantage in a job market that has recently put a high value on
regulation.
So how do you know if you’re right for this career?
Simply meet with one of our admissions counselors for an in-depth look at both
the program and your individual skill sets.
Call our campus today (705) 725 8776.
