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The
Manhattan Institute is proud to be the only New York State Licensed
Trade School offering Pharmacy Assistant Training. As a Pharmacy
Assistant you will assist the Registered Pharmacist with the filling
of prescriptions, replace and order stock, along with many other
duties.
Graduates will be qualified to work in Hospitals, Clinics, Large
Pharmacy Chain Stores, Retail Pharmacies, Pharmaceutical Companies,
and all other Health Care Facilities were Pharmacist Assistants
are readily employed.
Students are encouraged to register early, as seating is very limited.
Course subjects to include:
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Pharmacy
Department
Duties of a Pharmacy Assistant
Principles of Pharmacology
Central Nervous System Drugs
Local Hormones
Systemic Hormones
Cardiovascular System
Cardiovascular Drugs
Renal drugs
Anti-infection Drugs
Antibiotics
Cancer Chemotherapy Drugs
Blood
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Blood Formation
Legal Considerations
Pharmacy terminology
Safety Considerations
Dosage Forms
Calculation of Doses
Compounding
Pharmaceutical Calculations
Aspetic Technique
Parenteral Admixture Services
Labeling
Community Pharmacy Practice |
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The Role of a Pharmacy Assistant...
...is not only necessary but also seen as being vital in today's health care industry. With the primary role of the assistant in any pharmacy being: stocking and maintaining inventory, interaction with patients and maintaining patient files, pharmacists are also looking for assistants to talk with doctors and related staff regarding patient refills and to make sure prescriptions are properly labeled with complete and accurate information. In a pharmacy environment where a larger clientèle is served or if the pharmacy is expanding, the pharmacy assistant may also exchange communications with representatives from drug companies and help with financial duties as relating to cashiering, bookkeeping , or insurance claim reimbursement.
To find out more about class scheduling times for your training to become a pharmacy assistant, please visit Manhattan Institute or call 212-564-1234.
Working as a Pharmacy Technician...
Working as a Pharmacy Technician/Assistant is an opportunity to assist a licensed pharmacist with the dispensing of prescribed medications or health related products to patients. Some of the routine or assigned duties of a pharmacy technician may include: counting tablets, weighing or pouring of medications and labeling bottles. Clerical responsibilities of the pharmacy assistant may also consist of: stocking shelves, answering telephones, handling money, establishing and maintaining patient profiles and keeping inventory records of both pharmaceutical supplies and over the counter medications.
While the responsibility of answering the patients concerns or addressing any health related issues is primarily that of the licensed pharmacist, a professional pharmacy assistant will always make sure that the information given to the patient, at the time of prescription pick up, is accurately listed on the label and that patient also receives any auxiliary information for that particular prescription.
Feel free to visit Manhattan Institute or call 212-564-1234 to find out more about registration for training to become a New York State pharmacy technician/assistant.
The Course of Study for a Pharmacy Assistant/Technician...
...while training at
Manhattan Institute is a 6 week course that is completed part time on Sat & Sun from 9am to 4:30pm.
The 6 week instructional/class room period includes a complete understanding of:
1) Preparation of filling a prescription - while the actual process of filling the prescription is handled by a professional pharmacist, the technician assists with pill counting, bottle labeling, and patient record keeping.
2) Preparation of insurance claims forms - which might include verification of patient coverage and determining what costs patients is responsible.
3) A crucial part to become a well trained pharmacy technician is having an understanding of customer service. A good assistant/technician will be a team player who tries to address patient concerns and understand that sometimes issues can be a life and death matter. ie., Assistant may be answering the phone or dealing directly with patients whose
drugs have been recalled .
Contact the attentive staff at
Manhattan Institute, available in person or by calling 212-564-1234 - 7 days a week - is available to answers your questions about pursuing your course of study or addressing your concerns about how best to proceed when starting your new career.
How About a Job in Pharmacy Sales and Account Management
Utilize your training as a pharmacy assistant and increase your career possibilities by working in pharmaceutical sales and account management. Sales and account management in pharmaceutical sales is the opportunity to work closely with the medical profession and learn about the development of business related opportunities.
Related duties for sales and account management in pharmaceutical sales include:
1) Serving as a primary point of contact for medical professionals focusing of business development, revenue retention and growth, and customer satisfaction initiatives.
2) Ensuring that existing clients are satisfied with and recognize the value of the solutions they currently use and as a result renew their existing relationships and actively engage in discussions regarding the use of additional solutions.
3) Acting as an expert resource and escalation contact interacting with the client to ensure inquiries are responded to and resolved in a timely fashion, and coordination and facilitation of activities associated with using new solutions.
A career in pharmacy sales is not only financially rewarding, it is an opportunity to better understand how some aspects of business are done in the medical profession. To find out more about working in pharmaceutical sales, please visit United Health Group. For more info on additional career opportunities as a pharmacy assistant, please check out the Manhattan Institute website or call 212-564-1234
ALL Career Minded Pharmacy Technicians...
1) Maintain a Respectful Attitude When Talking to Your Employer or Dealing With The Public
If
your employer gives you an order, and your only excuse is that you don't want to work on it because it's more work for you, that's not an excuse. You
do work for somebody, so follow directions. As best you can, try to take responsibility when there is a problem or upset of a patient or phar
macy customer.
2) Use High Emotional Tones When Interacting With Your Employer, Co-Workers or The Public
Always display and attitude of enthusiasm, cheerfulness, interest and contentment. Emotional tones to avoid in the workplace include: anger, hostility, resentment, fear and acting like a victim.
3) Always Handle Money and Accounts Very Carefully
Having a suspicious eye cast upon you for looking incapable of handling money is a sure way to not only lose your job, but also to ruin your chances of becoming re-employed. Never allow anyone to assume you have a problem either handling or being responsible for money.
Provide additional help while working with the pharmacist
As a trained pharmacy technician one has a understanding of some of the ailments from which various patients suffer and what some prescribed medications might cure or sooth their health concerns. While only a licensed medical professional is the only person that is legally allowed to give a patient medical advice, a pharmacy tech who has cross trained as a nurse’s aide could create additional career opportunities, especially if they are already employed in a hospital or institutional setting.
For example the pharmacy tech, who has been trained as a nurse tech, would have the ability to be an effective communicator between the patient and the doctor or pharmacist, should either not be available, at that particular time, to speak directly to the patient. In a hospital or institutional setting, this pharmacy tech who has completed the additional course of study as a nurse’s aide, may consider checking the patient’s vital signs first, and then reporting the patient’s concerns – along with the documented vital signs – to supervisory personnel, thus creating a level of comfort for the patient and demonstrating responsible work habits. Once this additional service has been performed on the patient and the results relayed to the proper authority, professional care or advice can then administered to the patient in a timely manner.
Understanding that professionally trained, career minded folks best serve the health care profession, Manhattan Institute offers classes days, evenings, and weekends, and provides staff members to answer questions over the phone, in person or via email 7 days a week.
For additional training at Manhattan Institute, please click here to review current schedule.
Working in a pharmacy is the right place for me – Michelle S
The thing that fascinated me most about medicine is that you feel fine, you get sick, you take a pill, and the you feel better. How great is that. A doctor gives you some pills and then you feel like you were never sick in the first place.
Coming from a big family with a small income, college was not my first choice after I graduated high school so I decided to learn more about my pill fascination. I looked for a school in New York where I could learn about becoming a Pharmacy Technician and while researching online I found www.manhattaninstitute.com Since they were a convenient subway ride for me, I visited the midtown school and liked the friendly staff, so I decided to sign up. After six weeks I had the credentials to look for a job in a pharmacy.
My job search didn’t last long because after a little less than a month, I was hired by a major chain drug store in New York. At first I started at the counter greeting the customers and telling them what time their prescriptions would be ready. Whenever they had questions I couldn’t answer, the pharmacist on duty was there to communicate with the customers. I also helped with cashiering duties whenever necessary. I soon began to help with stocking the shelves and learning more about the medicines being prescribed. I had to strictly pay attention to the expiration dates on all medication as this was a primary responsibility. Expired medication can make someone sick & my job is to make sure they get better. I also get to help in the administrative chores of the pharmacy department which means I maintain the customers medication records, communicate which the doctor is there is a problem with refills, or make sure the right prescriptions goes to the right customer.
I love this job and I am looking forward to being in this field for a long time. I even have hopes of becoming a pharmacist myself one day and feel like the education I first got at Manhattan Institute, along with this great job I now have, will help me to a better future.
