2019-2020 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Pharmacy Technician
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Lincoln Campus and Online
Types of Jobs Available
Pharmacy Technician duties are varied depending on differences in state laws and work settings. Technicians may assist a licensed pharmacist in filling prescriptions by counting tablets, packaging, labeling, receiving prescriptions, ordering, inventory control, mixing IVs, completing insurance claims, and many other activities. Online students who do not live in Nebraska must check with their State Boards of
Pharmacy to make sure this program fulfills their requirements.
Technicians are employed wherever a licensed pharmacist works, such as an acute care hospital, long-term care, home health, mail order, and retail pharmacy services.
Program Overview
This Pharmacy Technician program is the only ASHP/ACPE accredited program in Nebraska. The program is located at the Lincoln Campus and online. The program is two semesters in length.
For more information contact:
Julie Wollberg, Program Director
402-437-2787, 800-642-4075 ext. 2787
jwollberg@southeast.edu
or the College Admissions Office
Lincoln 402-437-2600, 800-642-4075 ext. 2600
Accreditation Information
The Pharmacy Technician program at Southeast Community College is accredited by American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)/Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), 7272 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, MD, 20814, 301-657-3000, www.ashp.org.
Admission Requirements
- Online application to the program
- Appropriate math, writing, and reading placement scores
- Transcripts from high school, GED® or other colleges (if applicable)
- Complete Program Admission Requirements (see program admission criteria and checklist on program website for requirements: www.southeast.edu/pharmacytechnician
The Pharmacy Technician program provides opportunities in direct pharmacy services and the entire pharmacy industry. The program provides hands-on experience in the acute care, long-term care and retail pharmacy settings.
Students in the program are given one opportunity to take the national certification exam for pharmacy technicians through the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board during the final exam for PHRM 1231 . This is covered by the student’s fees and is eligible for financial aid. Any subsequent attempts are taken at the student’s expense.
Students must be admitted into the Pharmacy Technician program to take any PHRM classes.
Awards
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