Get the Skills to Become a Pharmacy Technician

 Pharmacy Technician Program in Rolling Meadows, IL

Northwest Suburban College (NWSC) offers a 32 week Pharmacy Technician Certificate program that prepares you to confidently work in all types of pharmacy settings, including retail, hospitals, home healthcare, mail order, and nuclear pharmacies.

Whether you are currently employed as a Pharmacy Technician and you’re looking to improve your education and move up to more advanced levels of pharmacy, or you’re new to the field, this program is right for you. Our pharmacy technician training program will thoroughly prepare you for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board exam (PTCB), and the Exam for the Certification of Pharmacy Technicians (ExCPT) offered by the National Healthcareer Association (NHA). These board examinations are your gateway to becoming a working professional.

The best way to see if Northwest Suburban College is the right fit for you is to contact an admissions representative. Get more information on the Pharmacy Technician Certificate program, class schedules, and institutional grant options so that you can make an informed decision about your future. Get more info or Book a Tour.

Become a Qualified in Pharmacy Technician

The Pharmacy Technician Certificate program at Northwest Suburban College covers many aspects of pharmacology, pharmacy law and regulation, pharmacy administration, prescription processing, third-party billing, sterile compounding, infection control, OSHA regulation, 400 medications by brand, generic classification, and uses with relation to anatomy and physiology of the human body.

In the Pharmacy Technician Certificate program, you’ll learn:

• Administration of Medications and Pharmacology of the Endocrine and Lymphatic Systems
• Aspects of Retail Pharmacy; Pharmacology of the Nervous System
• History and Ethics of Pharmacy and Aspects of Hospitals, Institutional, Nuclear and Oncology Pharmacy Practice; Pharmacology of Respiratory, Urinary and Reproductive Systems
• Infection Control, Medication Errors and Alternative Medicines; Pharmacology of the Integumentary Systems & Senses
• Administrative Aspects of Pharmacy Technician; Pharmacy Operations; Home Healthcare. Pharmacology of the G. I., Cardiovascular, Circulatory and Musculoskeletal Systems

A PTCB-Recognized Training Program

According to the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB), Since 2020, the eligibility requirements for the Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) Program have changed. A primary pathway to eligibility will be completion of a PTCB-Recognized Education/Training Program.**

The Pharmacy Technician Program at Northwest Suburban College is recognized by PTCB for meeting the requirements of the CPhT Certification that became effective in 2020.

Plenty of Career Prospects

Qualified Pharmacy Technicians are in demand in Illinois.

https://apps.illinoisworknet.com/cis/clusters/OccupationDetails/100154?parentId=110800

https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/pharmacy-technicians.htm

Pharmacy Technician Professionals Are Needed to Fill Many Roles

Pharmacy Technicians perform many duties as part of their overall job description, which include:

• Working under the direct supervision of a pharmacist in the role of Pharmacy Technician, Assistant Pharmacist, Lead Pharmacy Technician, or Research & Development (R & D) Pharmacy Technician
• Practicing customer service, communicating effectively, and performing all tasks required in a pharmacy
• Following proper infection control procedures relevant to healthcare safety, including dealing with hazardous products, waste, and controlled substances
• Following standard procedures of ordering, receiving, and storing drugs, operating common equipment, and recognizing the pharmacy technician’s general role in the delivery of healthcare

Get Real-World Experience

When the class portion of the pharmacy technician program finishes, a Pharmacy Technician externship begins. The externship will be 20 hours per week and should be completed within 12 weeks after you finish the classroom portion of the program.

You will receive supervised training, working in an actual pharmacy setting and learning firsthand from industry professionals. During externships, students receive supervised training, working with actual patients/clients and learning first-hand from industry professionals – some students may even be considered for employment during their externship training.

Convenient Schedule

The Pharmacy Technician program consists of 360 hours of classroom time, and 240 hours of a clinical Pharmacy Technician externship.

• Class hours are offered from 3:30- 10:05 pm on Monday, and from 4:30-9:40 pm on  Wednesday, and Thursday

Admissions are open every month. You’ll be informed of your school acceptance within 3 days of your application. To apply, click here.

Certification – Your Pathway to Employment

Certification is important! It is your pathway to employment, acting as a bridge as you transition from being a student into an employable professional. If you are in the Illinois suburb and looking for a pharmacy technician school come check out Northwest Suburban College.

The NWSC Pharmacy Technician program thoroughly prepares you to take the board examination, instilling confidence when you enter your exam. Illinois requires certification within two years of licensure.  Graduates from NWSC will be qualified to sit for the Certified  Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) exam from the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (www.ptcb.org) and the ExCPT exam through the National Healthcareer Association (www.nhanow.com).

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*Program length when completed in normal time.

**https://www.ptcb.org/about-ptcb/certification-program-changes#.XPBGYPlKjct