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Pharmacy Technicians- "Jobs In Great Demand"

Your career in the medical field means you can usually count on a steady job, thanks to the number of medical jobs available now or becoming available in the near future. It also means that, thanks to advances in technology, you have to be committed to your education if you want to advance your career.

Pharmacy technician tech jobs are expected to grow 20 percent by 2022. This is attributed to the fact that Baby Boomers will need more medication as they age, as well as a prevalence of chronic diseases that require medicine, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports.

This growing occupation needs more than experience to succeed, though. Pharm tech certification is one of the best things you can do for yourself.

 As a CPhT, you may perform some or all of the following tasks:

    

·    Receive written prescription requests from patients, and prescriptions sent electronically from doctors’ offices

·       In some states, you may process physicians’ orders by phone

·       Establish and maintain patient profiles

·       Prepare insurance claim forms and manage inventory

Pharmacy technicians work in department stores, grocery stores and general merchandise stores, but the majority work at pharmacies, drug stores and hospitals. Unlike pharmacists, pharmacy technicians are not the sole dispensers of medication. They mostly assist in measuring, mixing, counting and labeling dosages of medications.

 

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3 reasons you need a pharmacy technician certification

 

 

1. Keep up to date with new medical technology and terminology

The medical field is constantly changing, often thanks to technology. If you want to keep up with industry trends you’ll need to stay on the cutting edge of the field. Education can help you do this.

Earning a pharm tech certification involves taking a rigorous exam—so whether you choose to earn your degree or simply take the exam after you’ve gained enough experience, you’re guaranteed to learn new concepts. This means you won’t be left behind and overlooked in favor of a new grad.

2. Land that promotion

Knowing when to ask for a promotion isn’t always easy, but you have a natural starting point with your boss after you gain new skills or credentials.

Let your boss know what you learned by earning your certification and what you’ll be bringing to the organization in terms of new skills. Have you learned new scheduling tricks or patient care ideas? Be sure to talk yourself up.

3. Pharm tech jobs are growing

Perhaps you love your current job and don’t think there’s a chance you’d ever leave it. While that could be the case, circumstances do change. What if your place of employment suddenly has a round of layoffs or you need to move to a place that would make your commute too long?

Pharm tech is a growing occupation. It’s projected that 105,900 more pharm tech jobs will be available in the U.S. by 2022. So if any number of circumstances leads you away from your current job, you can feel confident that the numbers are growing, not stagnant.

It’s important to know that pharm tech jobs are growing and there’s a chance you could snag one easily, but remember that you’ll be competing with many others