Pharmacy Technician Technical Certificate

This short-term technical certificate prepares students to work as pharmacy technicians in various settings, including retail, hospitals, and long-term care or rehabilitation facilities. Knowledge and skills in basic pharmacology are covered, including preparing and distributing pharmaceutical products and record-keeping processes. Students completing all courses in this program with a final grade of “C” or better will have the opportunity to participate in a 210 directed practice experience, reinforcing knowledge and skills learned in the classroom at a dispensing pharmacy.

Program Outcomes:

Demonstrate knowledge and competence to accurately and safely perform as a pharmacy technician.

Apply concepts of safety and accuracy to perform within the scope of practice for a pharmacy technician, including sterile compounding, nonsterile compounding, pharmaceutical calculations, inventory control, repackaging, and drug dispensing.

Complete a 210-hour experiential, hands-on directed practice at a hospital or community-based pharmacy.

Successfully pass a national pharmacy technician certification examination required for employment in the state of Ohio.

Students completing this technical certificate will sit for a national pharmacy technician certification examination.

CPhT (Certified Pharmacy Technician) is offered by the National Healthcareer Association (NHA).

PTCB (Pharmacy Technician Certification Board) is offered by the National Pharmacy Technician Association (NPTA).

Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science is an academic community of faculty, staff, and students working collaboratively to advance health care professionals' formation by teaching and learning evidence-based, discipline-specific healthcare knowledge. This community also serves to create and disseminate related general education knowledge that fully prepares appropriately credentialed health care professionals.

The Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science is a historic, private Catholic institution founded by the Sisters of Charity, with over 120 years of academic excellence in health care education. As a specialized institution of higher education, the College provides a student-centered learning environment designed to develop the individual's cultural competencies, intellectual abilities, and professional skills. The College develops health care professionals engaged in their disciplines, providing compassionate care to patients, service to their community with respect for all, and guided by our spiritual heritage.