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Get The Skills to Become a Professional Pharmacy Technician

See what professional Pharmacy Technician Training can do for you

8-Month* Pharmacy Technician Training in Pittsburgh, PA

Do you have a strong sense of patience and compassion? Are you looking for a prescription for success, while making a positive difference in your community? If so, the Pharmacy Technician Major at Bidwell Training Center may be perfect for you.

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Become a Skilled Pharmacy Technician

In the Pharmacy Technician Program, you will get a strong understanding of pharmacological skills that willhelp you step into your new career.

Getting the professional Pharmacy Technician training at Bidwell Training Center will get you ready and confident to enter the workforce.

This program features many career-focused courses, including,

  • Anatomy & Physiology/Medical Terminology I-III
  • Communications & Professional Skills
  • Community Pharmacy Software/Pharmacy Automation Technology
  • Pharmacy Lab I-II
  • Pharmacy Mathematics I-III
  • Computers & Professional Skills
  • Pharmacology I-III
  • Pharmacy Practice & Special Topics
  • Pharmacy Techniques I-II
  • Community Pharmacy Experience

The program will teach you to assist pharmacists by helping collect, organize, and evaluate information for direct patient care, medication use review, and departmental management. You will get the skills to screen prescriptions and medication orders, verify measurements, and implement proper preparation and packaging.

Five-year weighted average rates for retention, job placement, and exam passage:

  • Percentage for Retention: 72.2%
  • Percentage for Job Placement: 84.62%
  • Percentage for Exam Passage: 86.36%
  • 2016 Job Placement : 80%

The above data has been approved by the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB), a Committee on Accreditation of the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP).

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No-Cost Programs

At Bidwell Training Center, we know how difficult it can be trying to make ends meet while pursuing your career goals. That’s why all our programs are offered at no-cost.

Tuition is not charged to students who are residents of Pennsylvania and who also have their high school diploma or equivalent. Funding for Bidwell Training Center is received through the State of PA, foundations, grants, and individual donors. The tuition, fees, uniforms, scrubs, and textbooks are covered for all accepted students.

Experience a Pharmacy Technician Externship

Near the end of your program at Bidwell Training Center you will complete an 8-week externship. Your externship will let you apply the skills learned in the Pharmacy Technician program, and help you gain relevant work experience.

The combination of in-class and on-site training will help you get career ready for employment in many hospitals or retail pharmacy settings.

Career Opportunities

Once you complete your program, you will be able to pursue a career in a variety of locations and positions, including:

  • Hospitals
  • Long-term care facilities
  • Retail chains
  • Independent community pharmacies
  • Compounding pharmacies
  • Mail order pharmacies
  • Home infusion companies
  • Nuclear pharmacies
  • Providers of automated pharmacy systems
  • Insurance companies

Schedule

Monday – Friday, 28 weeks (8 months)

Your Future Pharmacy Technician Career

Not only does Bidwell Training Center offer comprehensive career training, we also offer students career placement services. With dedicated placement staff available from day one, along with professional development courses built into the program, you will be prepared you for your future career in the pharmaceutical field.

Is a Rewarding Career as a Pharmacy Technician Right For You? Get More Info…

If you’re interested in learning more about a career as a Pharmacy Technician and exploring whether Bidwell Training Center is right for you, fill out the form on this page to receive more information.

For immediate questions, call 412-402-9761

*Program length when completed in normal time.