Technician

Pursuing a career in pharmacy derives deeply from my self-interest in studying pharmacology, medicinal chemistry and to serve as a bridge for underrepresented Hmong communities. According to the 2010 US Census there are roughly 260,073 Hmong descent living in the United States. Many of these Hmong individual are war veterans or refugees elder who still rely deeply on eastern traditional medicine due to language barriers and lack of knowledge on western medicine. Many traditional eastern…

skills than pharmacists of other settings. Those skills include management, leadership, business, communication, and people skills. Management and leadership skills are needed because retail pharmacists have to run the pharmacy and oversee the technicians at the same time. Business skills are needed for running payment transactions and ordering drug from manufacturers. Communication skills are needed because pharmacists have to contact the patients and doctors personally in regards to drugs and…

pictures to demonstrate their work. These included the definition of animal acupuncture, the job description, and the qualifications needed to do animal acupuncture. The qualifications include: 1) Be a licensed veterinarian 2) Be a veterinary technician with orders from a licensed veterinarian 3) Be a veterinary assistant under the direct supervision of a veterinarian. The outlook of this job is on the rise. It is expected to have an increased rate of 8 to 14% by 2022. Veterinary…

To accomplish this, it has been said that pharmacists, as well pharmacy technicians will be able to access patient records; hence enabling them to provide beneficial support to patients. This links into pharmacy education, as future pharmacists will need to be trained differently in order for them to comply with these changes…

a pharmacy technician, I made the mistake of giving the wrong prescription. However, I took the initiative to own to my mistake when it was brought up to me. Since then, I have not made the same mistake again. I make sure to always verify each and every single patient that comes and pick up their medication to make sure they get the correct medication. Leadership skill is very important when it comes to being a pharmacist since the pharmacist must be able to supervise the technicians and…

As a Professional Technician within the deskside department my role has been to support ERIE's systems in the way of incident handling, device provisioning, and asset management. This year I have taken on the very different role of managing our walk-up service center (techlink). In this role I have taken on many tasks that go beyond the scope of the Professional Technician role including: Performance Analysis, Employee Management, and Process Design/Implementation. I have also taken on…

better understanding of the paraveterinary worker career. Paraveterinary workers are people who assist veterinarians and help them during procedures. Though they are not only called paraveterinary workers, other common titles include veterinary technician, veterinary nurse, veterinary assistant, and veterinary technologist. Two of these titles, veterinary assistant and veterinary…

initials 'EKG' in EKG technician stand for electro cardiogram. It follows that the EKG technician is tasked with performing electrocardiograms on patients in order to monitor the condition of a person's cardiovascular system. That said, the specific role of an EKG tech will vary from one industry and institution to another. For instance, EKG technicians working in an emergency room may be called upon to perform additional duties that are slightly different from those of an EKG technician…

Ever since I went to a psychiatrist for the first time, I was in 5th grade, I know that I wanted to be a Therapist. A Psychiatric Technician, also known as a Mental Health Psychiatrist, is a medical doctor who usually observes a patients’ behavior and listens to their concerns (BLS). All psychiatrist records their meetings, whether it’s on tape or the doctor is just taking notes. The meetings mainly take place at a psychiatric medical facility or psychiatric office. A Psychiatrist studies the…

Many other volunteers don’t have this opportunity because they aren’t licensed. Volunteers usually are stuck watching for several hours. I am able to touch medicine and do what a pharmacy technician does. The only thing that I am not allowed to do is to fill IV prescripttions. Usually, Pharmacy Techs are allowed to calculate and measure medicines into IV’s that are given to specific patients. Because I am a volunteer, I am not allowed to do…