Pharmacy Technician Adjunct Instructor- Online

Job Title: Adjunct Instructor – Pharmacy Technician (PT)

Summary: The Adjunct Instructor for the Pharmacy Technician Program is responsible for leveraging their expertise to develop, maintain, and deliver education services to students through creating and maintaining core curriculum, ensuring delivery of core curriculum, preparing course plans and materials.

General Education Responsibilities:

An educational Pharmacy Technician Adjunct Instructor's primary responsibilities to students are imparting knowledge, developing career abilities, and instilling professional attitudes within a creative and enthusiastic learning environment. In addition, faculty have administrative and developmental responsibilities, including advising students to enhance their educational experience. Assist pharmacy technician students in processing prescriptions and maintaining the pharmacy department.

Key Job Elements:

  • Provides competency-based education
  • Delivers online class instruction of the College of Health Professions approved online course
  • Enables student exit competencies
  • Delivers learner-centered instruction through distance delivery mechanisms
  • Encourages student success
  • Manages the online class environment
  • Contributes to a culture of learning
  • Relates industry experience to learning
  • Ensure compliance with all state and federal regulations and college policies and processes

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Identify, measure, and supply pharmaceutical products that have been ordered by a prescriber
  • Teach and explain the duties of a pharmacy technician which may vary depending upon the type of facility of employment such as hospitals, or retail pharmacy
  • Ensure the students learn the medication, order-entry, refill process, and medication safety
  • Instruct on a variety of topics in the Pharmacy Tech program such as (pharmacology, computer technology, sterile and non-sterile compounding, billing and reimbursement, direct patient care, inventory management, pharmacy law and regulations, and quality assurance
  • Identify and Review the components of the pharmacy technician certification examination for students to successfully pass
  • Ensure compliance with all state and federal regulations
  • Monitor instructor lesson plans and their posting
  • Adheres to academic policies/procedures for compliance
  • Conduct labs/skills for students in a pharmacy lab to develop master skills in the clinical experience
  • Ensure compliance with all internal compliance standards and processes
  • Ensure compliance with ABHES, state, and federal regulations.
  • Maintain Faculty Files as per CHCP and ABHES requirements
  • Monitor TWC, federal, and accrediting standards compliance.
  • Adheres to academic policies/procedures for compliance.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements; Knowledge. Skills, Abilities, and Accountability:

Knowledge/Education and Experience:

  • Certification in Pharmacy Tech (CPhT) and/or at least 3 years of experience in the Pharmacy Tech field
  • Minimum of 3-5 years of work experience in a Pharmacy
  • Must be an ABHES and TWC-approved Instructor
  • Skills:

  • Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
  • Strong interpersonal skills with supervisor and staff populations.
  • Superior organization, prioritization, and self-motivation skills.
  • Strong computer literacy skills with the Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Abilities:

  • Ability to interact effectively as either a leader or as a member of a team and work collaboratively with other departments.
  • Ability to listen to customers (e.g. staff, etc.) and to understand and respond positively to their requests.
  • Ability to adapt to changing assignments and multiple priorities.
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks and successfully meet deadlines
  • Accountability:

  • Meet the education and fiscal metrics within the program(s) and program(s) courses: attendance, monthly continuing student persistence, student satisfaction survey results, testing/certification, and monthly new student persistence if applicable.
  • New course preparation and implementation when required by program(s) or new textbook(s).
  • Participation and facilitation in ongoing professional development activities and campus-sponsored in-service trainings.
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