Certificate III in Hospital/Health Services Pharmacy Support - HLT37115

TAFE NSW

Type of institution: TAFE Institute
Level: Pre-degree
CRICOS: 00591E

This qualification reflects the role of pharmacy technicians and assistants who provide a range of assistance to pharmacists in hospital and community health settings. This may include pharmacies that are located outside of health services but supply medicines and products to hospitals and other health services. No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.

Structure

14 units: 10 core
4 elective

Subjects

Promote innovation in a team environment
Communicate and work in health or community services
Participate in workplace health and safety
Interpret and apply medical terminology appropriately
Assist with dispensing of prescriptions and medication orders
Recognise healthy body systems
Comply with infection prevention and control policies and procedures
Work with diverse people
Contribute to team effectiveness
Maintain pharmaceutical imprest stock
Pack pharmaceutical products
Order, maintain and distribute pharmaceutical stock
Apply the principles of confidentiality, privacy and security within the medical environment
Organise personal work priorities and development
Organise workplace information
Create and use spreadsheets