PHT-119: Outpatient Pharmacy Externship

School
Health and Human Services
Division
Health Careers
Department
Pharmacy Technician
Academic Level
Undergraduate
Course Subject
Pharmacy Technician
Course Number
119
Course Title
Outpatient Pharmacy Externship
Credit Hours
2.00
Instructor Contact Hours Per Semester
128.00 (for 15-week classes)
Student Contact Hours Per Semester
128.00 (for 15-week classes)
Grading Method
A-E
Pre-requisites
PHT-100, PHT-124, PHT-132, PHT-150
Co-requisites
PHT-178
Catalog Course Description

Students are assigned to selected outpatient pharmacy facilities for directed clinical practice in pharmacy technology. This is a required, supervised learning experience under the direction of a pharmacist. Rotation selections include community, independent, and hospital outpatient pharmacy locations. The eight-week clinical rotation includes sixteen hours per week in the clinical area.

This eight-week externship rotation begins in March during the winter semester. Students are required to be enrolled and have passing grades in PHT 125, PHT 165, PHT 175, and PHT 178 before being assigned to an outpatient externship rotation.

Goals, Topics, and Objectives

Core Course Topics
  1. Patient and Medication Safety
  2. Pharmaceutical Calculations
  3. Interpersonal Skills
  4. Maintain Third-Party Insurance Forms and Records
  5. Process and Handle Medications and Medication Orders
  6. Procurement, Maintenance and Billing
  7. Operate Automated Equipment
  8. Maintain Controlled Substance Records
  9. Extemporaneous Compounding
Core Course Learning Objectives (Separated)
  1. Demonstrate proper telephone etiquette to obtain necessary information to process an outpatient prescription order.
  2. Perform pharmaceutical calculations accurately to complete a prescription order.
  3. Apply the ability to locate a specific piece of information from the electronic patient profiles.
  4. Consult with other health care professionals to collect pertinent patient information for use by the pharmacist.
  5. Perform steps required in filling a new or refill prescription order.
  6. Perform procedures necessary to maintain third-party insurance forms and records electronically.
  7. Demonstrate organizational techniques in stocking the pharmacy shelves.
  8. Direct patient/customer to an available pharmacist for counseling of medications.
  9. Interpret procedures to maintain complete records accurately in the distribution of controlled substances.
  10. Describe the mandatory policies and procedures involved in outpatient pharmacy compounding.
  11. Perform an accurate check-in of the daily drug order.
  12. Demonstrate technical skills in operating automated equipment in any outpatient pharmacy environment.

Assessment and Requirements

Assessment of Academic Achievement

A clinical evaluation summary is completed. The final grade is determined by the two evaluation reports: Affective Evaluation (Appendix D) and Clinical Performance Evaluation (Appendix E).

General Course Requirements and Recommendations
  1. Students must be present for all scheduled clinical rotations. Missed days must be made up before the end of the rotation.
  2. The clinical site and the program director must be notified at least a half hour before the rotation begins if the student misses a rotation.
  3. Attendance logs will be completed by each student and initialed by the supervisor at the end of each assigned rotation.
  4. Clinical Logs are to be completed by each student at the end of each clinical day to provide a basis for evaluating their competency and progress in the clinical rotation. The log will be turned in to the site supervisor at the end of the week. The weekly logs will be mailed or faxed to the program director every two weeks.
  5. The performance evaluation reports, Affective Domain and Clinical Performance Evaluation, will be shared with the student at the end of the rotation.
  6. Picture identification is required for admittance to the pharmacy externship site.
  7. The clinical site dress code must be followed according to the Site Information Form. Students must comply with dress code to complete rotation successfully.
  8. Students must pass each externship rotation site with a grade “C” or better.
  9. Students who are not performing at an acceptable level will be issued a Performance Improvement Action Plan. Three areas are determined for improvement by a designated date and signed by the site supervisor, student, and program director.
Texts

None required

Approval Dates

Effective Term
Fall 2019
ILT Approval Date
AALC Approval Date
Curriculum Committee Approval Date
Review Semester
Fall 2019