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As a
consequence of
the passing into law of the Health Reform Bill pushed forth by the
Barack Obama administration, jobs in the healthcare industry will
continue to grow in the coming years. Millions of people will now have
access to healthcare through more affordable health insurances. These
millions of Americans didn't have insurance before, and they couldn't
afford the expenses they would have incurred if they went to hospitals
or clinics. But that was before this aforementioned law that the United
States Congress passed. This will result in an increase in demand for
services related to healthcare providing.
Pharmacy
technician jobs are a great example of this. Compared with
all other
occupations, the need for pharmacy technician will grow much faster
than the average. Hospitals, as well as pharmacies both small-scale and
major company-owned, will need extra pharmacy technicians in
anticipation of the surge in customers that will make the work of
pharmacists heavier. Hence the need to hire more pharmacy technicians.
However, we must note that these companies will prefer to hire
applicants with pharmacy
technician certification to ensure they're
well trained. Pharmacy jobs today, as in any healthcare industry, have
a preference for employees or applicants that are approved and
registered by nationally recognized licensing or certifying bodies.
Pharmacists
have always been required to be licensed, not just certified. Pharmacy
jobs, particularly pharmacists and the above mentioned pharmacy
technicians, will have great job prospectives in the coming years. The
need for licensed pharmacists will increase as well. Some even have
openings for per diem pharmacist jobs, meaning they're willing to hire
and pay pharmacists on a day-to-day basis in order to meet the surge of
customers on a particular season or time of the year. But of course,
most licensed pharmacists would rather have a full time job.
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Pharmacists
undergo
several examinations to get their licensure. Starting with the class of
2006, all graduates of pharmacy schools were given the professional
degree of Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.), instead of the previous
Bachelor of Pharmacy degree. Once they've graduated from pharmacy
school, they are now eligible to take the North American Pharmacist
Licensure Examination (NAPLEX), and in some states, you also need to
pass the Multi-state Pharmacy Jurisprudence Exam (MPJE).
Certified
nurse assistants or CNAs, on the other hand, will see an increase in
job prospects, too, although they're not directly working in
pharmacies. Certified nurse assistants will also benefit from the
Healthcare Reform law in terms of job security and possibly a higher
salary. Individuals who want to enter this field need to finish
State-approved training programs which require a minimum of 50 hours of
theory and 100 hours of supervised clinical training. A need to
complete 48 hours of continuing education every two years is required
to maintain certification.
People
working as pharmacy-related
assistants, aids and technicians need to be certified. Pharmacy jobs
are a very rewarding and secure career path not just in the United
States, but all across the world. People are getting older, and the
more they get older, the more they'll need healthcare services. The
medical field is also developing rapidly, thus the need for more
certified assistants, aids, and technicians.
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