Wiki Page, CalRegional Pharmacy Technician Fall 2016: Placement Process

Wiki Page
2016-09-09T13:03:30-06:00

CONGRATULATIONS on successfully completing the midterm!

We are excited to have your start the process for your Externship placement! The pharmacies are anticipating your arrival.

The Regional Education Center’s externship coordinator, Traci Stapp tstapp@harperrand.com, is responsible for placing students in externship. The externship coordinator will attempt to identify an externship site within 60 miles of the location where the student’s class was held. Neither the Instructor nor anyone else connected with the program can guarantee a specific location for the student’s externship. Your best efforts and scheduling will be made to ensure externships start as soon as possible after completion of this course. Please read: Pharmacy-Externship-Booklet.pdf and

CVS Externship Process.docx

Please email any questions and the information below, to Traci tstapp@harperrand.com

Even if you have sent these documents in to Cal Reg, please email copies or photo images of the following to Traci. Please understand the responsibility of this as you will only be asked once. No one will not chase after you for the documents.

1. Initiate the process to begin your background/drug screening approximate date OR when you plan to complete. (Instructions below). If applicable, please read this letter from the California State Board of Pharmacy. Board of Pharmacy Letter Background.pdf

2. Immunization information.

3. Resume, attachment.

4. CPR Card image.

5. Please send three locations you would like to complete your externship.

6. Approximate date you are able to start and approximate hours per week you are available.

7. Externships can start after successful completion of the course, final exam, f2f attendance, submission of documents, and final tuition payment to Cal Reg Education.

Here is the step by step form information pulled from the Student Handbook:

Externship Prerequisite Deadline Policy: By the end of the 5th week of class, students are required to have all of the program prerequisites signed off by the instructor. Prerequisites provided to the instructor for sign off after the 5th week.

On the way to successfully complete the website and classroom portion of the program

Meet the financial obligations according to their Enrollment Agreement and Payment Plan

Adhere to the policies and procedures of the program, including attendance and rules of conduct

Be available to start the externship on the scheduled date (Flexible and to be determined between preceptor and student)

1. Immunizations Students will need to show proof of the following immunizations:

MMR • Varicella • Polio • PPD (Chest x-ray or quantiferon blood test within 1 year) • Tdap • Hepatitis B Series (three series) • Influenza Vaccine (required during flu season)

If no immunization records are available, ask your healthcare provider to perform a blood titer test.

2. CPR for the Healthcare Professional: Students will participate in CPR training in class. The training will cover Basic Life Support for the Healthcare Provider as required by the American Heart Association.

Students who successfully complete CPR training will receive a CPR card.

3. Background Screening and Drug Test: It is the student’s obligation to assess their eligibility in order to successfully complete the program. This includes the externship, particularly with respect to the background screening and drug test. A criminal conviction or positive drug test may jeopardize the student’s eligibility to be placed in externship and/or to be licensed in the profession.

Background screenings and drug tests are performed by Corporate Screening Services at an additional cost to the student. Information on how to obtain a background screening and drug test are provided at the end of this Handbook.

How to Obtain a Background Screening & Drug Test

Background screenings and drug tests are performed by Corporate Screening Services at an additional cost to the student.

Instructions: Students will need a valid email account to register along with a credit card (Visa/MasterCard/American Express/Discover).

1. Log into the website at www.verifystudents.com A unique login will be emailed to you. This will allow you to log back into www.verifystudents.com and retrieve a copy of your report 2. Click on the “Students Start Here” button 3. Enter the school code and click “Continue” (school codes are provided below) 4. Fill out the information to create a new account and click “Register” 5. When the new window opens click “Start” and follow the instructions

After completing the online process, you will be issued an ePassport that includes the collection site for the drug test. Go to the collection site and provide your ePassport and government photo ID, e.g. – driver’s license. You must go to the collection site by the date provided on the ePassport. If you miss the date, you will have to pay for an additional drug screening.

4. Resume: A copy of the student’s resume will be sent to externship sites as part of the placement process. There are many websites that can provide resume samples and templates. Here are some basic rules to follow: • Keep the résumé to one page. Potential externship hosts or employers typically will not read more than the first page of a resume • Larger fonts should be used for the student’s name, city, telephone number and email address. This information should be found at the top of the resume • Include sections for education, work experience and skills (such as fluency in languages other than English). Be sure to list the training experience gained in the program as the first item in your “Education” section

NOTE: If the student declines a scheduled externship and/or the externship coordinator is unable to contact the student, or the student is dropped from the externship site for any reason, the student will be dropped from the program and a certificate will not be issued.

Externship Students are required to take their Externship Booklet with them each day of the externship. The site will have a designated manager or preceptor who will sign off on attendance and skills throughout the externship. Please review your Externship Booklet for more information. At the conclusion of the externship: On the last day of externship, make sure the Externship Booklet is completed and signed by the preceptor. Students should make copies of all documents for their records and mail the Externship Booklet and any other required documents* to: HarperRand - CalRegional Attn: Externships 135 Camino Dorado Suite #21 Napa, CA 94558 The documents should be sent by certified mail, UPS, FedEx or other carrier with a parcel tracking code. See the Externship Booklet for more information.