注册药房技师的职业发展见解：为药房技师队伍提供更多机会。

IF 2.5 4区医学 Q3 PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association Pub Date : 2024-08-26 DOI:10.1016/j.japh.2024.102214

Jeffrey A. Gray, Michelle E. Rapier, Jessica M. Robinson, James S. Wheeler

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摘要

背景：目标：(1) 确定药学技术人员认证委员会药学 (PTCB) 认证对职业发展和专业成长指标的影响；(2) 评估技术人员在认证前后在高级药学服务中的作用；(3) 确定在提供团队中加入认证药学技术人员 (CPhT) 后药剂师服务的变化：向美国、华盛顿特区、波多黎各、关岛和美属维尔京群岛的所有 PTCB 认证药学技师 (CPhT) 发放了一份包含 73 个问题的网络调查问卷。该调查由 PTCB 于 2021 年 4 月发布，收集期为 28 天。调查包括围绕五个领域的多项选择、评分表和自由文本问题：结果：23007 名 CPhT 完成了调查。受访者主要为女性（85.5%），年龄在 30-39 岁之间（32.8%），有超过 10 年的 CPhT 工作经验（42.8%）。大多数受访者认为，获得 CPhT 证书的好处包括改善患者健康（77.4%）、获得职业晋升机会（53.5%）、能够在紧急情况下（如 COVID-19）扩大自己的角色（52.6%）以及未来的职业晋升机会（51.7%）。认证后工作职责的增加包括与临床药学服务、患者教育、预防保健服务、医疗服务提供者沟通和员工培训相关的角色变化。受访者一致认为，通过 PTCB 认证后，药剂师的服务范围得以扩大，包括临床服务（18.5%）、患者教育（18.3%）和预防保健服务（18.1%）：结论：CphT 认证对职业发展、个人成长和薪酬提高都有好处，因此药剂师非常重视认证。通过认证对技能和培训的肯定也被认为会对病人护理和药房提供先进的病人护理和服务的能力产生积极影响。

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Career advancement insights from certified pharmacy technicians: Enhanced opportunities for the pharmacy technician workforce

Background

Sustainable career advancement opportunities for pharmacy technicians will be a critical part of patient-centered community pharmacy environments as the role of the pharmacist provider expands.

Objective

(1) To determine the impact of a Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) pharmacy certification on career advancement and professional growth metrics; (2) To assess technicians’ role in advanced pharmacy services before and after certification; and (3) To identify changes in pharmacist services when a certified pharmacy technician (CPhT) was added to the provider team.

Methods

A 73-question web-based survey was distributed to all PTCB CPhT in the United States, Washing DC, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the US Virgin Islands. The survey was distributed by PTCB in April 2021 with a 28-day collection period. The survey included multiple choice, rating scale, and free text questions centered on 5 domains: practice experience, career aspirations, compensation, pharmacy practice motivations, and impact of COVID-19 pandemic.

Results

A total of 23,007 CPhTs completed the survey. Respondents were primarily females (85.5%), age 30-39 (32.8%), and ≥10 years CPhT experience (42.8%). The majority of respondents cited improvement of patient health (77.4%), career advancement opportunities (53.5%), the ability to expand their role during emergencies (e.g., COVID-19) (52.6%), and future career advancement opportunities (51.7%) as benefits of CPhT certification. Increases in job responsibility after certification included changes occurring in roles related to clinical pharmacy services, patient education, preventive health services, provider communication, and staff training. Respondents agreed that PTCB-certification allowed for the expansion of pharmacists’ services where they practiced, including clinical services (18.5%), patient education (18.3%), and preventive health services (18.1%).

Conclusion

CPhT’s value certification for its benefits on career advancement, personal growth, and salary enhancement. Affirmation of skill and training through certification is also recognized to positively influence patient care and the pharmacy's ability to provide advanced patient care and services.

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Journal of the American Pharmacists Association 医学-药学

CiteScore

3.30

自引率

14.30%

发文量

336

审稿时长

46 days

期刊介绍： The Journal of the American Pharmacists Association is the official peer-reviewed journal of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA), providing information on pharmaceutical care, drug therapy, diseases and other health issues, trends in pharmacy practice and therapeutics, informed opinion, and original research. JAPhA publishes original research, reviews, experiences, and opinion articles that link science to contemporary pharmacy practice to improve patient care.