Advance Your Medication Care Coordinator Career

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24 Weeks

Certificate Length

$4,000.00

Tuition

What Does A Medication Coordinator Do?

A Medication Care Coordinator works with all points of contact in a pharmacy to improve overall patient experience and medication-related outcomes. This includes clinical providers, pharmacists, clinicians, insurance companies, and consumers. Some days you may work in more of a pharmacy technician role. On other days you may need to connect with individual patients to ensure they are following their drug plan accordingl

Where In the AdventHealth Network Can You Work?

Medication Care Coordinators work in a variety of settings, including hospitals, urgent care centers, geriatric, maternity and pediatric offices as well as outpatient units. The daily role of an administration professional will include data processing, billing and coding as well as frequent communication with patients and insurance companies.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED

Web browser with internet connection

Course registration & payment

Training Materials Provided

Expert-led video based training

eBooks: Kinn’s Medical Administrative Assistant, eBook: The Pharmacy Technician

Competency assessments

National Certification exam fee

MEDICATION CARE COORDINATOR

Outcomes

Take your healthcare career to the next level with our online Medication Care Coordinator certificate. We’ve carefully developed this 24-week certificate and compiled five courses to provide you the best career training experience.

Our Medical Office Procedures and Administration and Microsoft Office Word and Excel Levels 1 and 2 courses will ensure you have the customer service, software, and clerical base needed to interact with customers, healthcare workers, and insurance companies.

The Pharmacy Technician Principles and Practices course, combined with the Introduction to Human Anatomy and Medical Terminology, teaches you the essentials of being a certified pharmacy technician. You’ll become familiar with the language of medicine and learn prescription processing, pharmacy nomenclature, biopharmaceutics and drug activity, dosage calculations, common mathematical formulas and conversions, and more.

Once you’ve completed the Medication Care Coordinator certificate, you’ll be eligible for the Exam for the Certification of Pharmacy Technicians (ExCPT) and Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA) exams, both sponsored by the NHA.

Skills Learned

Students in the Medication Care Coordinator certificate will complete a full scope of curriculum over 24 weeks in order to master the expertise needed to successfully launch their medication care coordinator career. Some of the skills gained include:

  • Understand basic human anatomy and utilize medical terminology in a healthcare facility
  • Comply with HIPAA/HITECH, OSHA, CMS and other healthcare regulations and laws
  • Obtain patient information, verify insurance, file medical records and perform other office procedures
  • Understand the different roles of the pharmacy technician within various pharmacy organizations
  • Verify medication orders, calculate and measure dosage, and prepare and package medications
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COURSES - 24 WEEKS

Professionalism in Allied Health
Medical Office Procedures and Administration
Introduction to Human Anatomy and Medical Terminology
Microsoft Office Series I
Pharmacy Technician Principles and Practices

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MEDICATION CARE COORDINATOR JOB POSSIBILITIES

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Compounding Specialist (Compounding Pharmacy Tech)

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Consumer Medication Coordinator

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Medication Care Coordinator

CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Upon completion of the certificate, students will be prepared to sit for one of several exams, including Certified Medical Administrative Assistant Certification (CMAA) and Certified Pharmacy Technician (ExCPT) exams.  Earning these national certifications demonstrates to future employers that you have mastered the skills and knowledge necessary to work successfully as a Medication Care Coordinator.

ISSUING AUTHORITY

This certification proves that you are qualified to begin a career in medication care coordination.

CMAA

Certified Medical Administrative Certificate

The Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA) certificate helps you gain the skills to provide administrative support in a medical setting. Demonstrate your expertise in the field and become qualified for a number of administrative duties, as well as direct contact with patients in clinical settings.

ExCPT

Online Certified Pharmacy Technician

The certified Pharmacy Technician training program will teach you all the skills you need to gain the Certified Pharmacy Technician certification through the NHA (National Healthcareer Association). The Pharmacy Technician certification exam provides the opportunity to work in a pharmacy setting and receive requests for prescriptions from doctor’s offices and patients.

MEDICATION CARE COORDINATOR REGISTRATION

If you need additional funding sources, we offer many convenient options

Pay in full using any major credit card, PayPal, or Venmo. Select “credit card” as your payment option.

Apply for PayPal Credit and pay zero interest if your balance is paid in full within 6-months. Complete a quick application and you’ll receive a credit decision within seconds.

 

Pay for your training with an education loan through Meritize.

Reserve your seat by completing the course registration process using the provided option.

 

CERTIFICATE COMPARISONS

PROFESSIONAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT Community College
Program & Tuition Cost
$5,000 average
Up to $20,000
Exam Fees, Books & Materials
Included
Up to $750
Job Ready In
3–6 months
24–48 months
Schedule Flexibility
On-demand 24/7
Set class schedule
Travel Requirements
None: 100% online
On-campus classrooms
Student Support
Personal Advisors: text, call and email access
Professors: scheduled office hours
Career Coaching
Professors: scheduled office hours
Exam-based + prerequisites and electives to meet credit
Content Delivery
3D animations, immersive environments, interactive activities, game-based learning
Professor lectures

MEET YOUR WORKFORCE TRAINING SPECIALIST!

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Amanda Lynn is your Workforce Training Specialist. She is here to help you understand your certificate of study, payment options and succeed! Get in touch with Amanda to learn more about your certificate, AdventHealth University and how to achieve your workforce development goals!

FAQ

A Medication Care Coordinator works with all points of contact in a pharmacy to improve overall patient experience and medication-related outcomes. This includes clinical providers, pharmacists, clinicians, insurance companies, and consumers. Some days you may work in more of a pharmacy technician role. On other days you may need to connect with individual patients to ensure they are following their drug plan accordingly.

No, this certificate does not count for college credit.

Yes, our certificate is fully online and asynchronous. 

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