Pharmacist Immunization Certification

[MIRPh]

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Here's the thing; from my previous posts u'll know ,I'm an unemployed RPh who is job hunting right now🙁
I'm thinking of shelling out $$$ out of my own pocket to get the immunization certification. It's going to cost me approx $350 !!! My hope is once I'm certified ,more RPh opportunities will come my way.

What do you all think? Am I on the right track or is it just crazy to spend so much without certainty of a job? Are you working pharmacists all immunization certified?
Pls. guide. Thanks.

 

[Quiksilver]

Here's the thing; from my previous posts u'll know ,I'm an unemployed RPh who is job hunting right now🙁
I'm thinking of shelling out $$$ out of my own pocket to get the immunization certification. It's going to cost me approx $350 !!! My hope is once I'm certified ,more RPh opportunities will come my way.

What do you all think? Am I on the right track or is it just crazy to spend so much without certainty of a job? Are you working pharmacists all immunization certified?
Pls. guide. Thanks.

It'll certainly help.

If you are looking at community pharmacy, I don't even think you have an option, all employed need to be certified to give immunizations or else you don't work there, at least thats what was made clear to me

 

[nplx]

Retailers provide immunization training for free. So, i dont think it would be an advantages to do it now.

 

[SoylentGreen]

On one of my rotations last year, I watched the pharmacists go through the 40ish applications for 2 rotation positions. When the ratio of applicants to positions is imbalanced like that, they're looking for reasons to reject the applicant, so you have to not have any. No doubt there are other applicants who are already immunizers, and it stands to reason that employers would prefer them to someone who would take some days of on the employer's dime to get the certification. I certainly would, unless the non-immunizer was obviously better in some other ways.

On the other hand, I did the same thing while job hunting earlier this year, and I ended up at Walmart, where they won't let us immunize. They bring in outside nurses during flu season, so I don't think they cared that I'm an immunizer (though that might be changing in the future).

 

[MIRPh]

So, I did go ahead and enroll for the immunization course. Like u all said at the very least I'll have one more credit to add to my resume. Lets hope it pays off..

 

[MountainPharmD]

Here's the thing; from my previous posts u'll know ,I'm an unemployed RPh who is job hunting right now🙁
I'm thinking of shelling out $$$ out of my own pocket to get the immunization certification. It's going to cost me approx $350 !!! My hope is once I'm certified ,more RPh opportunities will come my way.

What do you all think? Am I on the right track or is it just crazy to spend so much without certainty of a job? Are you working pharmacists all immunization certified?
Pls. guide. Thanks.

The last two companies I worked for would not hire someone unless they were immunization certified. I say it's a good investment especially if you are having trouble finding a job.

 

[npage148]

Isn't the class like some obscene # of live CE hours? At least you will have that done for your registration period

 

[Farmercyst]

I'm working 6 days/wk the next few weeks because WAGs decided to reduce an RPhs hours from 40 to 16/wk since she refuses to immunize. Says she gets anxious when manipulating the needles and frequently jabs her self while trying to draw up the dose, etc. Has a Dr's note that says she shouldn't have immunization responsibilities. Apparently they'll only let her work when there's another immunizing pharmacy on at the same time. This only happens M/F in this particular store. Looks like she's lawyering up over it. I'd say immunization is pretty big if they're willing to go through that kind of trouble over it.