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Hello there...
I apologize if I have no place posting on these forums. I know this is a forum created for doctors and students, but though I may aspire for higher learning I haven't had the opportunity just yet. Recently, my local CVS pharmacy hired me on as a PSA right off the street. They were looking for strong customer service skills sans the dour demeanor of their present staff, and were willing to train me as a PSA due to an ailing community reputation...
And me, I saw an opportunity to break into an interesting field. I had some limited experience in a doctor's office and worked well with people. I thought to myself: I can do this!
But... well. Now I'm a bit anxious.
This pharmacy is a madhouse. The store is ranked amongst the three lowest stores in their entire 600-something roster. Grumpy patrons didn't concern me: I knew I could turn that around if I was well-prepared to do so. But the trouble is that I'm not.
I was told that I would be receiving 12 hours of hands-on training after two separate four-hour sessions with the district pharmacist. At least, I think that's who she is. I ended up getting sent out to a place in Waretown (-I'm posted in Galloway, NJ) where we sped through 4 hours of 'this-is-what-you-do' in a single sitting, tucked up in a strange, dim corner office off some sort of stocking area.
I absorbed everything I could and froze, intimidated, when I was told that my 'First Day' was Tuesday. A twelve-hour shift, doing a job I'd only just been introduced to with absolutely no experience.
I cautiously explained my reservations. Something called 'LearnNet' was mentioned, where I could comb over the things we'd blasted through in her office. Unfortunately, my efforts to access it online have failed miserably.
I can't even find it, and I feel extremely unprepared.
Instead, my search brought me here... And I decided to reach out to others in an effort to understand more about what I should do.
I scored a 95% on a quick assessment and was told my next 'official' day of training would be October 2nd. That's... that's all well and good, but I have a month of work between now and then, with a heavy full time schedule in an extremely hectic store.
Flashes of 'Don't worry, you'll be fine' and 'You'll be certified after training' and 'You can go for additional certifications' spun through my head before I found myself standing outside the Waretown CVS, clutching my purse and going: "......."
What certifications? What training?
If this was a retail job, I wouldn't be scared. But this is a Pharmacy job that I desperately want to perform in, where mistakes happen constantly, need immediate and dutiful correction, and where medicine dominates a field where mistakes can cost lives.
I really need the money. 9/h is a great wage to start at, whereas I've been lucky to pull 8/h in the past. I'm single, 25, and support my mother in a condo in the atlantic city area.
I'm just scared. I'm dreading Tuesday something horrible and I don't want this to set the trend for something I'd hoped could become a respectable shoe-in to an actual career.
If nothing else, does anyone know the URL I might use to access this 'LearnNet' via CVS? I've seen in mentioned in one of the posts that led me to this forum.
Thanks for reading...
Museacia
I apologize if I have no place posting on these forums. I know this is a forum created for doctors and students, but though I may aspire for higher learning I haven't had the opportunity just yet. Recently, my local CVS pharmacy hired me on as a PSA right off the street. They were looking for strong customer service skills sans the dour demeanor of their present staff, and were willing to train me as a PSA due to an ailing community reputation...
And me, I saw an opportunity to break into an interesting field. I had some limited experience in a doctor's office and worked well with people. I thought to myself: I can do this!
But... well. Now I'm a bit anxious.
This pharmacy is a madhouse. The store is ranked amongst the three lowest stores in their entire 600-something roster. Grumpy patrons didn't concern me: I knew I could turn that around if I was well-prepared to do so. But the trouble is that I'm not.
I was told that I would be receiving 12 hours of hands-on training after two separate four-hour sessions with the district pharmacist. At least, I think that's who she is. I ended up getting sent out to a place in Waretown (-I'm posted in Galloway, NJ) where we sped through 4 hours of 'this-is-what-you-do' in a single sitting, tucked up in a strange, dim corner office off some sort of stocking area.
I absorbed everything I could and froze, intimidated, when I was told that my 'First Day' was Tuesday. A twelve-hour shift, doing a job I'd only just been introduced to with absolutely no experience.
I cautiously explained my reservations. Something called 'LearnNet' was mentioned, where I could comb over the things we'd blasted through in her office. Unfortunately, my efforts to access it online have failed miserably.
I can't even find it, and I feel extremely unprepared. Instead, my search brought me here... And I decided to reach out to others in an effort to understand more about what I should do.
I scored a 95% on a quick assessment and was told my next 'official' day of training would be October 2nd. That's... that's all well and good, but I have a month of work between now and then, with a heavy full time schedule in an extremely hectic store.
Flashes of 'Don't worry, you'll be fine' and 'You'll be certified after training' and 'You can go for additional certifications' spun through my head before I found myself standing outside the Waretown CVS, clutching my purse and going: "......."
What certifications? What training?
If this was a retail job, I wouldn't be scared. But this is a Pharmacy job that I desperately want to perform in, where mistakes happen constantly, need immediate and dutiful correction, and where medicine dominates a field where mistakes can cost lives.
I really need the money. 9/h is a great wage to start at, whereas I've been lucky to pull 8/h in the past. I'm single, 25, and support my mother in a condo in the atlantic city area.
I'm just scared. I'm dreading Tuesday something horrible and I don't want this to set the trend for something I'd hoped could become a respectable shoe-in to an actual career.
If nothing else, does anyone know the URL I might use to access this 'LearnNet' via CVS? I've seen in mentioned in one of the posts that led me to this forum.
Thanks for reading...
Museacia
