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Job Description
Dispense drugs prescribed by physicians and other health practitioners and provide information to patients about medications and their use. May advise physicians and other health practitioners on the selection, dosage, interactions, and side effects of medications.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-1051.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 120,270.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 57.00
- Currently, there are 305,510 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Pharmacists”.
Also Known As…
- Pharmacists
- Staff Pharmacist, Hospital
- Staff Pharmacist
- Registered Pharmacist
- Pharmacy Informaticist
- Pharmacist in Charge, Owner (PIC, Owner)
- Pharmacist in Charge (PIC)
- Pharmacist
- Outpatient Pharmacy Manager
- Hospital Pharmacist
- Clinical Pharmacist
- Retail Pharmacist
- Radiopharmacist
- Prescriptionist
- Pharmacy Services Director
- Pharmacy Manager
- Pharmacy Director
- Pharmacy Consultant
- Pharmacist Apprentice
- Industrial Pharmacist
- Druggist
- Doctor of Pharmacy
- Apothecary
Tasks for “Pharmacy Intern”
- Provide information and advice regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and proper medication storage.
- Assess the identity, strength, or purity of medications.
- Analyze prescribing trends to monitor patient compliance and to prevent excessive usage or harmful interactions.
- Teach pharmacy students serving as interns in preparation for their graduation or licensure.
- Publish educational information for other pharmacists, doctors, or patients.
- Prepare sterile solutions or infusions for use in surgical procedures, emergency rooms, or patients' homes.
- Review prescriptions to assure accuracy, to ascertain the needed ingredients, and to evaluate their suitability.
- Update or troubleshoot pharmacy information databases.
- Offer health promotion or prevention activities, such as training people to use blood pressure devices or diabetes monitors.
- Plan, implement, or maintain procedures for mixing, packaging, or labeling pharmaceuticals, according to policy and legal requirements, to ensure quality, security, and proper disposal.
- Refer patients to other health professionals or agencies when appropriate.
- Contact insurance companies to resolve billing issues.
- Order and purchase pharmaceutical supplies, medical supplies, or drugs, maintaining stock and storing and handling it properly.
- Compound and dispense medications as prescribed by doctors and dentists, by calculating, weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients, or oversee these activities.
- Provide specialized services to help patients manage conditions such as diabetes, asthma, smoking cessation, or high blood pressure.
- Manage pharmacy operations, hiring or supervising staff, performing administrative duties, or buying or selling non-pharmaceutical merchandise.
- Work in hospitals or clinics or for Health Management Organizations (HMOs), dispensing prescriptions, serving as a medical team consultant, or specializing in specific drug therapy areas, such as oncology or nuclear pharmacotherapy.
- Advise customers on the selection of medication brands, medical equipment, or healthcare supplies.
- Collaborate with other health care professionals to plan, monitor, review, or evaluate the quality or effectiveness of drugs or drug regimens, providing advice on drug applications or characteristics.
- Maintain records, such as pharmacy files, patient profiles, charge system files, inventories, control records for radioactive nuclei, or registries of poisons, narcotics, or controlled drugs.
Related Technology & Tools
- Radionucleide dose calibrators
- Torsion balances
- Radiation shields for syringes and vials
- Electronic toploading balances
- Tablet computers
- Wheelchairs
- Pestles
- Manual blood pressure equipment
- Multiple channel well scintillation counters
- Needles
- Automated drug dispensing equipment
- Metric weights
- Ampoule filling machines
- Area survey meters
- Radiochemical fume hood and filter systems
- Medication pulling/dispensing systems
- Intravenous IV therapy equipment
- Sealing machines
- Lead shielded drawing stations
- Label-making machines
- Ostomy products
- Geiger-Muller counters
- Binocular light compound microscopes
- Oxygen therapy equipment
- Syringes
- Electronic blood pressure monitors
- Vertical air flow laminar hoods
- Personal computers
- Single channel well scintillation counters
- Filters for glass containers/ampoules
- Capsule counters
- Lead transport shields
- Glucometers
- Hemacytometers
- Metric graduates
- Horizontal air flow laminar hoods
- Barcode scanning/prescription tracking systems
- Mortars
- Laminar flow hoods
- Hospital beds
- MedTeach
- Microsoft Outlook
- TTP LabTech comPOUND
- Insurance claim processing software
- Computer records systems
- MEDITECH software
- Web browser software
- Multitask software
- Cardinal Health Pyxis CII Safe
- Healthprolink MedAtlas
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Label-making software
- Word processing software
- RxKinetics UD Labels for Windows
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Word
- TPNassist
- Recordkeeping software
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
- Epic Systems