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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 Manager
- Pharmacy Intern
- Pharmacy Director
- Pharmacy Consultant
- Pharmacist Apprentice
- Industrial Pharmacist
- Druggist
- Doctor of Pharmacy
- Apothecary
Tasks for “Pharmacy Services Director”
- Manage pharmacy operations, hiring or supervising staff, performing administrative duties, or buying or selling non-pharmaceutical merchandise.
- 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.
- 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.
- Update or troubleshoot pharmacy information databases.
- Refer patients to other health professionals or agencies when appropriate.
- Order and purchase pharmaceutical supplies, medical supplies, or drugs, maintaining stock and storing and handling it properly.
- Teach pharmacy students serving as interns in preparation for their graduation or licensure.
- Advise customers on the selection of medication brands, medical equipment, or healthcare supplies.
- Assess the identity, strength, or purity of medications.
- Prepare sterile solutions or infusions for use in surgical procedures, emergency rooms, or patients' homes.
- Publish educational information for other pharmacists, doctors, or patients.
- Contact insurance companies to resolve billing issues.
- Provide specialized services to help patients manage conditions such as diabetes, asthma, smoking cessation, or high blood pressure.
- Review prescriptions to assure accuracy, to ascertain the needed ingredients, and to evaluate their suitability.
- Provide information and advice regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and proper medication storage.
- Analyze prescribing trends to monitor patient compliance and to prevent excessive usage or harmful interactions.
- 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.
- Compound and dispense medications as prescribed by doctors and dentists, by calculating, weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients, or oversee these activities.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Electronic blood pressure monitors
- Horizontal air flow laminar hoods
- Barcode scanning/prescription tracking systems
- Filters for glass containers/ampoules
- Radiation shields for syringes and vials
- Multiple channel well scintillation counters
- Mortars
- Hemacytometers
- Radionucleide dose calibrators
- Syringes
- Binocular light compound microscopes
- Personal computers
- Torsion balances
- Laminar flow hoods
- Single channel well scintillation counters
- Lead transport shields
- Vertical air flow laminar hoods
- Capsule counters
- Wheelchairs
- Glucometers
- Label-making machines
- Metric graduates
- Oxygen therapy equipment
- Metric weights
- Geiger-Muller counters
- Area survey meters
- Medication pulling/dispensing systems
- Tablet computers
- Ampoule filling machines
- Electronic toploading balances
- Automated drug dispensing equipment
- Lead shielded drawing stations
- Intravenous IV therapy equipment
- Needles
- Hospital beds
- Pestles
- Manual blood pressure equipment
- Sealing machines
- Ostomy products
- Radiochemical fume hood and filter systems
- Word processing software
- Label-making software
- TPNassist
- TTP LabTech comPOUND
- RxKinetics UD Labels for Windows
- Microsoft Word
- MedTeach
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Recordkeeping software
- Cardinal Health Pyxis CII Safe
- Computer records systems
- Insurance claim processing software
- MEDITECH software
- Epic Systems
- Microsoft Outlook
- Healthprolink MedAtlas
- Multitask software
- Web browser software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Spreadsheet software