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