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