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