
Pharmacists
Also called: Clinical Pharmacist, Pharmacist, Pharmacist in Charge (PIC), Staff Pharmacist
What they do:
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.
On the job, you would:
- 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.
- 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.
Knowledge
Health
- medicine and dentistry
- therapy and counseling
Business
- customer service
- management
Math and Science
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
- chemistry
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Skills
Basic Skills
- reading work related information
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Social
- looking for ways to help people
- teaching people how to do something
Abilities
Verbal
- listen and understand what people say
- read and understand what is written
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
Math
- choose the right type of math to solve a problem
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
Attention
- pay attention to something without being distracted
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include ideas, thinking, and figuring things out.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Integrity
- Stress Tolerance
- Concern for Others
- Self Control
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Medical software
Presentation software
Data base user interface and query software
- Healthprolink MedAtlas
- Recordkeeping software
Education
Job Outlook
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