(Career Asssessments, Exploration & Counselling)
Career: Pharmacists
Job Description
Compound and dispense medications following prescriptions issued by physicians, dentists, or other authorized medical practitioners.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Provide information and advice regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage and proper medication storage. |
97
|
Maintain records, such as pharmacy files, patient profiles, charge system files, inventories, control records for radioactive nuclei, and registries of poisons, narcotics, and controlled drugs. |
96
|
Review prescriptions to assure accuracy, to ascertain the needed ingredients, and to evaluate their suitability. |
94
|
Order and purchase pharmaceutical supplies, medical supplies, and drugs, maintaining stock and storing and handling it properly. |
93
|
Compound and dispense medications as prescribed by doctors and dentists, by calculating, weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients, or oversee these activities. |
88
|
Refer patients to other health professionals and agencies when appropriate. |
86
|
Advise customers on the selection of medication brands, medical equipment and health-care supplies. |
86
|
Manage pharmacy operations, hiring and supervising staff, performing administrative duties, and buying and selling non-pharmaceutical merchandise. |
86
|
Offer health promotion and prevention activities, for example, training people to use devices such as blood pressure or diabetes monitors. |
84
|
Plan, implement, and maintain procedures for mixing, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals, according to policy and legal requirements, to ensure quality, security, and proper disposal. |
84
|
Analyze prescribing trends to monitor patient compliance and to prevent excessive usage or harmful interactions. |
82
|
Collaborate with other health care professionals to plan, monitor, review, and evaluate the quality and effectiveness of drugs and drug regimens, providing advice on drug applications and characteristics. |
79
|
Assess the identity, strength and purity of medications. |
73
|
Teach pharmacy students serving as interns in preparation for their graduation or licensure. |
69
|
Provide specialized services to help patients manage conditions such as diabetes, asthma, smoking cessation, or high blood pressure. |
62
|
Work in hospitals, clinics, or for Health Management Organizations (HMOs), dispensing prescriptions, serving as a medical team consultants, or specializing in specific drug therapy areas such as oncology or nuclear pharmacotherapy. |
38
|
Publish educational information for other pharmacists, doctors, or patients. |
35
|
Prepare sterile solutions and infusions for use in surgical procedures, emergency rooms, or patients' homes. |
20
|
Assay radiopharmaceuticals, verify rates of disintegration, and calculate the volume required to produce the desired results, to ensure proper dosages. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
86
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
84
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
82
|
Processing Information
|
81
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
76
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
75
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
74
|
Getting Information
|
74
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
73
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
73
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
71
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
71
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
69
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
68
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
67
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
66
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
65
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
63
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
61
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
60
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
60
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
59
|
Interacting With Computers
|
59
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
58
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
58
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
58
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
58
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
56
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
53
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
52
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
51
|
Thinking Creatively
|
51
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
50
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
48
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
43
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
32
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
32
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
16
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
14
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
9
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
5
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|