Profession hospital pharmacist

Hospital pharmacists prepare, dispense and provide medication to patients in hospitals. They collaborate with healthcare personnel such as doctors and nurses to treat patients and also offer advice and information on medications.

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Personality Type

Knowledge

  • Medicines

    The medicines, their nomenclature and the substances used in the manufacture of medicines.

  • Toxicology

    The negative effects of chemicals on living organisms, their dose and exposure.

  • Pharmacokinetics

    The body interaction with a specific drug after administration, the mechanisms of absorption and distribution and the substance chemical changes in the body.

  • Biological chemistry

    Biological chemistry is a medical specialty mentioned in the EU Directive 2005/36/EC.

  • Pharmacy law

    The legal and other requirements associated with the pursuit of pharmacy activities.

  • Pharmacognosy

    The physical, chemical, biochemical and biological properties of medicines which have natural sources as an origin.

  • Pharmacotherapy

    The application of medicinal drugs used to treat diseases compared to surgical therapy.

Skills

  • Maintain adequate medication storage conditions

    Maintain proper storage and security conditions for medication.

  • Obtain healthcare user's medical status information

    Gather healthcare user information through various sources such as questioning the healthcare user, caregiver, or healthcare professional to obtain information on the patient`s health and social status, and interpreting records made by other health care professionals when appropriate.

  • Ensure the appropriate supply in pharmacy

    Guarantee the correct distribution of the pharamacy products.

  • Provide specialist pharmaceutical care

    Provide specialised personalised support for patients who administer their own medication.

  • Work in multidisciplinary health teams

    Participate in the delivery of multidisciplinary health care, and understand the rules and competences of other healthcare related professions.

  • Counsel healthcare users on medicines

    Discuss and agree with healthcare users on the appropriate use of medicines, providing the healthcare user with sufficient information to assure the safe and proper use of the medicine.

  • Accept own accountability

    Accept accountability for one`s own professional activities and recognise the limits of one`s own scope of practice and competencies.

  • Apply context specific clinical competences

    Apply professional and evidence based assessment, goal setting, delivery of intervention and evaluation of clients, taking into account the developmental and contextual history of the clients, within one`s own scope of practice.

  • Apply health sciences

    Apply a broad range of bio-medical, psycho-social, organisational, educational, and societal aspects of health, disease, and healthcare to improve healthcare services and to improve quality of life.

  • Follow clinical guidelines

    Follow agreed protocols and guidelines in support of healthcare practice which are provided by healthcare institutions, professional associations, or authorities and also scientific organisations.

  • Dispense medicines

    Review and dispense medicines and validate prescriptions ensuring that they are authentic, correctly interpreted and in line with legal requirements, selecting the correct medicine, strength and pharmaceutical form in accordance with the prescription, package and label of medicines.

  • Adhere to organisational guidelines

    Adhere to organisational or department specific standards and guidelines. Understand the motives of the organisation and the common agreements and act accordingly.

  • Ensure pharmacovigilance

    Report on the adverse reactions of pharmaceutical products to the competent authorities.

  • Provide pharmaceutical advice

    Provide information and advice on medicinal products such as the appropriate use, the adverse reactions and the interactions with other medications.

  • Communicate effectively in healthcare

    Communicate effectively with patients, families and other caregivers, health care professionals, and community partners.

  • Manage patient medicines

    Monitor medicines use and patient adherence to ensure positive clinical outcomes are achieved and patient needs are met.

  • Prepare medication from prescription

    Prepare the pharmaceutical form of medicinal products according to the prescription received from the medical doctor.

  • Check information on prescriptions

    Verify the information on prescriptions from patients or from the doctor`s office ensuring that it is complete and accurate.

  • Manage medical supply chains

    Ensure that medicines are stored in appropriate facilities and environmental conditions to ensure stability, quality and safety of the medicinal product over its shelf life, storing medicines in a safe, organised, systematic and secure manner and working with documented policies and procedures to implement an effective stock management and rotation system.

  • Maintain pharmacy records

    Maintain the required pharmacy records such as files, charge system files, inventories, control records for radioactive nuclei, and registries of narcotics, poisons, and controlled drugs.

  • Advise on healthcare users' informed consent

    Ensure patients/clients are fully informed about the risks and benefits of proposed treatments so they can give informed consent, engaging patients/clients in the process of their care and treatment.

Optional knowledge and skills

inform policy makers on health-related challenges evaluate scientific data concerning medicines conduct health related research test medicinal products perform therapeutic drug monitoring applied therapeutics related to medicines use e-health and mobile health technologies prescribe medication provide health education deal with emergency care situations follow control of substances hazardous to health procedures process medical insurance claims physics educate on the prevention of illness promote inclusion listen actively manage medication safety issues develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship

Source: Sisyphus ODB