A Pharmacist, or Clinical Pharmacist, is responsible for overseeing the distribution of medications to people with various physical or mental health conditions. Their duties include communicating with local physicians to determine the type of medication and dosage for a customer, taking inventory of pharmaceutical drugs to reorder them based on local demand and interacting with pharmacy customers to give them their prescriptions and answer medication questions.
Một Pharmacist phải có khả năng hoàn thành nhiều nhiệm vụ và trách nhiệm khác nhau. Sau đây là một số nhiệm vụ và trách nhiệm mà một Pharmacist phải có khả năng thực hiện:
- Receiving and filling prescriptions
- Communicating with medical professionals about patients and their medications
- Listening to patients’ reports of symptoms and provide suggestions for over-the-counter medications
- Accurately measuring, preparing and distributing proper medications to the patients that need them
- Keeping track of inventory
Một Pharmacist cạnh tranh sẽ có một số kỹ năng và trình độ nhất định, bao gồm:
- Strong mathematical skills and understanding of science
- Ability to measure substances accurately
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to detect and investigate mistakes in a patient’s medications and prescriptions
- In-depth knowledge of drugs and their potential side effects
