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

• Investigative / Conventional

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

Source: Sisyphus ODB