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name, description
| name | description |
|---|---|
| hospital-pharmacist | Occupational skill for the role 'hospital pharmacist' (also: hospital pharmacy specialist, clinical pharmacist, site lead pharmacist, hospital locum pharmacist, head of hospital pharmacy, relief pharmacist). Use when the user asks for typical hospital pharmacist work such as: 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.; Analyze prescribing trends to monitor patient compliance and to prevent excessive usage or harmful interactions. |
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.
Core workflow
- 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.
- Analyze prescribing trends to monitor patient compliance and to prevent excessive usage or harmful interactions.
- Order and purchase pharmaceutical supplies, medical supplies, or drugs, maintaining stock and storing and handling it properly.
- 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.
- Provide specialized services to help patients manage conditions, such as diabetes, asthma, smoking cessation, or high blood pressure.
- Advise customers on the selection of medication brands, medical equipment, or healthcare supplies.
- Collaborate with other health care professionals to plan, monitor, review, or evaluate the quality or effectiveness of drugs or drug regimens, providing advice on drug applications or characteristics.
How to use this skill
- Read references/profile.md for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult references/tasks.md for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check references/skills.md for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check references/tools.md for the software commonly used in this role.
- See references/ai-skills.md โ matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
Key competences (essential)
- accept own accountability
- adhere to organisational guidelines
- advise on healthcare users' informed consent
- advise on poisoning incidents
- apply context specific clinical competences
- biological chemistry
- check information on prescriptions
- communicate in healthcare
- counsel healthcare users on medicines
- dispense medicines
- ensure pharmacovigilance
- ensure the appropriate supply in pharmacy
- follow clinical guidelines
- maintain adequate medication storage conditions
- maintain pharmacy records
Hot technologies
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Microsoft Outlook
- eClinicalWorks EHR software
- Epic Systems
- MEDITECH software
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
Hot technologies
Top tools from 41 gated job ads (see references/market.md, as of 2026-07-12):
- pharmacy information system โ 17 %
- EHR โ 7 %
Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/5fd099da-218a-460e-bd5b-b42f1b76c67c), ONET 30.3 (29-1051.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*