From pharmacist to pharmacy assistant
25 of the 41 essential skills of a pharmacy assistant are already essential for a pharmacist — about 61% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 25
- skills carry over
- 16
- would be new
- 61%
- of the target job covered
- 41
- essential skills of a pharmacy assistant
What a pharmacy assistant does
Pharmacy assistants perform general duties, such as stock management, serving at the cash desk, or performing administrative duties. They deal with the inventory within the pharmacy under the supervision of a pharmacist.
What carries over
25 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- accept own accountability
- advise on healthcare users' informed consent
- apply organisational techniques
- check information on prescriptions
- communicate in healthcare
- communicate with customers
- comply with legislation related to health care
- comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
- contribute to continuity of health care
- deal with emergency care situations
- empathise with the healthcare user
- ensure safety of healthcare users
- ensure the appropriate supply in pharmacy
- follow clinical guidelines
- handle the logistics of medicinal products
- hygiene in a health care setting
- interact with healthcare users
- listen actively
- maintain adequate medication storage conditions
- manage healthcare users' data
- medicines
- obtain healthcare user's medical status information
- process medical insurance claims
- provide health education
- work in multidisciplinary health teams
What would be new
16 skillsEssential for a pharmacy assistant and not for a pharmacist. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- adhere to organisational guidelines
- check for medication expiry terms
- communicate by telephone
- ensure quality assurance for pharmaceutical products
- follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health
- handle petty cash
- inform policy makers on health-related challenges
- maintain pharmaceutical records
- medicines for self-medication
- prepare prescription labels
- promote inclusion
- respond to changing situations in health care
- take pharmaceutical inventory
- transfer medication
- use e-health and mobile health technologies
- work in a multicultural environment in health care
Other moves from pharmacist
2 roles- specialist pharmacist31 skills in common
- hospital pharmacist24 skills in common
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How far are you from being a pharmacy assistant?
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