From pharmacy assistant to pharmacy technician
35 of the 38 essential skills of a pharmacy technician are already essential for a pharmacy assistant — about 92% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from pharmacy assistant in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 35
- skills carry over
- 3
- would be new
- 92%
- of the target job covered
- 38
- essential skills of a pharmacy technician
What a pharmacy technician does
Pharmacy technicians, under the supervision of a pharmacist, check incoming goods, control stock, handle and store pharmaceuticals properly. Where permitted by national rules, they dispense medication and provide advice on their appropriate use.
What carries over
35 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- accept own accountability
- adhere to organisational guidelines
- apply organisational techniques
- check information on prescriptions
- communicate by telephone
- 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 quality assurance for pharmaceutical products
- ensure safety of healthcare users
- ensure the appropriate supply in pharmacy
- follow clinical guidelines
- follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health
- handle the logistics of medicinal products
- interact with healthcare users
- listen actively
- maintain adequate medication storage conditions
- maintain pharmaceutical records
- manage healthcare users' data
- medicines for self-medication
- obtain healthcare user's medical status information
- prepare prescription labels
- process medical insurance claims
- promote inclusion
- provide health education
- 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
- work in multidisciplinary health teams
What would be new
3 skillsEssential for a pharmacy technician and not for a pharmacy assistant. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from pharmacy assistant
2 roles- pharmacist25 skills in common
- orthoptist23 skills in common
← pharmacy assistantpharmacy technician →The other way round
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How far are you from being a pharmacy technician?
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