ISCO Occupation Group 3213.1 Pharmacy Assistant
From Open Risk Manual
Definition
Pharmacy Assistant: 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.
Essential Skills
- Inform Policy Makers On Health-Related Challenges
- Communicate By Telephone
- Respond To Changing Situations In Health Care
- Follow Control Of Substances Hazardous To Health Procedures
- Transfer Medication
- Work In Multidisciplinary Health Teams
- Medicines
- Ensure Safety Of Healthcare Users
- Ensure Quality Assurance For Pharmaceutical Products
- Work In A Multicultural Environment In Health Care
- Listen Actively
- Contribute To Continuity Of Health Care
- Provide Health Education
- Hygiene In A Health Care Setting
- Maintain Pharmaceutical Records
- Advise On Healthcare Users' Informed Consent
- Operate Cash Point
- Obtain Healthcare User'S Medical Status Information
- Follow Clinical Guidelines
- Medicines For Self-Medication
- Empathise With The Healthcare User
- Process Medical Insurance Claims
- Adhere To Organisational Guidelines
- Manage The Logistics Of Medicinal Products
- Comply With Quality Standards Related To Healthcare Practice
- Communicate Effectively In Healthcare
- Interact With Healthcare Users
- Check For Medication Expiry Terms
- Promote Inclusion
- Apply Organisational Techniques
- Take Pharmaceutical Inventory
- Communicate With Customers
- Ensure The Appropriate Supply In Pharmacy
- Prepare Prescription Labels
- Comply With Legislation Related To Health Care
- Manage Healthcare Users' Data
- Use E-Health And Mobile Health Technologies
- Handle Petty Cash
- Accept Own Accountability
- Check Information On Prescriptions
- Deal With Emergency Care Situations
- Maintain Adequate Medication Storage Conditions
Optional Skills
- Communicate In Foreign Languages With Health Service Providers
- Provide Pharmaceutical Advice
- Apply Context Specific Clinical Competences
- Apply Health Sciences
- Homeopathy
- Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- Phytotherapy
- Pharmacokinetics
- Educate On The Prevention Of Illness
- Develop A Collaborative Therapeutic Relationship
- Operate Cash Register
Alternative Names
- Pharmacy Service Assistant
- Pharmacy Dispensing Assistant
- Assistant In Pharmacy
- Dispensing Assistant
