Geriatric Pharmacist
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Job Description
Geriatric pharmacists handle dispensing medicines to older patients and counseling these people on their use.
Due to chronic health problems, older people often take multiple medicines simultaneously, for arthritis, diabetes, Alzheimer's, pain, and other ailments caused by age, raising the hazard of drug interaction.
Geriatric pharmacists need to exercise professionalism and detailed knowledge to avoid these interactions, since medication errors cause up to 100,000 unnecessary deaths every year in the U.S..
Responsibilities
Geriatric pharmacists fill prescriptions by physicians, labeling and dispensing medicines. Also called consultant pharmacists, these specialists provide their older patients with detailed information on when to take medicines, blood sugar and blood pressure testing, recommendations for generic medicines, and information on possible side effects, among other tasks.
A geriatric pharmacist also changes dosages or suggests alternate medicines when side effects occur.
They answer the questions older patients have about their medicines, and examine the full range of prescribed and over-the-counter medications these people are taking to avoid adverse reactions – one of their most important jobs.
They also investigate claims of side effects and advise patients to keep taking their medicine if the problem is unlikely to come from the drug (such as sleepiness or insomnia).
Skills
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Communication |
Must effectively communicate with your co-workers to ensure the best care and the proper procedures. Must be able to communicate in high-stress environments. |
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Active Listening |
Offering your full attention to an individual person or group in order to fully understand problems and their nature. |
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Critical Thinking |
Must use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
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Judgment and Decision Making |
Needs to be able to act autonomously and make difficult decisions that would benefit the patient or make corrections. Must consider all benefits and repercussions of potential actions and choose the appropriate one. |
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Complex Problem Solving |
Must be able to identify complex problems and develop and evaluate corrective options and implement solutions. |
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Stress Management |
Must be able to endure intense situations and handle pressure that comes with extreme situations you may encounter. |
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Trustworthiness |
Must be trustworthy because you have people's lives in your hands and what you do could help or hurt them. They are entrusted with a great responsibility and must live up to it. |
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Perceptiveness |
Gauging how people react and read their body language to decipher their feelings and predict their actions. They must be able to determine if people could be a risk to themselves or others and to distinguish truths from lies. |
Working Conditions
Geriatric pharmacists work in various health care facilities, ranging from hospitals to assisted living centers and long-term care locations.
Some even work at housing communities with a high percentage of elderly residents. Depending on where they work, these pharmacists typically have a regular work schedule, but may be called on sometimes to work on weekends, holidays, or after hours like other medical personnel.
Other geriatric pharmacists find employment in a pharmacy setting, either inside a larger medical facility or in a separate retail pharmacy location.
Consulting with patients, reading medical charts, and discussing cases with doctors remain among their duties regardless of the exact location they work at.
Salary Outlook
| Estimated Annual Salary | Average Hourly Wage | Positions Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| $118,470.00 | $56.96 | 290,780 |
| Title | Company | Location | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHARMACIST | Forrest Health | Hattiesburg, MS | 02.12.2019 |
| Knowledgeable and capable of performing any pharmaceutical duty in the hospital pharmacy department and throughout the hospital. Fulfills professional responsibility in dispensing, procurement, control, and consultation involved with... | |||
| Pharmacist | Milford Regional Medical Center | Milford, MA | 02.18.2019 |
| The Staff Pharmacist fills orders for all medications, monitors patient drug therapies, and provides drug information. The Staff Pharmacist supervises and directs support personnel. In the absence of the Pharmacy Manager, the Staff Pharmacist... | |||
| OK City Academic Geriatric | The Medicus Firm | Dallas, TX | 02.18.2019 |
| Academic Geriatric Medicine Position Recruiting for both Outpatient and Inpatient Services One of the few Geriatric Medicine Departments in the Country The Donald W. Reynolds Department of Geriatric Medicine at the University of... | |||
| Pharmacist | Holy Rosary Healthcare - SCL Health | Miles City, MT | 01.18.2019 |
| You You bring your body, mind, heart and spirit to your work as a Staff Pharmacist. You know how to move fast. You know how to stay organized. You know how to have fun. You’re great at what you do,... | |||
| Pharmacist (PRN) | Wabash General Hospital District | Mount Carmel, IL | 07.05.2018 |
| Department: Pharmacy Responsibilities: The Pharmacist must demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of patients including infants, pediatrics, adolescents, adults, and geriatrics. Duties include... | |||
| CLINICAL PHARMACIST | Forrest Health | Hattiesburg, MS | 02.13.2019 |
| Fulfills professional responsibility in dispensing, procurement, control, and consultation involved with medication. Knowledgeable and capable of performing any pharmaceutical duty in the hospital pharmacy department and throughout the... | |||
| Geriatric Psych - Salt Lake | The Medicus Firm | Dallas, TX | 02.18.2019 |
| Live in Park City or Salt Lake City Geriatric Psychiatry Opening Compensation: $300,000 salary plus an aggressive bonus plan. 13-15 patients per day-bonused per patient above 15 Setting: Employed Largest stand-alone adult Psych... | |||
| Pharmacist | St Vincent - SCL Health | Billings, MT | 02.12.2019 |
| You. You bring your body, mind, heart and spirit to your work as a Pharmacist. Your pharmacy knowledge is second to none: your patients feel it in the expertise you share. Families feel it in your communication.... | |||
| PHARMACIST - INVESTIGATIONAL DRUG SERVICES | UNC Health Care | Chapel Hill, NC | 02.12.2019 |
| - PHARMACIST - INVESTIGATIONAL DRUG SERVICES (PHA006AA) Job Description PHARMACIST - INVESTIGATIONAL DRUG SERVICES-PHA006AA Description Position: Pharmacist / Investigational Drug Services Location: Main Hospital / Chapel Hill Hours:... | |||
| PHARMACIST-NIGHT | TriHealth | Montgomery, OH | 01.08.2019 |
| Attention current TriHealth employees: Please apply for this position by submitting an online internal application via SuccessFactors. Please be certain to update your SuccessFactors Employee Profile prior to applying to this position.... | |||
| Pharmacist-evenings | Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital | Boston, MA | 12.17.2018 |
| Pharmacist-evenings-(3080297) Description The Pharmacist is responsible for processing medication orders entered in provider-order-entry (and written) by the prescribers, for promptly and accurately providing medications for administration... | |||
| Pharmacist | Kootenai Health | Coeur d'Alene, ID | 02.15.2019 |
| THIS IS A PIPELINE POSITION FOR APPLICANTS TO APPLY TO AND BE CONSIDERED FOR FUTURE POSITIONS. PLEASE APPLY FOR OUR PIPELINE POSITION IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR FUTURE POSITIONS AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE. Our Kootenai Health Pharmacy... | |||
| PHARMACIST - BENIGN HEMATOLOGY | UNC Health Care | Chapel Hill, NC | 02.14.2019 |
| - PHARMACIST - BENIGN HEMATOLOGY (PHA006CF) Job Description PHARMACIST - BENIGN HEMATOLOGY-PHA006CF Description Position: Pharmacist / Benign Hematology Location: Main Hospital / Chapel Hill Hours: Full Time, 40 hrs/wk; Days The... | |||
| Pharmacist Clinical Staff/UKHC | UK HealthCare | .lexington, KY | 02.15.2019 |
| UK HealthCare is seeking a highly-motivated pharmacist for hematology/oncology pharmacist position at UK HealthCare Lucille P. Markey Cancer Center in Lexington, Kentucky. The pharmacist makes clinical interventions in terms of patient education,... | |||
| Pharmacist-LGMC Pharmacy-PRN | Lafayette General Health | Lafayette, LA | 02.18.2019 |
| The Pharmacist assumes the responsibility for providing services to in-patients, out-patients, and employees. Staff Pharmacist is responsible for compounding and dispensing all drugs, including I.V. mixtures and hyper alimentation solutions,... | |||
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PHARMACIST
Hattiesburg, MS
Forrest Health
Knowledgeable and capable of performing any pharmaceutical duty in the hospital pharmacy department and throughout the hospital. Fulfills professional responsibility in dispensing, procurement, control, and consultation involved with...
-
Pharmacist
Milford, MA
Milford Regional Medical Center
The Staff Pharmacist fills orders for all medications, monitors patient drug therapies, and provides drug information. The Staff Pharmacist supervises and directs support personnel. In the absence of the Pharmacy Manager, the Staff Pharmacist...
-
OK City Academic Geriatric
Dallas, TX
The Medicus Firm
Academic Geriatric Medicine Position Recruiting for both Outpatient and Inpatient Services One of the few Geriatric Medicine Departments in the Country The Donald W. Reynolds Department of Geriatric Medicine at the University of...
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Pharmacist
Miles City, MT
Holy Rosary Healthcare - SCL Health
You You bring your body, mind, heart and spirit to your work as a Staff Pharmacist. You know how to move fast. You know how to stay organized. You know how to have fun. You’re great at what you do,...
-
Pharmacist (PRN)
Mount Carmel, IL
Wabash General Hospital District
Department: Pharmacy Responsibilities: The Pharmacist must demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of patients including infants, pediatrics, adolescents, adults, and geriatrics. Duties include...
-
CLINICAL PHARMACIST
Hattiesburg, MS
Forrest Health
Fulfills professional responsibility in dispensing, procurement, control, and consultation involved with medication. Knowledgeable and capable of performing any pharmaceutical duty in the hospital pharmacy department and throughout the...
-
Geriatric Psych - Salt Lake
Dallas, TX
The Medicus Firm
Live in Park City or Salt Lake City Geriatric Psychiatry Opening Compensation: $300,000 salary plus an aggressive bonus plan. 13-15 patients per day-bonused per patient above 15 Setting: Employed Largest stand-alone adult Psych...
-
Pharmacist
Billings, MT
St Vincent - SCL Health
You. You bring your body, mind, heart and spirit to your work as a Pharmacist. Your pharmacy knowledge is second to none: your patients feel it in the expertise you share. Families feel it in your communication....
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PHARMACIST - INVESTIGATIONAL DRUG SERVICES
Chapel Hill, NC
UNC Health Care
- PHARMACIST - INVESTIGATIONAL DRUG SERVICES (PHA006AA) Job Description PHARMACIST - INVESTIGATIONAL DRUG SERVICES-PHA006AA Description Position: Pharmacist / Investigational Drug Services Location: Main Hospital / Chapel Hill Hours:...
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PHARMACIST-NIGHT
Cincinnati, OH
TriHealth
Attention current TriHealth employees: Please apply for this position by submitting an online internal application via SuccessFactors. Please be certain to update your SuccessFactors Employee Profile prior to applying to this position....
-
Pharmacist-evenings
Boston, MA
Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital
Pharmacist-evenings-(3080297) Description The Pharmacist is responsible for processing medication orders entered in provider-order-entry (and written) by the prescribers, for promptly and accurately providing medications for administration...
-
Pharmacist
Coeur d'Alene, ID
Kootenai Health
THIS IS A PIPELINE POSITION FOR APPLICANTS TO APPLY TO AND BE CONSIDERED FOR FUTURE POSITIONS. PLEASE APPLY FOR OUR PIPELINE POSITION IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR FUTURE POSITIONS AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE. Our Kootenai Health Pharmacy...
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PHARMACIST - BENIGN HEMATOLOGY
Chapel Hill, NC
UNC Health Care
- PHARMACIST - BENIGN HEMATOLOGY (PHA006CF) Job Description PHARMACIST - BENIGN HEMATOLOGY-PHA006CF Description Position: Pharmacist / Benign Hematology Location: Main Hospital / Chapel Hill Hours: Full Time, 40 hrs/wk; Days The...
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Pharmacist Clinical Staff/UKHC
Lexington, KY
UK HealthCare
UK HealthCare is seeking a highly-motivated pharmacist for hematology/oncology pharmacist position at UK HealthCare Lucille P. Markey Cancer Center in Lexington, Kentucky. The pharmacist makes clinical interventions in terms of patient education,...
-
Pharmacist-LGMC Pharmacy-PRN
Lafayette, LA
Lafayette General Health
The Pharmacist assumes the responsibility for providing services to in-patients, out-patients, and employees. Staff Pharmacist is responsible for compounding and dispensing all drugs, including I.V. mixtures and hyper alimentation solutions,...