Hospital Pharmacist
Dispense medications in a hospital setting.
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- What's it like to be a Hospital Pharmacist?
- Latest Hospital Pharmacist jobs
- Top skills and experience for Hospital Pharmacists
- Hospital Pharmacist role reviews
What's it like to be a Hospital Pharmacist?
Hospital Pharmacists dispense medications in hospitals. They collaborate with healthcare teams to ensure the safe and effective use of medication and offer advice on drug interactions and side effects. Hospital Pharmacists may also review a patient's medication as part of post-discharge care and take part in ward rounds.
Tasks and duties
- Dispensing medications to patients.
- Monitoring patient progress and adjusting medications as necessary.
- Providing advice on drug interactions, side effects and proper medication usage.
- Collaborating with Doctors, Nurses and other healthcare staff to optimise patient care.
- Conducting medication therapy management and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Hospital Pharmacist employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. AHPRA Pharmacist Registration
Pharmacy
Use of Medicines
Pharmacy Services
Disease Prevention
Dispensing
Oncology Pharmacy
Pharmaceuticals
Health Promotion
Medication Counselling
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Latest Hospital Pharmacist reviews
Feb 2025
fulfilling work but bad pay and potentially abusive management
Reviewer's QualificationBachelor of Pharmacy
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeLarge (200+ employees)
SpecialisationHealthcare & Medical
The good thingsmore clinical role than community, learning new things constantly, get to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, get taken seriously by both colleagues and patients. colleagues are capable, easy to...
The challengesmanagement is horrific and engages in abusive behaviour and bullying. they will run you into the ground with unrealistic expectations, no work life balance, mandatory weekend shifts with no real break...
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Oct 2023
Rewarding to improve health outcomes, with some challenges to deal with.
Reviewer's QualificationBachelor of Pharmacy
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeMedium (20-199 employees)
SpecialisationHealthcare & Medical
The good thingsIt is a highly interactive role where you get to be part of the hospital multidisciplinary team. It involves team work, yet your role as the pharmacist is still very distinct and crucial. It involves ...
The challengesWork overloads occur on certain days especially Mondays. Ordering for new stock can be tricky because excess stock can easily expire, yet insufficient stock means that some clients won't get the medic...
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