Pharmacy Jobs – What You Need to Know
Have you ever wondered how to get into the pharmaceutical field? Ever thought about what it takes to apply for pharmacy jobs? HealthcareRecruitment.com offers a full list of pharmacy jobs, from floater pharmacist to pharmaceutical sales. As our population continues to age, pharmacy jobs are expected to be on the rise. Pharmacy jobs in nursing homes, assisted-living, and home health care will have the greatest demand. For more information, simply click on the links below to learn more about all of the various types of pharmacy jobs:
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Clinical Pharmacist
- Includes all the services performed by pharmacists practicing in hospitals, community pharmacies, nursing homes, home-based care services, clinics, etc.
- Analyze population needs with regards to medicines, ways of administration, patters of use and drugs effects on patients
- Involved in clinical trials
- Focus moves from drug to patient or population receiving drug
- Develop and promote the rational and appropriate use of medicinal products and devices
| Benefit |
Median Amount
|
% of Total
|
|
|
|
|
Base salary
|
$91,771
|
72%
|
|
|
Bonuses |
$226
|
0%
|
|
|
Social Security |
$6,914
|
5%
|
|
|
401k/403b |
$5,704
|
4%
|
|
|
Disability |
$1,472
|
1%
|
|
|
Healthcare |
$5,328
|
4%
|
|
|
Pension |
$3,864
|
3%
|
|
|
Time off |
$12,030
|
9%
|
| |
Total |
$127,309
|
100%
|
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Home Care Pharmacist
- Patients are scattered about a geographic area
- Work with nursing care agencies to provide total care for the patient at home
| Benefit |
Median Amount
|
% of Total
|
|
|
|
|
Base salary
|
$92,282
|
72%
|
|
|
Bonuses |
$0
|
0%
|
|
|
Social Security |
$6,918
|
5%
|
|
|
401k/403b |
$5,721
|
4%
|
|
|
Disability |
$1,477
|
1%
|
|
|
Healthcare |
$5,328
|
4%
|
|
|
Pension |
$3,876
|
3%
|
|
|
Time off |
$12,068
|
9%
|
| |
Total |
$127,670
|
100%
|
Hospital Pharmacist
- Works in hospital pharmacy service, primarily within public sector
- Responsible for ensuring the safe, appropriate and cost-effective use of medicines
- Sometimes extends outside hospital (health centers, nursing homes, hospices, general practitioner's surgeries)
Long-Term Care Pharmacist
- Long-term care (LTC) pharmacies dispense pharmaceuticals, sterile intravenous drugs and nutritional products ordered by physicians to patients in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, hospice programs, and similar institutional sites of care
Managed Care Pharmacist
- Pharmacists are employed in various capacities within managed care organizations (MCOs)
- Responsible for the delivery of prescription drug benefits
- Typically, a managed care organization contracts their services to a plan sponsor, such as a private company or a governmental organization
- Pharmacists employed within these managed care organizations are responsible for a broad and diversified range of clinical, quality-oriented drug management services
- Responsible for making sure that the plan designed provides individual patients with appropriate drugs and drug therapies, conveniently and cost effectively
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Nuclear Pharmacist
- Involves preparation of radioactive materials that will be used to diagnose and treat specific diseases
- Requires extensive training with radiopharmaceuticals
- Work in a highly regulated environment
| Benefit |
Median Amount
|
% of Total
|
|
|
|
|
Base salary
|
$96,144
|
72%
|
|
|
Bonuses |
$453
|
0%
|
|
|
Social Security |
$6,981
|
5%
|
|
|
401k/403b |
$5,989
|
4%
|
|
|
Disability |
$1,546
|
1%
|
|
|
Healthcare |
$5,328
|
4%
|
|
|
Pension |
$4,057
|
3%
|
|
|
Time off |
$12,632
|
9%
|
| |
Total |
$133,129
|
100%
|
Online Pharmacist
| Benefit |
Median Amount
|
% of Total
|
|
|
|
|
Base salary
|
$93,605
|
72%
|
|
|
Bonuses |
$986
|
1%
|
|
|
Social Security |
$6,952
|
5%
|
|
|
401k/403b |
$5,865
|
4%
|
|
|
Disability |
$1,513
|
1%
|
|
|
Healthcare |
$5,328
|
4%
|
|
|
Pension |
$3,973
|
3%
|
|
|
Time off |
$12,370
|
9%
|
| |
Total |
$130,591
|
100%
|
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Pharmaceutical Sales
- Spend most of the time on the road
- Talk with pharmacists, hospital personnel, physicians, patient advocacy groups, retirement homes
- Increase the visibility of their company's products and the volume of their sales
Pharmacist
- Dispense prescription drugs to patients
- Provide information about drugs
- Help patients understand instructions provided by doctors / health practitioners
- Monitor patients' health and progress to make sure their medications are working effectively and safely
- Facts
- 230,000 pharmacist jobs in 2004
- 61% worked in community pharmacies
- Requires Doctor of Pharmacy degree
- Must pass the North American Pharmacist Licensure Exam and a test of pharmacy law in order to practice
- Must have scientific aptitude, good communication skills, and be detail-oriented
| |
| Benefit |
Median Amount
|
% of Total
|
|
|
|
|
Base salary
|
$100,815
|
73%
|
|
|
Bonuses |
$299
|
0%
|
|
|
Social Security |
$7,046
|
5%
|
|
|
401k/403b |
$6,269
|
5%
|
|
|
Disability |
$1,618
|
1%
|
|
|
Healthcare |
$5,328
|
4%
|
|
|
Pension |
$4,247
|
3%
|
|
|
Time off |
$13,223
|
10%
|
| |
Total |
$138,845
|
100%
|
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Pharmacy Assistant
- Under direct supervision of pharmacist
- Enters prescription details in patient profile
- Selects correct medication, places in container and labels for pharmacist review
- Checks and restocks supplies
- Packages and labels products
- Usually requires Level A Pharmacy Assistant certification
Pharmacy Director
| Benefit |
Median Amount
|
% of Total
|
|
|
|
|
Base salary
|
$122,574
|
72%
|
|
|
Bonuses |
$2,590
|
2%
|
|
|
Social Security |
$7,395
|
4%
|
|
|
401k/403b |
$7,760
|
5%
|
|
|
Disability |
$2,003
|
1%
|
|
|
Healthcare |
$5,328
|
3%
|
|
|
Pension |
$5,257
|
3%
|
|
|
Time off |
$16,368
|
10%
|
| |
Total |
$169,274
|
100%
|
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Pharmacy Manager
- Oversees pharmacy operations including purchase, preparation and distribution of drugs
- Consults on rug utilization with medical and nursing staff
- Usually requires advanced degree, pharmacy license and 5 to 8 years of relevant experience
| Benefit |
Median Amount
|
% of Total
|
|
|
|
|
Base salary
|
$103,263
|
71%
|
|
|
Bonuses |
$2,727
|
2%
|
|
|
Social Security |
$7,117
|
5%
|
|
|
401k/403b |
$6,571
|
5%
|
|
|
Disability |
$1,696
|
1%
|
|
|
Healthcare |
$5,328
|
4%
|
|
|
Pension |
$4,452
|
3%
|
|
|
Time off |
$13,860
|
10%
|
| |
Total |
$145,014
|
100%
|
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Pharmacy Technician
- Under direct supervision of a pharmacist
I
| Benefit |
Median Amount
|
% of Total
|
|
|
|
|
Base salary
|
$27,036
|
65%
|
|
|
Bonuses |
$79
|
0%
|
|
|
Social Security |
$2,074
|
5%
|
|
|
401k/403b |
$1,681
|
4%
|
|
|
Disability |
$434
|
1%
|
|
|
Healthcare |
$5,328
|
13%
|
|
|
Pension |
$1,139
|
3%
|
|
|
Time off |
$3,546
|
9%
|
| |
Total |
$41,316
|
100%
|
II
| Benefit |
Median Amount
|
% of Total
|
|
|
|
|
Base salary
|
$31,561
|
67%
|
|
|
Bonuses |
$134
|
0%
|
|
|
Social Security |
$2,425
|
5%
|
|
|
401k/403b |
$1,965
|
4%
|
|
|
Disability |
$507
|
1%
|
|
|
Healthcare |
$5,328
|
11%
|
|
|
Pension |
$1,331
|
3%
|
|
|
Time off |
$4,145
|
9%
|
| |
Total |
$47,395
|
100%
|
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Retail Pharmacist
- Dispense prescription medicines to the public
- Sell over-the-counter medicines and medical products
- Instruct clients on the use of medicines and medical appliances
| Benefit |
Median Amount
|
% of Total
|
|
|
| |
Base salary
|
$103,015
|
73%
|
|
|
Bonuses |
$5
|
0%
|
|
|
Social Security |
$7,074
|
5%
|
|
|
401k/403b |
$6,387
|
5%
|
|
|
Disability |
$1,648
|
1%
|
|
|
Healthcare |
$5,328
|
4%
|
|
|
Pension |
$4,327
|
3%
|
|
|
Time off |
$13,472
|
10%
|
| |
Total |
$141,257
|
100%
|
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