Hospital pharmacist jobs in Finland
Hospital pharmacists prepare, dispense and provide medication to patients in hospitals. They collaborate with healthcare personnel such as doctors and nurses to treat patients and also offer advice and information on medications.
Hospital pharmacist - Which skills are essential?
Verify the information on prescriptions from patients or from the doctor`s office ensuring that it is complete and accurate.
Discuss and agree with healthcare users on the appropriate use of medicines, providing the healthcare user with sufficient information to assure the safe and proper use of the medicine.
The medicines, their nomenclature and the substances used in the manufacture of medicines.
Biological chemistry is a medical specialty mentioned in the EU Directive 2005/36/EC.
Gather healthcare user information through various sources such as questioning the healthcare user, caregiver, or healthcare professional to obtain information on the patient`s health and social status, and interpreting records made by other health care professionals when appropriate.
The legal and other requirements associated with the pursuit of pharmacy activities.
Provide specialised personalised support for patients who administer their own medication.
Review and dispense medicines and validate prescriptions ensuring that they are authentic, correctly interpreted and in line with legal requirements, selecting the correct medicine, strength and pharmaceutical form in accordance with the prescription, package and label of medicines.
Guarantee the correct distribution of the pharamacy products.
Maintain proper storage and security conditions for medication.
Provide information and advice on medicinal products such as the appropriate use, the adverse reactions and the interactions with other medications.
Communicate effectively with patients, families and other caregivers, health care professionals, and community partners.
Ensure that medicines are stored in appropriate facilities and environmental conditions to ensure stability, quality and safety of the medicinal product over its shelf life, storing medicines in a safe, organised, systematic and secure manner and working with documented policies and procedures to implement an effective stock management and rotation system.
Follow agreed protocols and guidelines in support of healthcare practice which are provided by healthcare institutions, professional associations, or authorities and also scientific organisations.
Ensure patients/clients are fully informed about the risks and benefits of proposed treatments so they can give informed consent, engaging patients/clients in the process of their care and treatment.
The physical, chemical, biochemical and biological properties of medicines which have natural sources as an origin.
Report on the adverse reactions of pharmaceutical products to the competent authorities.
Apply a broad range of bio-medical, psycho-social, organisational, educational, and societal aspects of health, disease, and healthcare to improve healthcare services and to improve quality of life.
Adhere to organisational or department specific standards and guidelines. Understand the motives of the organisation and the common agreements and act accordingly.
Prepare the pharmaceutical form of medicinal products according to the prescription received from the medical doctor.
The negative effects of chemicals on living organisms, their dose and exposure.
The body interaction with a specific drug after administration, the mechanisms of absorption and distribution and the substance chemical changes in the body.
Maintain the required pharmacy records such as files, charge system files, inventories, control records for radioactive nuclei, and registries of narcotics, poisons, and controlled drugs.
Apply professional and evidence based assessment, goal setting, delivery of intervention and evaluation of clients, taking into account the developmental and contextual history of the clients, within one`s own scope of practice.
Participate in the delivery of multidisciplinary health care, and understand the rules and competences of other healthcare related professions.
The application of medicinal drugs used to treat diseases compared to surgical therapy.
Accept accountability for one`s own professional activities and recognise the limits of one`s own scope of practice and competencies.
Monitor medicines use and patient adherence to ensure positive clinical outcomes are achieved and patient needs are met.
Hospital pharmacist - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Adhere to the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) procedures for activities that involve hazardous substances, such as bacteria, allergens, waste oil, paint or brake fluids that result in illness or injury.
Offer evidence-based advice on how to avoid ill health, educate and advise individuals and their carers on how to prevent ill health and/or be able to advise how to improve their environment and health conditions. Provide advice on the identification of risks leading to ill health and help to increase the patients' resilience by targeting prevention and early intervention strategies.
Provide useful information related to health care professions to ensure policy decisions are made in the benefit of communities.
Use mobile health technologies and e-health (online applications and services) in order to enhance the provided healthcare.
Use of drugs and the method of their administration in the treatment of disease.
Assess the signs and be well-prepared for a situation that poses an immediate threat to a person's health, security, property or environment.
Provide evidence based strategies to promote healthy living, disease prevention and management.
The natural science involving the study of matter, motion, energy, force and related notions.
Test medicinal products and their effects and interactions in a laboratory.
Contact the patient`s health insurance company and submit the appropriate forms with information on the patient and treatment.
Prescribe medications, when indicated, for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to the client`s needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice, national and practice protocols and within scope of practice.
Evaluate scientific data concerning medicines in order to be able to provide appropriate information to patients on that basis.
Give attention to what other people say, patiently understand points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times; able to listen carefully the needs of customers, clients, passengers, service users or others, and provide solutions accordingly.
Conduct research in health related topics and communicate findings orally, through public presentations or by writing reports and other publications.
Promote inclusion in health care and social services and respect diversity of beliefs, culture, values and preferences, keeping in mind the importance of equality and diversity issues.
Develop a mutually collaborative therapeutic relationship during treatment, fostering and gaining healthcare users' trust and cooperation.
Take action to prevent, minimise, resolve and follow-up medicines related problems, maintaining and contributing to a reporting system of pharmacovigilance.
Select the appropriate laboratory tests for Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and interpret tests to determine whether a drug is producing its desired therapeutic effect in order to use the analysis in minimising drugs adverse effects.