By Felicia

What do you do? The duties of the job. As a Pharmacist our job is to verity patient orders written by the physician, make sure the drugs administered are compatible with one another and check over all the work the pharmacy technicians do.

What kind of decisions do you make? We make sure the best drug/medicine is the correct one and will work the best.

What percentage of your time is spent doing what. About 70% of are time is verifying med orders and 30% is checking the work of the pharmacy technician.

How did pharmacy interest you and how did you get started? I find it very enjoyable and interesting I always have found it interesting to know what medicines do what and how they work.

Did your job experiences have led you to you present position. Just learning what happens to people if the wrong drug is administered and how it affects people led me to work in the hospital.

Can you suggest some ways a student could obtain this necessary experience? Shadowing a pharmacist for a day and working in a pharmacy while in high school/collage really helps.

What do you like and dislike about working in this industry? Personal satisfactions: knowing your helping people dissatisfaction working in the industry: long hours and holidays

What other job can you get with the same background? I work at another hospital doing the same thing.

What are the various jobs in this field or organization? Pharmacist; pharmacy director retarl inventory at a hospital.

Why did you decide to work for this company? Good location & nice people

What do you like most about this company? The people are great here working with nice people make your job a lot easier.

Do you find your job exciting or boring? Both because you get a rush when you have to get a STAT Med. To someone and boring because it is very slow at times.

How does your company different from its competitors? The computer system is a little different.

Why do customers choose this company? In the out patient pharmacy in the Washington hospital the pharmacist is extremely kind and gives great detail to patients.

Are you optimistic about the company’s future and your future with the company ? Yes, the company functions very well.

What is the best way to enter this occupation? Start applying early it is extremely hard to get into school.

How did you get where you are and what are your long range goals? A lot of hard work studying long hours and holidays. I plan to stay with the same company.

What are the skills that are most important for a position in the field? You know what medicine to give right on cue.

What particular skills or talents are most essential to be effective in your job? Being able to catch mistakes.

How would you describe the working atmosphere and the people with whom you work? Sometime crazy and loud, but very entertaining.

What is the average length of time for an employee to stay in the job you hold? As long as they want.

What are the salary ranges for various levels in this field? Is there a salary ceiling? Salary usually starts in the higher thousands and can easily go into six digits.