1. Employment Profile: What exactly does a Clinical Pharmacy specialist do? |
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 What field is your job in?
Healthcare --Clinical Pharmacy
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What is your job title?
Clinical Pharmacy specialist
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Please provide a brief description of the firm or organization that you currently work for
(size and general description of what type of organization it is)
I work for the largest employer in the country--the Federal government, specifically in the Department of Veterans Affairs at a VA hospital in Central Nebraska. My specific hosptial employs about 250 persons.
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How long have you been employed in this position?
10 years
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How many hours do you work a week on average?
40 hours
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Please provide a BRIEF description of your duties and responsibilities. (job description)
I am responsible for managing the hospitals pharmacist run clinics--anticoagulation clinic, lipid clinic, hypertension clinic and diabetes clinics. I also oversee pharmacy students and pharmacy residents as a teacher, supervisor and mentor.
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What was your gross income last year? Please include any bonuses or incentives received.
100,000
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What is your expected gross income for this year? Please include any bonuses or incentives you expect to receive.
110000
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Please
list any benefits you have (Please include number of weeks vacation,
sick leave and type of health insurance, retirement plan 401k)
4 wks vacation, federal holidays, company matched 401 k; helath care, life insurance, 4 weeks sick leave accumulative; all federal holidays
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Do you feel you are under/well/over compensated at your current position?
well compensated
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2. Work environment! |
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Does
your job entail you working with others on a daily basis? Is this
something you like/dislike about your job? Explain
I work with patinets, other pharmacists and pharmacy students, I love my interaction with others, that is the funnest part of the job
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Do you work collaboratively with supervisors/managers?
Yes
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Do you work collaboratively with your co-workers?
Yes
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Describe
your work location (e.g., office, home, theatre, in the field) and what
you like/dislike about working in it
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Please rank in order of importance from 1-8 (1- most important 8- least important) Assign each number once.
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4 Income
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1 Work Environment - co-workers
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8 Work Environment - supervisors
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3 Benefits
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2 Hours
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7 Level of responsibility
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5 The actual "work" you do at your job
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6 Job Title
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3. How should someone new to the workforce get a J-O-B like yours? |
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If someone wanted to go about getting a job similar to yours, what would you recommend for him or her to do?
4 years of college with a typical pre-medicine curriculum;4 years of pharmacy school, 1 year of clinical residency
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What
skills do you think a person should have if they want to pursue a
position like yours? Please be specific and explain why (e.g., social
skills, organization skills, technical skills)
Have good science and mathematical skills, Be good in communications as you will need this to interact with patinets and professional colleagues,patience, willingness to continue learning on an ongoing basis as things change in health care continueously.
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Do you feel that you need a certain level of education or training to be successful in your job?
You need a tremendous amount of education that is ongoing
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What advice would you give to someone who was about to start work in your position/ line of work?
It is a great career that takes a lot of committemnt, both while in school, but also after you get your license and are practicing. What you put into your profession will be returned to your in droves. It is very rewarding.
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