What Are The Traits Of A Successful Pharmacist?
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All jobs intrinsically require more than the surface skills required. For example, a great teacher should not only have a bachelor's degree in education they should also have strong interpersonal skills to allow them to effectively teach. In an effort to define what makes a successful pharmacist, we asked three of our Indispensable Health pharmacists, “In Your Experience, What Are The Traits of Successful Pharmacists?”
One of Our Senior Indispensable Health Pharmacist’s, Who’s Nearing Retirement, Described Proficient Pharmacists As Individuals Who Must Have The Ability To:
“Multi-Task and Prioritize”. The senior Pharm.D. continued their explaination of an ideal pharmacist through the lense of the pharmacy field itself where the pharmacist, “will be pulled in different directions at the same time. You have to be able to prioritize, remain professional and remember patient care/safety above all”.
A Hospital Pharmacist, Begining Their Career, Already Recognizes Many of The Sentiments Their Colleague Above Mentioned Through Their Description of What Makes A Pharmacist Successful
“Successful Pharmacists Must Be Able to Adapt to ever-changing situations and practice environments. They should demonstrate good critical thinking skills and be able to communicate in a variety of different styles. Good pharmacists are able to multi-task and prioritize effectively.”
On Both Ends of The Experience Spectrum, Pharmacists Highlight The Need to Multi-Task. To Further Emphasize The Necessity of Balancing Multiple Tasks at Once, a Pharmacist Within The Middle of Their Career Reiterates This Skill When They Answered Our Question On What Makes Pharmacists Efficacious,
“I think a successful pharmacist has a lot of patience, is able to multi-task, and is very diligent with everything they do”.
The Top Traits of a Successful Pharmacist
Despite experience level differences, the three pharmacists above all highlighted similar traits needed for a pharmacist’s success. Every pharmacist noted the necessity of multi-tasking within their role. Additionally, the following are the top traits our Indispensable Health pharmacists identified successful pharmacists need to possess.
Multi-Tasker
Prioritize Duties
Communicative
Critical Thinking Skills
Professionalism
Adaptability
Diligence
Patience
Finally, With Every Task Completed as a Pharmacist, it is Essential to Always Underline The Importance of Patient Care and Safety Standards
Let Us Know What Traits and Skills Our Team May Have Missed Within The List Above That Make A Successful Pharmacist
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