Is being a pharmacist stressful? What makes Pharmacy stressful? How is the stress compared to other jobs? I'm a tech at cvs but my store is less busy compared to other stores. The pharmacist is telling me not to become a pharmacist.
Is being a pharmacist stressful? What makes Pharmacy stressful? How is the stress compared to other jobs? I'm a tech at cvs but my store is less busy compared to other stores. The pharmacist is telling me not to become a pharmacist.
Right, because we have plenty of techs and interns to do the work. Easy.
No more stressful than any other job. Every job has its perks, and has stress. When you're making $6o an hour though, you really shouldn't complain. The amount of work we do for our salary really is astonishing. We delegate ( or should) most of the work to the techs and we just perform final verification. Even counseling, delegate that to the intern and eavesdrop on the conversation to make sure everything was said properly.
Never do something as a pharmacist that you can make someone else do. Your life will become exponentially easier and your salary will be exponentially amazing compared to the work you do.
No. The guy is out of touchAre there pharmacists out there that really think like this?
Is being a pharmacist stressful? What makes Pharmacy stressful? How is the stress compared to other jobs? I'm a tech at cvs but my store is less busy compared to other stores. The pharmacist is telling me not to become a pharmacist.
You just don't know how to delegate your help. You are the captain of the ship. Take control.
When you are doing 300+ a day with 2 techs in the evening 1 will be stuck at drive through and 1 stuck at pick-up... there's not much delegating to do unless you want to ring up groceries and let the tech type count and verify.
This has been my experience too. What are you gonna do, delegate to your front store manager lolWhen you are doing 300+ a day with 2 techs in the evening 1 will be stuck at drive through and 1 stuck at pick-up... there's not much delegating to do unless you want to ring up groceries and let the tech type count and verify.
This has been my experience too. What are you gonna do, delegate to your front store manager lol
Tech or no tech, you are a pharmacist. Your pharmacy school should have trained you to be a multi-tasker. Ring up toilet paper, take a verbal order and approve an amoxicillin RX at the same time. Why are they paying you low six figure salary?!?
This has been my experience too. What are you gonna do, delegate to your front store manager lol
That's what you're supposed to at CVS too, but all you get in return is one of the clerks anouncing "WE HAVE A LINE" over the loud speaker, thereby relinquishing them of all responsibility to help.My pharmacy (Walgreens) gets cashiers to help with pick-up when there is a long line.
That's what you're supposed to at CVS too, but all you get in return is one of the clerks anouncing "WE HAVE A LINE" over the loud speaker, thereby relinquishing them of all responsibility to help.
Usually not stressful, and when it is, it is appropriate (like a code blue situation and the attending has some oddball request, or pt in status and you're trying to crunch out the appropriate antiepileptic dose with a green doc on the phone while concurrently mustering your limited technician help to get going in the IV hood).
It helps to love (or really really like) what you do.
Most of the drudgery is delegated to technicians, so that helps (just be sure to help them when appropriate).
EDIT: hospital setting here, fun times.
It also can be stressful when working with technicians who expect you to make their work your priority, even if they are preparing medication that isn't due for 12 hours and you're in the middle a of new admission that you just can't seem to finish because of constant interruptions. Okay, that isn't stressful as much as it is annoying.