# Tasks & work activities — clinical trial assistant

Source: O*NET 30.3, occupation 29-1051.00 (Pharmacists) — manual nearest-occupation mapping via ISCO group 3213; the official ESCO crosswalk has no entry for this ESCO occupation.

## Task statements

- **[Core]** Review prescriptions to assure accuracy, to ascertain the needed ingredients, and to evaluate their suitability.
- **[Core]** Provide information and advice regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and proper medication storage.
- **[Core]** Analyze prescribing trends to monitor patient compliance and to prevent excessive usage or harmful interactions.
- **[Core]** Order and purchase pharmaceutical supplies, medical supplies, or drugs, maintaining stock and storing and handling it properly.
- **[Core]** Maintain records, such as pharmacy files, patient profiles, charge system files, inventories, control records for radioactive nuclei, or registries of poisons, narcotics, or controlled drugs.
- **[Core]** Provide specialized services to help patients manage conditions, such as diabetes, asthma, smoking cessation, or high blood pressure.
- **[Core]** Advise customers on the selection of medication brands, medical equipment, or healthcare supplies.
- **[Core]** Collaborate with other health care professionals to plan, monitor, review, or evaluate the quality or effectiveness of drugs or drug regimens, providing advice on drug applications or characteristics.
- **[Core]** Compound and dispense medications as prescribed by doctors and dentists, by calculating, weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients, or oversee these activities.
- **[Core]** Refer patients to other health professionals or agencies when appropriate.
- **[Supplemental]** Prepare sterile solutions or infusions for use in surgical procedures, emergency rooms, or patients' homes.
- **[Core]** Plan, implement, or maintain procedures for mixing, packaging, or labeling pharmaceuticals, according to policy and legal requirements, to ensure quality, security, and proper disposal.
- **[Supplemental]** Manage pharmacy operations, hiring or supervising staff, performing administrative duties, or buying or selling non-pharmaceutical merchandise.
- **[Supplemental]** Work in hospitals or clinics or for Health Management Organizations (HMOs), dispensing prescriptions, serving as a medical team consultant, or specializing in specific drug therapy areas, such as oncology or nuclear pharmacotherapy.
- **[Core]** Assess the identity, strength, or purity of medications.
- **[Core]** Teach pharmacy students serving as interns in preparation for their graduation or licensure.
- **[Supplemental]** Publish educational information for other pharmacists, doctors, or patients.
- **[Supplemental]** Offer health promotion or prevention activities, such as training people to use blood pressure devices or diabetes monitors.
- **[Core]** Contact insurance companies to resolve billing issues.
- **[Supplemental]** Update or troubleshoot pharmacy information databases.

## Detailed work activities

- Advise medical personnel regarding healthcare issues.
- Advise patients on effects of health conditions or treatments.
- Analyze chemical compounds or substances.
- Analyze data to identify trends or relationships among variables.
- Analyze health-related data.
- Collaborate with healthcare professionals to plan or provide treatment.
- Communicate detailed medical information to patients or family members.
- Determine protocols for medical procedures.
- Instruct patients in the use of assistive equipment.
- Maintain inventory of medical supplies or equipment.
- Maintain medical facility records.
- Manage healthcare operations.
- Merchandise healthcare products or services.
- Order medical supplies or equipment.
- Prepare medications or medical solutions.
- Prescribe medications.
- Prescribe treatments or therapies.
- Present medical research reports.
- Process medical billing information.
- Recommend types of assistive devices.
- Refer patients to other healthcare practitioners or health resources.
- Review customer insurance information.
- Train medical providers.
- Treat chronic diseases or disorders.
- Verify accuracy of patient information.