Senior Care Pharmacists

Any experience (an internship, part-time job, etc.) in a pharmacy at a senior care facility will provide a useful introduction to the field. 

Naturally, senior care pharmacists need to be detail-oriented as well as organized. They also need strong communication and people skills since they interact with doctors, nurses, other health professionals, elderly people who are ill, and sometimes an elderly person's family as well. They must be able to work professionally and often patiently when explaining what a medicine will do, how to take it, when to take it, and so on. Senior care pharmacists should also enjoy being around older people and want to help them. These pharmacists must be committed to a lifetime of learning because the field of medicine continues to grow, making new treatments and new methods of treatment available.