Career path
The skills this job asks for, and the level for each.
65 skills listed by ESCO, 51 of them essential. 65 are in our skills list and linked; we measure a match on those. ESCO gives no levels, so we ask for level 3 on an essential skill and 2 on the rest.
Occupation: ISCO-08 occupations (International Labour Organization). Skills: This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission (v1.2.1, CC BY 4.0), modified by CareersMatch.
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Showing 10 of 65, essentials first. The table below lists them all.
| Skill | Type | Necessity | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| accept own accountability | skill | essential | 3 |
| adhere to organisational guidelines | skill | essential | 3 |
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What this path asks for comes from O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0), through the official ISCO-08 to US occupation crosswalk. A competency is essential where O*NET rates it at least 3.5 of 5 in importance.
| advise on healthcare users' informed consent | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply good clinical practices | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply organisational techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| check for medication expiry terms | skill | essential | 3 |
| check information on prescriptions | skill | essential | 3 |
| clinical reports | skill | essential | 3 |
| clinical science | skill | essential | 3 |
| communicate by telephone | skill | essential | 3 |
| communicate in healthcare | skill | essential | 3 |
| communicate with customers | skill | essential | 3 |
| Communication | competency | essential | 3 |
| comply with legislation related to health care | skill | essential | 3 |
| comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice | skill | essential | 3 |
| conduct health related research | skill | essential | 3 |
| contribute to continuity of health care | skill | essential | 3 |
| deal with emergency care situations | skill | essential | 3 |
| empathise with the healthcare user | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure quality assurance for pharmaceutical products | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure safety of healthcare users | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure the appropriate supply in pharmacy | skill | essential | 3 |
| evidence-based approach in general practice | skill | essential | 3 |
| follow clinical guidelines | skill | essential | 3 |
| follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health | skill | essential | 3 |
| handle petty cash | skill | essential | 3 |
| handle the logistics of medicinal products | skill | essential | 3 |
| hygiene in a health care setting | skill | essential | 3 |
| inform policy makers on health-related challenges | skill | essential | 3 |
| interact with healthcare users | skill | essential | 3 |
| listen actively | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain adequate medication storage conditions | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain pharmaceutical records | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain treatment records | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage healthcare users' data | skill | essential | 3 |
| medical studies | skill | essential | 3 |
| medicines | skill | essential | 3 |
| medicines for self-medication | skill | essential | 3 |
| obtain healthcare user's medical status information | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform clinical coding procedures | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare prescription labels | skill | essential | 3 |
| process medical insurance claims | skill | essential | 3 |
| professional documentation in health care | skill | essential | 3 |
| promote inclusion | skill | essential | 3 |
| provide health education | skill | essential | 3 |
| record data from biomedical tests | skill | essential | 3 |
| respond to changing situations in health care | skill | essential | 3 |
| take pharmaceutical inventory | skill | essential | 3 |
| transfer medication | skill | essential | 3 |
| use e-health and mobile health technologies | skill | essential | 3 |
| work in a multicultural environment in health care | skill | essential | 3 |
| work in multidisciplinary health teams | skill | essential | 3 |
| Digital Fluency | competency | essential | 2 |
| Problem Solving and Critical Thinking | competency | desirable | 3 |
| Adaptability | competency | desirable | 2 |
| apply context specific clinical competences | skill | desirable | 2 |
| clinical coding | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Collaboration | competency | desirable | 2 |
| communicate in foreign languages with health service providers | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship | skill | desirable | 2 |
| educate on the prevention of illness | skill | desirable | 2 |
| health records management | skill | desirable | 2 |
| homeopathy | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Influence | competency | desirable | 2 |
| operate cash register | skill | desirable | 2 |
| patient record storage | skill | desirable | 2 |
| pharmaceutical chemistry | skill | desirable | 2 |
| pharmacokinetics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| phytotherapy | skill | desirable | 2 |
| provide pharmaceutical advice | skill | desirable | 2 |
| record treated patient's information | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Self Management | competency | desirable | 2 |