Bacci Jennifer L, English Clayton, Odegard Peggy S, Stergachis Andy, Snyder Cyndy R, Danielson Jennifer Hookstra
J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2025 Jan-Feb;65(1):102314. doi: 10.1016/j.japh.2024.102314. Epub 2024 Dec 16.
The pharmacy workforce is evolving rapidly, and while national data reveal broad trends, they often overlook the impact of state-level policies on local pharmacy practice and education.
To describe employment status and patient care roles of pharmacists in Washington State.
A cross-sectional survey of pharmacists licensed in Washington State was conducted in June-July 2023. The survey assessed participants' personal and professional demographics; employment status, including changes in employment status since 2020 and consideration of a change in the next 12 months; and patient care roles, including time spent in patient care roles and services provided. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics.
We received 856 responses (10.6% response rate) and 810 responses were included in the final analysis. Participants' median age was 43 years. Most participants were female (64%) and White (73%). Over 3-quarters of participants reported practicing in community (37%), hospital (27%), and/or ambulatory care/clinic (21%) settings. Over one-third of participants (39%) reported a job or employment change since 2020 and 17% reported they were considering a job or employment change in the next 12 months. The 5 most frequently reported patient care services were medication education or counseling (83%), medication dispensing (70%), prescribing via a collaborative drug therapy agreement or protocol (59%), medication therapy management (53%), and medication reconciliation (52%).
This study offers important insights into pharmacist employment and practice in Washington State. Certain trends in Washington State, particularly in pharmacist employment shifts within clinic settings and patient care roles such as prescribing and medication education, stand out when compared to national patterns. These findings highlight the importance of ongoing state-level workforce assessments to guide educational strategies and the supply of pharmacists with local needs.
药学劳动力正在迅速演变，虽然国家数据揭示了广泛的趋势，但它们往往忽视了州级政策对当地药学实践和教育的影响。
描述华盛顿州药剂师的就业状况和患者护理角色。
2023年6月至7月对华盛顿州持牌药剂师进行了横断面调查。该调查评估了参与者的个人和职业人口统计学特征；就业状况，包括自2020年以来就业状况的变化以及未来12个月内考虑的就业变化；以及患者护理角色，包括在患者护理角色上花费的时间和提供的服务。使用描述性统计分析数据。
我们收到了856份回复（回复率为10.6%），最终分析纳入了810份回复。参与者的年龄中位数为43岁。大多数参与者为女性（64%），白人（73%）。超过四分之三的参与者报告在社区（37%）、医院（27%）和/或门诊护理/诊所（21%）环境中执业。超过三分之一的参与者（39%）报告自2020年以来有工作或就业变化，17%报告他们在未来12个月内考虑工作或就业变化。最常报告的5项患者护理服务是药物教育或咨询（83%）、药物调配（70%）、通过合作药物治疗协议或方案开处方（59%）、药物治疗管理（53%）和药物重整（52%）。
本研究为华盛顿州药剂师的就业和实践提供了重要见解。与全国模式相比，华盛顿州的某些趋势，特别是诊所环境中药剂师就业转移以及开处方和药物教育等患者护理角色方面的趋势较为突出。这些发现凸显了持续进行州级劳动力评估以指导教育策略和根据当地需求供应药剂师的重要性。
