Clinical Pharmacist – Thoracic Transplant

100 LCMC Health; Houma (LA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Deliver healthcare with heart

Be part of a caring team

Academic hospital environment

Job summary

LCMC Health in Louisiana is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist Senior to join an interdisciplinary care team focused on patient outcomes while managing costs. The role collaborates with physicians, care managers, and other clinical staff in an inpatient hospital setting to deliver high-quality pharmaceutical care.

You will provide therapeutic assessments, contribute to disease management programs, develop guidelines, and support regulatory and accreditation standards. A Pharm.D.

Qualifications

• Pharm.D. degree with 4–5 years of inpatient hospital or clinical pharmacy experience.
• Completion of a PGY‑1 Pharmacy Practice Residency; PGY‑2 in a specialty area preferred.
• Licensed to practice pharmacy in Louisiana; board certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Directs and maintains clinical pharmacy services to improve patient outcomes.
• Provides clinical consultation to Medical Staff and health care providers within the team.
• Develops and implements treatment guidelines, pathways, and formulary changes.
• Participates in pharmacy and therapeutics committees and regulatory compliance.
• Supports Prior Authorization navigation, 340B compliance, and payer policies.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Patient care

Cost‑effective therapy

Education

Pharm.D. degree

PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (PGY-2 preferred)

Job description

Your job is more than a job. This a specialist position. The Clinical Pharmacist Senior is responsible for working with physicians, care managers, and other clinical staff, as part of a medical care team focusing on patient outcomes, while maintaining cost. The Clinical Pharmacist Senior provides patients and providers with therapeutic assessments and selected disease management, for assigned practices, working towards improving patient and practice outcomes. The Clinical Pharmacist Senior also performs other duties consistent with the job classification as required.

GENERAL DUTIES

Patient Care Activities: Directs and initiates development, implementation and maintenance of clinical pharmacy services. Provides clinical consultation to the Medical Staff and other health care providers within the appropriate team or unit(s), suggests appropriate cost‑effective therapeutic alternatives as needed. Communicates and documents all activities/interventions (i.e., medication order changes/clarifications with the prescriber, pharmacokinetic dosing/monitoring, adverse drug reactions and errors etc.). Fosters teamwork and takes responsibility to ensure delivery of high‑quality patient care. Performs staff duties as needed.

Collaboration and Education of Health Care Providers: Collaborates with all health care providers to ensure timely resolution of concerns and questions. Provides ongoing education and timely drug information to physicians, nursing, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals by developing educational materials and competencies and providing in‑services as needed.

Development of Clinical Guidelines and Protocols: Facilitates the development and implementation of treatment guidelines, pathways, protocols, formulary changes, medication use evaluations, and any other appropriate drug information reports as approved by the appropriate committee(s).

Committee Membership and Awareness of Regulatory Standards: Actively participates on clinical committees including pharmacy and therapeutics committee and other appointed committees as needed. Acts as a liaison to other healthcare practitioners. Fosters a good working relationship with physicians, medical staff, nursing, and other healthcare professionals. Demonstrates awareness and understanding of documenting information in the medical record, JCAHO and CMS standards, and State Board of Pharmacy requirements. Demonstrates awareness and understanding of departmental and hospital policies, and health‑system initiatives.

Specialty Pharmacy: Accreditation Support Ensures compliance with ACHC and URAC Specialty Pharmacy Accreditation Standards and participates in audit, quality improvement projects and ongoing accreditation readiness activities. Prior Authorization Navigation Lead and support completion of prior authorizations and appeals. Collaborate with providers, payers and patient access teams and maintain current knowledge of payer policies and formulary restrictions. 340B Capture and Compliance Ensure prescriptions align with 340B patient definition, eligible providers and covered entity sites; partners with 340b operations team and document clinical workflows that directly impact 340B compliance outcomes.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS

• Hospital Pharmacy: · Pharm.D. Degree with >4 to 5 years of experience in an inpatient hospital or clinical pharmacy setting OR · Completion of a PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency with a PGY-2 Residency preferred in a specialty area

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

• • Currently licensed or registered to practice pharmacy in Louisiana.
• • Board Certification in applicable specialty area strongly preferred.

WORK SHIFT

Days (United States of America)

LCMC Health is a community. Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary

About East Jefferson General Hospital

East Jefferson General Hospital, a landmark of LCMC Health’s incredible community of care, has been the go-to hospital for health, wellness, and one‑of‑a‑kind care in East Jefferson Parish for over 50 years. And we’re only beginning to realize our greatest potential. Learn more about East Jefferson General Hospital and our legacy, our future, and our national recognition as a Nurse Magnet Hospital.

Your extras

• Deliver healthcare with heart.
• Give people a reason to smile.
• Put a little love in your work.
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one‑of‑a‑kind care.
• See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective.
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
• Love what makes you, you - because we do
• You are welcome here.

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary. Simple things make the difference.

About LCMC Health One‑of‑a‑kind care comes from one‑of‑a‑kind people. At LCMC Health, our people are the magic ingredient that makes our care so extra‑extraordinary. We are compassionate, driven, and dedicated to bringing a little something extra to healthcare and to the people of New Orleans and beyond. If you’re the kind of person who believes that our community deserves the best and that healthcare needs a little more heart, we want you to be a part of our family. From medical roles to administrative positions, every person on our team plays a part in our mission: to provide health, care, and education beyond extraordinary. Let’s make every day extraordinary, together.