Pharmacist

FMOL Health; Monroe (LA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

FMOL Health in Louisiana is seeking a licensed Pharmacist to compound, dispense, and transfer prescriptions within a healthcare facility. You will oversee staff, enter orders into Cerner, and collaborate with clinicians to ensure safe medication use.

The ideal candidate holds Louisiana Pharmacist license and demonstrates strong communication skills, attention to detail, and good judgment in a fast-paced environment. This full-time role may require adherence to state requirements and procedures.

Qualifications

• Current license with the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy (RPH).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to think creatively and use personal judgment to meet goals.
• Refer to licensure requirements as needed.

Responsibilities

• Record management and maintain accurate patient profiles in Cerner.
• Ensure medications are correctly filled, weighed and labeled.
• Provide drug information to patients and healthcare providers.
• Monitor patient profiles for appropriate medication use.
• Supervise support staff in accordance with guidelines.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Creative analytical thinker

Personal judgment

Education

Louisiana Board of Pharmacy License (RPH)

Tools

Cerner system

Job description

Job Description

The Pharmacist, compounds and dispenses prescribed drugs in a healthcare facility environment, transfers prescriptions, provides drug information in collaboration to other healthcare professionals, performs medication order entry into the computer, monitors patient profiles for appropriate medication use oversees the work of the support staff and documents any relevant intervention. The position is expected to meet state certifications, requires familiarity with standard concepts, practices, and procedures, and relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.

Job Description

The Pharmacist, compounds and dispenses prescribed drugs in a healthcare facility environment, transfers prescriptions, provides drug information in collaboration to other healthcare professionals, performs medication order entry into the computer, monitors patient profiles for appropriate medication use oversees the work of the support staff and documents any relevant intervention. The position is expected to meet state certifications, requires familiarity with standard concepts, practices, and procedures, and relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.

Responsibilities

• Record Management: This will have been satisfactorily performed when…
• Accurate medication patient profiles per MD orders are maintained in the Cerner system 100% of the time.
• Proficiency is developed in pharmacy information systems including the ability to troubleshoot and/or clarify orders as evidenced by the resolution of problems immediately and lack of complaints.
• Clinical pharmacists are notified when an order is placed in the clinical queue.
• Initiative is displayed to prevent, identify, and resolve pharmacy related patient care problems immediately.
• Consultation: This will have been satisfactorily performed when…
• Appropriate adult/geriatric/pediatric/neonatal patient care is provided after assessment and interpretation of patient data and needs.
• Concise, applicable, comprehensive and timely responses to requests for drug information are provided to patients and health care providers as evidenced by lack of complaints.
• Compounding & Dispensing Medication: This will have been satisfactorily performed when…
• Medications are correctly filled during the filling process. Supervision is provided at all times in accordance to established guidelines.
• Medications are accurately weighed, measured and compounded utilizing appropriate tools and equipment as evidenced by lack or errors. Supervision is provided at all times in accordance to established guidelines.
• Scheduled medications are correctly dispensed/returned to the Narcotic Vault 100% of the time as evidenced by reports.
• Ensures Quality and Cost Effectiveness: This will have been satisfactorily performed when…
• Medications are correctly filled and accurately labeled and available to patients in a timely manner at 100% of the time.
• Approved Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee substitutions are made or used when applicable at the point of order entry 100% of the time.
• Other Duties as Assigned: This will have been satisfactorily performed when…
• Participation is provided in projects as needed.
• Other projects as assigned are completed.

Qualifications

• Up to 1 year
• Refer to licensure requirement
• Refer to licensure requirement
• Excellent Verbal and written communication skills. Requires a creative analytical thinker and relies on personal judgment to accomplish goals.
• Current license with the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy; RPH