Pharmacist PRN

LCMC Health; Metairie (LA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Deliver healthcare with heart

Lagniappe in everything you do

One-of-a-kind care

Job summary

LCMC Health's Lakeside Hospital in Metairie, LA seeks a Licensed Pharmacist to provide comprehensive pharmaceutical care, including drug distribution, patient counseling, and teaching. The role emphasizes safety through review of orders for interactions, allergies, and contraindications and requires knowledge of state and federal laws.

Responsibilities include supervising support staff, ensuring proper dispensing, sterile admixtures, TPN and chemotherapy preparations, and maintaining compliance

Qualifications

• Licensed pharmacist in Louisiana per state board.
• Knowledge of Louisiana and federal pharmacy laws and DEA regulations.
• Ability to supervise pharmacy staff and ensure proper dispensing.

Responsibilities

• Interprets medication orders and transcribes to patient profiles.
• Reviews therapies for contraindications, interactions and allergies.
• Provides clinical consultation to practitioners, nursing staff and patients.
• Maintains controlled substances records and prepares sterile products as required.
• Oversees operations in the absence of the Pharmacy Supervisor.

Skills

Drug interactions review

Patient counseling

Clinical documentation

Education

Louisiana Pharmacist License

Tools

Pharmacy information system

Job description

Your job is more than a job.

The pharmacist provides comprehensive pharmaceutical care through integrated drug distribution, patient counseling and teaching.

GENERAL DUTIES

Interprets medication orders and transcribes to computerized patient medication profiles accurately. Reviews drug therapies for contraindications, interactions, allergies and appropriateness of orders for patients. Demonstrates the ability to assess and interpret age specific data. Contacts physician and clarifies medication orders and documents interventions appropriately.

Provides clinical consultation, drug information and clarification to practitioners, nursing staff, patients and family. Sustains hospital formulary minimizing non-formulary procurements, utilizing therapeutic interchange protocols and suggesting appropriate cost effective and therapeutic equivalent alternatives. Maintains knowledge of Louisiana and Federal pharmacy laws and DEA regulations.

Supervises and directs pharmacy support personnel. Verifies the Pharmacy Technician's appropriate dispensing of medications and preparation of non-sterile compounding as required by law/policies. Oversees operation of the Pharmacy in the absence of the Pharmacy Supervisor as necessary. Works independently with minimal supervision; organizes and prioritizes work assignments and ensures Pharmacy services are provided in a timely manner.

Accurately dispenses medications and prepares sterile admixtures, including sterile products, chemotherapy and Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN). Maintains records for controlled substances as required by law and pharmacy policies.

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

Licensed Pharmacist through the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy

WORK SHIFT:

Variable Hours (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

Lakeside Hospital

has a heritage rooted in extraordinary care for women and babies, while evolving to meet the healthcare needs of the whole family. As an essential part of LCMC Health's incredible community of care, Lakeside Hospital brings a new level of expert care by going the extra mile, treating the whole patient and not just a condition. Learn more about Lakeside Hospital and our expanding access to comprehensive and specialty healthcare services in Metairie

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.