Pharmacist - Staff

100 LCMC Health; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

100 LCMC Health in New Orleans seeks a licensed pharmacist to provide comprehensive pharmaceutical care within an integrated hospital setting. You will dispense medications, review therapies for safety, counsel patients, and collaborate with physicians and nursing staff to optimize outcomes.

The role requires maintaining regulatory compliance, supporting formulary choices, and supervising pharmacy staff while ensuring timely and accurate drug distribution across shifts.

Qualifications

• Must hold active pharmacist license in Louisiana.
• Ability to interpret medication orders and ensure safety and efficacy.
• Strong communication with physicians, nurses and patients.

Responsibilities

• Interprets medication orders and transcribes to patient profiles accurately.
• Reviews drug therapies for interactions and contraindications.
• Provides clinical consultation and drug information to staff and patients.
• Supervises pharmacy support personnel and ensures timely dispensing of medications.
• Maintains records for controlled substances and ensures compliance with laws.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy

Patient counseling

Drug information

Education

Licensed Pharmacist – Louisiana Board of Pharmacy

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 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.