Pharmacist - Staff

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

Job summary

LCMC Health in Louisiana seeks a licensed pharmacist to provide comprehensive pharmaceutical care, including drug distribution, patient counseling, and clinical guidance to practitioners, nursing staff, patients and families.

The role covers interpreting orders, ensuring profile accuracy, reviewing therapies for safety, collaborating with physicians, supervising staff, and maintaining regulatory compliance, formulary stewardship, sterile compounding, and controlled-substance records.

Qualifications

• Interprets medication orders and transcribes to computerized patient medication profiles accurately.
• Reviews drug therapies for contraindications, interactions, allergies and appropriateness of orders.
• Demonstrates ability to assess and interpret age-specific data.
• Contacts physician to clarify orders and documents interventions.
• Provides clinical consultation and drug information to practitioners, nursing staff and patients.

Responsibilities

• Sustains hospital formulary and minimizes non-formulary procurements.
• Maintains knowledge of Louisiana and Federal pharmacy laws and DEA regulations.
• Supervises and directs pharmacy staff.
• Verifies technician dispensing and sterile compounding per policies.
• Oversees pharmacy operations in supervisor's absence and prioritizes work tasks.

Skills

Medication orders

Drug interactions

Clinical consultation

Formulary management

Pharmacy laws

Staff supervision

Sterile compounding

Controlled substances

Age-specific data

Physician communication

Education

Louisiana Pharmacist License

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)

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.