Clinical Pharmacist - Abdominal Transplant

Ochsner Health•New Orleans, LA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This job assumes responsibility for the medication management of assigned patients; monitors and evaluates medication therapy for appropriateness based on the patient's health status, institutional criteria /guidelines, and cost efficient measures including medication reconciliation, medication monitoring and patient education; remains integrally involved in the education of Pharmacy and Medical Residents and provides education to health care providers as needed; and provides pharmacy expert content for order sets, benefit design, formularies, and other pharmacy related documents as needed. The Pharmacy Department is made up of separate inpatient and outpatient pharmacies that provide administrative, clinical, and distributive services to both hospital and clinic patients. Pharmaceutical Specialties include: Transplant, Cardiology, Geriatrics, Anticoagulation, Critical Care, Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, and Oncology. Ochsner Ambulatory Pharmacy Services includes Anticoagulation Clinic, Digital Medicine, Population Management, and Pharmacy Patient Assistance. Ochsner provides internship and externship programs for Pharmacy Students as well as (ASHP) – accredited, PGY-1 and PGY-2, Residency Programs in: Pharmacy Practice, Internal Medicine, Solid Organ Transplant, and Health System Administration. Our clinical team provides training and development for Ochsner’s clinical staff, students, and residents.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School/College of Pharmacy
Completion of a PGY-1 Residency in Pharmacy Practice and equivalent experience (3 - 5 years in Solid Organ Transplant) or completion of a PGY-2 Residency in Solid Organ Transplant
Licensed to practice pharmacy in the State of Louisiana
Must have computer skills and dexterity required for data entry and retrieval of patient information.
Must be proficient with Windows-style applications and keyboard.
Effective verbal and written communication skills and the ability to present information clearly and professionally to varying levels of individuals throughout the patient care process.
Strong leadership/teaching skills

Responsibilities

Assumes responsibility for the medication management of assigned patients.
Monitors and evaluates medication therapy for appropriateness based on the patient's health status, institutional criteria /guidelines, and cost efficient measures including medication reconciliation, medication monitoring and patient education.
Remains integrally involved in the education of Pharmacy and Medical Residents and provides education to health care providers as needed.
Provides pharmacy expert content for order sets, benefit design, formularies, and other pharmacy related documents as needed.
Provides pharmacokinetic consultation, obtains and uses appropriate laboratory data to evaluate drug medical selection and dosing and communicates findings to health care practitioner.
Evaluates patient response to drug therapy.
Exhibits good patient outcomes by documenting interventions and conducting outcome studies/ evaluations in regards to the clinical activities performed.
Assists with the development of pathways, best practices, and guidelines for their assigned population.
Educates staff, students, patients, health care providers and other health care professionals.
Submits for publication once every two years.
Mentors residents, students and new staff to meet departmental goals.
Responsible for overall patient care beyond the hospital visit, through all transitions of care.
Accommodates the special needs of the organization by volunteering to do any work/task when staffing shortages occur in technical and non-technical areas due to inclement weather, electrical power outages, computer downtime or other situations.
Adapts behavior to the specific patient population, including but not limited to: respect for privacy, method of introduction to the patient, adapting explanation of services or procedures to be performed, requesting permissions and communication style.
Other related duties as required.