Clinical Pharmacist - Heart Transplant

LCMC Health-posted 3 months ago
Metairie, LA
501-1,000 employees
Hospitals
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The Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for working with physicians, care managers, and other clinical staff, as part of a medical care team focusing on patient outcomes, while maintaining cost. The clinical pharmacist provides patients and providers with therapeutic assessments and selected disease management, for assigned practices, working towards improving patient and practice outcomes. The clinical pharmacist also performs other duties consistent with the job classification as required.

  • Directs and initiates development, implementation and maintenance of clinical pharmacy services.
  • Provides clinical consultation to the Medical Staff and other health care providers within the appropriate team or unit(s), suggests appropriate cost-effective therapeutic alternatives as needed.
  • Communicates and documents all activities/interventions (i.e., medication order changes/clarifications with the prescriber, pharmacokinetic dosing/monitoring, adverse drug reactions and errors etc).
  • Fosters teamwork and takes responsibility to ensure delivery of high-quality patient care.
  • Performs staff duties as needed.
  • Collaborates with all health care providers to ensure timely resolution of concerns and questions.
  • Provides ongoing education and timely drug information to physicians, nursing, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals by developing educational materials and competencies and providing in-services as needed.
  • Facilitates the development and implementation of treatment guidelines, pathways, protocols, formulary changes, medication use evaluations, and any other appropriate drug information reports as approved by the appropriate committee(s).
  • Actively participates on clinical committees including pharmacy and therapeutics committee and other appointed committees as needed.
  • Acts as a liaison to other healthcare practitioners.
  • Demonstrates awareness and understanding of documenting information in the medical record, JCAHO and CMS standards, and State Board of Pharmacy requirements.
  • Demonstrates awareness and understanding of departmental and hospital policies, and health-system initiatives.
  • Pharm.D. Degree with 2 years of experience in inpatient pharmacy hospital/clinical capacity or completion of Pharmacy Residency.
  • Currently licensed or registered to practice pharmacy in Louisiana.
  • PGY2 in solid organ transplant or 3+ years of transplant pharmacy experience.
  • Board Certification in applicable specialty area preferred.
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