Inpatient Staff Pharmacist

LCMC Health • Metairie, LA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The pharmacist provides comprehensive pharmaceutical care through integrated drug distribution, patient counseling and teaching. Sterile compounding or hazardous sterile compounding experience preferred.

Requirements

• Licensed Pharmacist through the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy

Nice To Haves

• Sterile compounding or hazardous sterile compounding experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level