Pharmacist PRN
About The Position
The Pharmacist provides comprehensive pharmaceutical care through integrated drug distribution, patient counseling, and teaching. The role interprets and verifies medication orders, reviews therapies for safety and appropriateness, provides medication-related consultation, and prepares and dispenses medications, including sterile products, chemotherapy, and total parenteral nutrition (TPN). The pharmacist also supports formulary management, maintains required records and regulatory knowledge, and supervises pharmacy support personnel. The position may oversee pharmacy operations in the Pharmacy Supervisor’s absence and requires independent organization and prioritization of work to ensure timely pharmacy services.
Requirements
- Licensed Pharmacist through the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy.
Responsibilities
- Interpret medication orders and accurately transcribe them to computerized patient medication profiles.
- Review drug therapies for contraindications, interactions, allergies, and appropriateness.
- Assess and interpret age-specific patient data.
- Contact physicians to clarify medication orders and document interventions appropriately.
- Provide clinical consultation, drug information, and clarification to practitioners, nursing staff, patients, and families.
- Maintain the hospital formulary by minimizing non-formulary procurement, using therapeutic interchange protocols, and suggesting appropriate cost-effective and therapeutic-equivalent alternatives.
- Maintain knowledge of Louisiana and federal pharmacy laws and DEA regulations.
- Supervise and direct pharmacy support personnel.
- Verify Pharmacy Technicians’ appropriate dispensing of medications and preparation of non-sterile compounds as required by law and policy.
- Oversee Pharmacy operations in the absence of the Pharmacy Supervisor, as necessary.
- Organize and prioritize work assignments independently with minimal supervision, ensuring Pharmacy services are timely.
- Accurately dispense medications and prepare sterile admixtures, including sterile products, chemotherapy, and TPN.
- Maintain controlled-substance records as required by law and pharmacy policies.
- Provide patient counseling and teaching as part of comprehensive pharmaceutical care.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
