Pharmacist PRN

LCMC Health•New Orleans, LA

13d

About The Position

The Pharmacist provides comprehensive pharmaceutical care through integrated drug distribution, patient counseling, and teaching. The role interprets medication orders, reviews drug therapies for safety and appropriateness, offers clinical consultation, and supports practitioners, nursing staff, patients, and families. The Pharmacist also supervises pharmacy support personnel, oversees pharmacy operations when the Pharmacy Supervisor is absent as necessary, and dispenses medications and prepares sterile admixtures, including chemotherapy and Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN).

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 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, minimize non-formulary procurements, use therapeutic interchange protocols, and suggest appropriate cost-effective and therapeutically equivalent alternatives.
Maintain knowledge of Louisiana and Federal pharmacy laws and DEA regulations.
Supervise and direct pharmacy support personnel; verify Pharmacy Technicians’ dispensing and non-sterile compounding as required by law and policies.
Oversee pharmacy operations in the absence of the Pharmacy Supervisor as necessary.
Work independently with minimal supervision, organize and prioritize assignments, and ensure timely pharmacy services.
Dispense medications and prepare sterile admixtures, including sterile products, chemotherapy, and TPN.
Maintain controlled-substance records as required by law and pharmacy policies.