Job Title: Clinical Pharmacist I
Location: Louisiana
Schedule: Varying shifts based on department needs:
6:00 AM – 2:30 PM
7:00 AM – 3:30 PM
8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
3:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend – 2 × 10-hour shifts
On-Call: No call
Floating: No floating
Dress Code: Pewter scrubs
Required Qualifications
Active Louisiana Pharmacist License – REQUIRED
Graduate of an ACPE-accredited School of Pharmacy
Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) preferred
BS in Pharmacy accepted
Current pharmacy registration in Louisiana
AHA BLS or ACLS – REQUIRED
Hospital pharmacy experience preferred
Position Summary
The Clinical Pharmacist I provides safe, effective, and efficient pharmacy services. This role is responsible for medication preparation and dispensing, monitoring patient drug therapies, providing clinical consultation and drug information, and supporting appropriate medication therapy.
Operational Pharmacy Responsibilities
Prepare and dispense medication orders according to physician requests, policies, procedures, and protocols.
Interpret and verify verbal and written medication orders and accurately document them in computerized patient medication records.
Maintain accurate and complete patient medication profiles.
Compound and dispense sterile and non-sterile products, including chemotherapy and parenteral nutrition.
Dispense controlled substances to patient care areas and maintain required records.
Provide pharmacy services accurately, efficiently, and in a timely manner.
Maintain required competencies and complete all assigned skills assessments.
Maintain an active pharmacist license and required continuing education records.
Attend department staff meetings.
Supervise and direct pharmacy support personnel and verify pharmacy technician activities.
Ambulatory Care Responsibilities
Provide ambulatory pharmaceutical care services under approved protocols and/or collaborative practice agreements.
Manage patient drug therapy and provide medication education.
Perform anticoagulation management.
Prepare, dispense, and oversee medications as required.
Provide clinical pharmacy services in assigned areas, including:
Anticoagulation Clinics
Intensive Medical Home
Transition of Care
Discharge Medication Reconciliation
Clinical Pharmacy Responsibilities
Ensure safe, appropriate, and cost-effective medication therapy.
Monitor drug therapy for:
Drug-drug interactions
Drug-food interactions
Contraindications
Allergies
Appropriate medication selection and dosing
Assist with pharmacokinetic consultations and renal drug dosing according to hospital protocols.
Review and accurately interpret patient medical records.
Identify and report suspected adverse drug reactions.
Support the hospital drug formulary and therapeutic substitution protocols.
Provide clinical consultation and medication clarification to healthcare providers.
Provide accurate and timely drug information to healthcare professionals.
Educate patients and families regarding medication therapy.
Quality & Medication Management
Participate in quality improvement and medication-use review activities.
Collect data and complete required monitoring, inspections, logs, and documentation.
Perform clinical interventions, including:
IV-to-PO conversions
Renal dosing
Pharmacokinetic dosing
Anticoagulation management
Meet departmental clinical intervention and productivity standards.
Participate in:
Antibiotic stewardship
Opioid stewardship
Medication shortage management
Attend interdisciplinary rounds when assigned.
Ensure all pharmacy services are delivered efficiently, accurately, and in a timely manner.
Must Have
Active Louisiana Pharmacist License
ACPE-accredited Pharmacy Degree
PharmD preferred / BS Pharmacy accepted
AHA BLS or ACLS
Louisiana Pharmacy Registration