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