Inpatient Staff Pharmacist
LCMC Health · US
Your job is more than a job. The pharmacist provides comprehensive pharmaceutical care through integrated drug distribution, patient counseling and teaching....
Job description
Your job is more than a job. The pharmacist provides comprehensive pharmaceutical care through integrated drug distribution, patient counseling and teaching. Sterile compounding or hazardous sterile compounding experience preferred. GENERAL DUTIES: 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...