Clinical Pharmacist - Outpatient/Specialty

About the role

This is a generalist position. The Clinical Pharmacist works with physicians, care managers, and other clinical staff, as part of a medical care team focusing on patient outcomes, while maintaining cost.

Responsibilities

• Directs and initiates development, implementation and maintenance of clinical pharmacy services.
• Provides clinical consultation to the Medical Staff and other health care providers within the appropriate team or unit(s), suggesting appropriate cost-effective therapeutic alternatives as needed.
• Communicates and documents all activities/interventions (i.e., medication order changes/clarifications with the prescriber, pharmacokinetic dosing/monitoring, adverse drug reactions and errors etc.).
• Fosters teamwork and takes responsibility to ensure delivery of high-quality patient care.
• Performs staff duties as needed.
• Collaborates with all health care providers to ensure timely resolution of concerns and questions.
• Provides ongoing education and timely drug information to physicians, nursing, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals by developing educational materials and competencies and providing in-services as needed.
• Facilitates the development and implementation of treatment guidelines, pathways, protocols, formulary changes, medication use evaluations, and any other appropriate drug information reports as approved by the appropriate committee(s).
• Participates in clinical committees including pharmacy and therapeutics committee and other appointed committees as needed.
• Acts as a liaison to other healthcare practitioners.
• Fosters a good working relationship with physicians, medical staff, nursing, and other healthcare professionals.
• Demonstrates awareness and understanding of documenting information in the medical record, JCAHO and CMS standards, and State Board of Pharmacy requirements.
• Demonstrates awareness and understanding of departmental and hospital policies, and health-system initiatives.
• Supports Specialty Pharmacy Accreditation by ensuring compliance with ACHC and URAC Specialty Pharmacy Accreditation Standards and participating in audit, quality improvement projects and ongoing accreditation readiness activities.
• Lead and support completion of prior authorizations and appeals.
• Collaborate with providers, payers and patient access teams and maintain current knowledge of payer policies and formulary restrictions.
• Ensure prescriptions align with 340B patient definition, eligible providers and covered entity sites; partners with 340b operations team and document clinical workflows that directly impact 340B compliance outcomes.

Qualifications

• Hospital Pharmacy: Pharm.D. Degree with 2 years of experience in inpatient pharmacy hospital/clinical capacity or completion of Pharmacy Residency.
• Specialty Pharmacy: Pharm.D. Degree with 2 years of experience in retail / specialty pharmacy, hospital/clinical capacity or completion of Pharmacy Residency.
• Currently licensed or registered to practice pharmacy in Louisiana.
• Board Certification in applicable specialty area preferred.

Benefits

LCMC Health is a community. Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way.

LCMC Health celebrates authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary.

Your extras Deliver healthcare with heart. Give people a reason to smile. Put a little love in your work. Be honest and real, but with compassion. Bring some lagniappe into everything you do. Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care. See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective. Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other. Love what makes you, you - because we do.

You are welcome here. LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.