Pharmacist

LCMC Health Job Opportunity

Your job is more than a job. At LCMC Health we help you to lean into your calling by leaning in with you, ensuring you have the resources to do your job as only you can. And that begins with receiving the support you need to thrive and grow, which looks different for each person. Living out our commitment to inclusion requires providing benefits that are as diverse and unique as our workforce. It's a responsibility we take seriously. Because we don't just serve the New Orleans communitywe're at the beating heart of it. Whether by offering community health services or making medical innovations more accessible, LCMC Health is bringing a culture of wellness to the communities that matter to you. When you know you're making an authentic impact, you give a little extra to every dayas a person, with your team, in your communityand that's one of the reasons why you'll be a perfect fit at LCMC Health, where giving a little something extra is at the heart of everything we do.

General Duties

• Monitors and manages controlled drug inventory in the Controlled Substance Manager (CSM) and Automated Dispensing Cabinet (ADC):
• Performs scheduled inventories of each compartment of the CSM to ensure that controlled substances are in date and removes any expired or broken items. Receives, verifies, and adds controlled drugs into CSM. Maintains unit-dose descriptions to facilitate patient-specific dosing.
• Responsible for controlled drug distribution and returns for Automated Dispensing Cabinets (ADCs) within the hospital:
• Maintains and manages Controlled Substance Manager (CSM) inventory within the pharmacy. Performs transactions to send new loads, stock outs, manual requests, and ADCs controlled drug refills daily for units within the hospital from the designated CSM. Processes controlled drugs returns which include outdated meds, empty return bins, unloaded meds, and meds without removal for the Hospital.
• Pharmacist Responsibilities:
• Performs duties of a pharmacist as needed and on scheduled holidays.
• Pharmacy Services:
• Acts with professionalism at all times. Works with a sense of urgency and ownership on all work pertaining to pharmaceutical care while on tour of duty. Maintains good customer service while on their tour of duty which includes but not limited to answering phones within the first 3 rings, answering the door buzzer in a timely manner, and following up with internal customers within a timely manner.

Experience Qualifications

• Required: 2 years of professional experience requiring the use of narcotic substance knowledge.
• Preferred: 1 year of hospital pharmacy experience.

Education Qualifications

• Required: Degree from US accredited School of Pharmacy in Pharmacy

Licenses and Certifications

• Certification Name: Pharmacist
• Required
• Issuer: Louisiana Board of Pharmacy

Work Shift:

Variable Hours (United States of America)

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. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little "come on in" attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health's culture of everyday extraordinary.

Children's Hospital, at the heart of LCMC Health's incredible community of care, has been the go-to hospital for expert children's health, wellness, and one-of-a-kind care in Louisiana and the Gulf Coast. Learn more about Children's Hospital's 40+ specialties and our national ranking by U.S. News & World Report as a Best Children's Hospital.

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.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

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