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Posted: 07-Nov-24

Location: New Orleans, Louisiana

Type: Full Time

Salary: commensurate with experience

Categories:

Clinical Pharmacist

Pharmacy

Job Setting:

Hospital/Institutional

Specialty Practice Areas:

Critical Care

Emergency Medicine

Infectious Disease

Inpatient Care

Pediatrics/OB-GYN

Preferred Education:

PharmD

Additional Information:

3 openings available.

Children’s Hospital New Orleans is currently seeking Clinical Pharmacist candidates for services to Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Intensive Care, and Infectious Diseases/Antimicrobial Stewardship. As a member of the Pharmacy Department, the Clinical Pharmacist will provide pharmacy services to their respective areas. The Clinical Pharmacist will work as part of the multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, appropriate, comprehensive, and cost-effective medication therapy.

Job responsibilities include the following:

• Participate in multidisciplinary rounds with the medical team, as applicable
• Review drug therapies and apply appropriate pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles to provide optimal drug therapy recommendations
• Interview and counsel patients and/or families regarding safe and effective medication use
• Develop and implement clinical practice guidelines to enhance pharmaceutical care and medication safety
• Participate in medication-use evaluations and formulary management
• Serve as a drug information resource for providers, nurses, fellow pharmacists, and other healthcare providers
• Detect and document adverse drug reactions, clinical interventions, and medication errors
• Serve as a preceptor for the PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program

Requirements:

• Doctor of Pharmacy from an accredited college of pharmacy
• PGY1 Pharmacy Residency and/or 3+ years of experience
• PGY2 Pharmacy Residency OR PGY1 Pharmacy Residency with 2-4 years of hospital pharmacist practice experience is preferred
• Current licensure or eligible for licensure by the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy

About Children's Hospital New Orleans

Children’s Hospital New Orleans is a 263-bed, not-for-profit pediatric medical center offering a complete range of healthcare services for children from birth to 21 years. With over 40 pediatric specialties and more than 600 pediatric providers, Children's Hospital is the first and largest full-service hospital exclusively for children in Louisiana and the Gulf South. It is the primary pediatric training site for both LSU and Tulane schools of medicine and residency programs along with fellows in pediatric hematology/oncology. Additionally, the pharmacy department is a practice site for Xavier College of Pharmacy and University of Louisiana Monroe College of Pharmacy.

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