Pharmacist 3

This vacancy is located within the Pharmacy at Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System in Jackson, LA (East Feliciana Parish). ELMHS is the largest 24-hour, multi-site, state psychiatric complex comprised of residential, outpatient and inpatient services.

This position will be filled as Probation, Promotion, Demotion, or Lateral Transfer.  This posting may be used to fill future vacancies

 No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy. 

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application.   Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

There is no guarantee that everyone who applies to this posting will be interviewed.


For further information regarding this vacancy, please contact: 
Leigh Moore
LDH- ELMHS Human Resources
Jackson, LA  70748
225-634-0680

Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected.  However, there is no guarantee that everybody that applies to this posting will be interviewed.
Function of Work:
To perform professional level pharmacy tasks.

Level of Work:
Advanced.

Supervision Received:
General from a Pharmacist 4 or other high-level health care personnel.

Supervision Exercised:
May exercise functional supervision over pharmacist interns and lower-level pharmacy support personnel.

Location of Work:
May be used by all state agencies.

Job Distinctions:
Differs from the Pharmacist 2 by the presence of advanced duties and/or lead-worker responsibilities.
 
Differs from Pharmacist 4 by the absence of supervisory duties.

Differs from Pharmacist 5-A by the absence of serving as a pharmacist-in-charge.Dispense drugs to wards, clinics, and clients using proper pharmacy procedure.
 
Assure the monitoring and evaluation, with medical staff input, of the quality and appropriateness of patient services provided by the pharmaceutical department or service.
 
Prepare IV piggybacks, large volume parental, chemotherapy solutions, and parental nutrition hyperalimentation solutions.
 
Participate in patient care rounds to provide drug information regarding therapeutics and medical problems or questions.
 
Assist in instructing and training staff Pharmacists, residents, and medical and other health care students in therapeutics and clinical pharmacy functions.
 
Participate in aspects of hospital quality assurance program relating to drug utilization and effectiveness.
 
Provide drug monitoring services which may include monitoring pharmacokinetic drug levels.
 
Instruct patient or appropriate nursing staff personnel who advise patient, verbally or in writing, on importance, correct use, and possible side effects of medication to be taken following discharge, in accordance with physician's instructions or written medical staff policy.

Reviews patient's drug regimen for potential interaction, interferences, or incompatibilities prior to dispensing drugs to patient, resolves irregularities with prescribing physician, and notifies nursing service and hospital administration when appropriate.
 
Collect information in the pharmaceutical department/service, or through hospital quality assurance program, concerning aspects of pharmaceutical services.
 
Assess data to identify problems in patient care and opportunities to improve care.
 
Determine usage patterns for drugs according to clinical department or individual prescribers and assists in setting drug use criteria.
 
Communicate new product information to nursing service and other hospital personnel, as required.
 
Participate in meetings of the pharmacy and therapeutics committee and implements decisions of that committee.

Salary : $7,682 - $13,825