Pharmacist 3

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Pharmacist 3

Salary

$7,682.00 - $13,825.00 Monthly

Location

Jackson, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

ELMHSPHA3.10.25

Department

LDH-Office of Behavioral Health

Opening Date

03/11/2025

Closing Date

3/16/2025 11:59 PM Central

Supplemental Information

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: 
Candice Burkes
LDH- ELMHS Human Resources

Jackson, LA  70748
225-634-0535
Candice.burkes@la.gov

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.

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice pharmacy plus one of the following:

Two years of experience as a licensed pharmacist; OR

Possession of a master's degree in pharmacy plus one year of experience as a licensed pharmacist; OR

Possession of a Ph.D. in pharmacy.

Job Concepts

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.

Examples of Work

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.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career. 

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:


Insurance Coverage   More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave – Up to six weeks paid parental leave
More information can be found at https://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:
  • New Year's Day
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
  • Mardi Gras,
  • Good Friday,
  • Memorial Day,
  • Independence Day,
  • Labor Day,
  • Veteran's Day,
  • Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works).  These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):
  • Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
  • Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
  • Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

01
Have you ever been on probation or sentenced to jail/prison as a result of a felony conviction or guilty plea to a felony charge?
  • Yes
  • No
02
If 'YES', give the law enforcement authority (city police, sheriff, FBI, etc), the offense, place and disposition of case. If 'NO', enter N/A.
03
Do you possess a current Pharmacist License from the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy?
  • Yes
  • No
04
Please enter your license number, original issue date, and next renewal date below. Note: ORIGINAL issue date must be provided (NOT most recent renewal) as your licensed experience will be credited from the date you put here when you attained your license. If you selected 'No,' please enter N/A.
05
Have you completed an accredited pharmacy residency program?
  • Yes
  • No

Required Question

Employer
State of Louisiana
Address
For agency contact information, please refer to
the supplemental information above.
Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802
Phone
(866) 783-5462