INFECTIOUS DISEASES CLINICAL PHARMACY SPECIALIST
The Pharmacy Department is made up of separate inpatient and outpatient pharmacies that provide administrative, clinical, and distributive services to both hospital and clinic patients. Pharmaceutical Specialties include: Transplant, Cardiology, Geriatrics, Anticoagulation, Critical Care, Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, and Oncology. Ochsner Ambulatory Pharmacy Services includes Anticoagulation Clinic, Digital Medicine, Population Management, and Pharmacy Patient Assistance.
Ochsner provides internship and externship programs for Pharmacy Students as well as (ASHP) – accredited, PGY-1 and PGY-2, Residency Programs in: Pharmacy Practice, Internal Medicine, Solid Organ Transplant, and Health System Pharmacy Administration. Our clinical team provides training and development for Ochsner’s clinical staff, students, and residents
WHAT YOU’LL DO
The Infectious Diseases Clinical Pharmacy Specialistassumes responsibility for the medication management of patients receiving antimicrobial agents, ensuring compliance with best practices and use of cost effective therapies, including the antimicrobial stewardship program, and is involved in the education of pharmacy residents, medical residents, and medical students.
WHAT WE SEEK
• Graduate of an accredited School/College of Pharmacy
• Completion of a PGY-1 Residency in Pharmacy Practice and a minimum of one year experience in Infectious Diseases or completion of a PGY-2 Specialty Residency in Infectious Diseases
• Licensed to practice pharmacy in the State of Louisiana or eligible for licensure
WHERE YOU’LL WORK
When Alton Ochsner and four colleagues opened New Orleans’ first multi-specialty group practice in 1942, they envisioned providing residents of the city with the highest quality medical care delivered with an unwavering attention to the needs of patients. That vision still resonates today. Located near uptown New Orleans, Ochsner Medical Center is the original hospital and home to acute and sub-acute facilities; centers of excellence Ochsner Cancer Institute, Ochsner Multi-Organ Transplant Center and Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute and many of academic programs. With over 500 beds, this site highly regarded by the community and offers the opportunity to learn and provide patient care at a Magnet facility all the while gaining exposure to complex medical cases. This campus is also one of six training sites in the world for robotic surgery and is nationally-renown for quality care.
WHAT WE OFFER
Ochsner offers a comprehensive salary and benefits package designed to accommodate the diverse needs of its employees.
WHO WE ARE
Ochsner Health System is Louisiana’s largest non-profit, academic, healthcare system. Driven by a mission to Serve, Heal, Lead, Educate and Innovate, coordinated clinical and hospital patient care is provided across the region by Ochsner's 29 owned, managed and affiliated hospitals and more than 80 health centers and urgent care centers. Ochsner is the only Louisiana hospital recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a “Best Hospital” across four specialty categories caring for patients from all 50 states and more than 80 countries worldwide each year. Ochsner employs more than 18,000 employees and over 1,100 physicians in over 90 medical specialties and subspecialties, and conducts more than 600 clinical research studies. Ochsner Health System is proud to be a tobacco-free environment. For more information, please visit ochsner.org and follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
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