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Ochsner Health
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacist - Cardiology

PharmacistFull-Time
Posted 15 days ago

About the Role

Ambulatory clinical pharmacist specializing in cardiology at Ochsner Health in Baton Rouge, LA. Full-time position focusing on medication management and patient education.

Join Ochsner Health as a Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacist – Cardiology in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. We've made a lot of progress since opening the doors in 1942, but one thing has never changed - our commitment to serve, heal, lead, educate, and innovate. We believe that every award earned, every record broken and every patient helped is because of the dedicated employees who fill our hallways.

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Ochsner Health as a Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacist – Cardiology.

Key Responsibilities

The pharmacist is responsible for the medication management of cardiology patients, including monitoring therapy, performing medication reconciliation, and providing patient education. They also contribute to the development of clinical guidelines, mentor residents and students, and provide expert pharmacy content for order sets and formularies.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy and have completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, or possess three years of related specialty experience. A current pharmacy license in the state of practice is required, and a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) and PGY2 residency are preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Medication managementPharmacokinetic consultationPatient educationMedication reconciliationClinical pharmacyCardiologyData entryLeadershipTeachingDocumentationRegulatory complianceInterdisciplinary communicationOutcome studiesFormulary management

Cardiology — Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 50 active Pharmacist listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% are remote, 32% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Louisiana is 88.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.8% of Louisiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Pharmacist pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 3.0/10 on work-life balance for Pharmacist roles.

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