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Shreveport, Louisiana

Staff Pharmacist - Pharmacy - Kings Hwy

Pharmacist Above average in PharmacyNo callFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not disclosed

Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
No call
Weekends
Includes weekends
Posted 46m ago · Verified live

Job description

Join Ochsner Health as a Staff Pharmacist – Pharmacy – Kings Hwy in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. This job maintains and ensures complete and appropriate drug therapy in a multidisciplinary pharmaceutical care environment. Prepares, dispenses and verifies medications ordered for an assigned group of patients, using safe, rational, and cost-effective therapeutic decision making.

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No call required.
  • Weekend coverage may be required.

This position offers no call requirements. Work with Ochsner Health in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States.

Key Responsibilities

The Staff Pharmacist evaluates and monitors patient drug therapy to ensure safe, rational, and cost-effective medication use in a multidisciplinary environment. They are responsible for managing pharmacy operations in compliance with state and federal regulations while providing clinical services and patient education.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy and a current state pharmacy license, with a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D) preferred. Proficiency in computer data entry, Windows-style applications, and the ability to perform physical tasks such as bending and reaching are required.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Drug therapy managementMedication dispensingClinical pharmacy servicesPharmaceutical compoundingInterpersonal skillsVerbal communicationWritten communicationRegulatory complianceSterile product preparationMedication safetyClinical assessmentTechnical equipment operation

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 50 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% are remote, 42% have no call, 68% 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).

Pharmacy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Staff Pharmacist - Pharmacy - Kings Hwy at Ochsner Health a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Pharmacy — ranked against 7,413 active Pharmacy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

6.1/10 work-life score · Above average in Pharmacy — ranked against 7,413 active roles in this specialty

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 6.1/10 on work-life balance for Pharmacist roles. No call coverage keeps hours predictable.

Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...

Benefits analysis: Compared to 127 similar roles, this listing's benefits package ranks...

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Benefits & Perks32 jobs

401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

6.1/ 10
Listing-based score

Above average in Pharmacy

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  • No call
  • Includes weekends