Pharmacist 3

Salary

$7,828.00 - $14,113.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

MVA/SP/225022

Department

LDH-Medical Vendor Administration

Opening Date

08/19/2026

Closing Date

9/2/2026 11:59 PM Central

About this Job

The mission of the Louisiana Department of Health is to protect and promote health and to ensure access to medical, preventive, and rehabilitative services for all residents of the State of Louisiana.

Learn more about Louisiana Department of Health

Shape the Future of Medicaid Pharmacy Services! Join the Louisiana Department of Health’s Pharmacy Section and help ensure Louisianans have access to high-quality pharmacy services while driving innovation, efficiency, and cost savings. This is an opportunity to contribute to a complex statewide Medicaid program, support impactful cost-containment initiatives, and help strengthen pharmacy services for the people of Louisiana. Bring your expertise to LDH and make an impact that reaches communities statewide!

Minimum Qualifications

Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice pharmacy plus two years of experience as a licensed pharmacist.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

• Provides regulatory oversight of pharmacy contractors, monitors contractor performance, and ensures compliance with program priorities, standards, and agency policies.
• Provides clinical and technical expertise on Medicaid pharmacy policy, including policy changes, Single Preferred Drug List (PDL) maintenance, and implementation of new or revised requirements.
• Oversees Fee-for-Service (FFS) pharmacy claims operations, including claims submission, clinical overrides, claim interventions, drug file updates, and payment and authorization statuses.
• Develops and approves clinical criteria for drug coverage, participates in Drug Utilization Review (DUR) activities, and recommends strategies to improve prescribing and dispensing practices.
• Coordinates pharmacy benefit activities involving third-party payers, including Medicare Part B and Part D drug coverage, and assists with pharmacy provider enrollment and related payment processing.
• Provides clinical consultation and technical assistance to pharmacy staff, providers, recipients, manufacturers, legislators, and oversight agencies regarding complex pharmacy program and policy matters.
• Participates in Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics Committee activities, reviews clinical and financial drug information, monitors PDL implementation, develops innovative pharmacy practices, and supports disaster preparedness and other program initiatives.

Position-Specific Details:
Location: Medical Vendor Administration / Director's Office/Executive Management Team / East Baton Rouge Parish

Appointment Type: This position may be filled as aProbationary appointment, or Detail to Special Duty

Cost Center: 3052010100

Position Number(s): 50335447

How To Apply:

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

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.

• Information to support your eligibility for the position must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:

Shambrielle Pooler

[email protected]

LA Department of Health (LDH)

Division of Human Resources

PO Box 4818

Baton Rouge, LA 70821

225-342-6477

This organization participates in E-verify, and for more information on E-verify, please contact DHS at 1-888-464-4218.

LDH supports Louisiana’s commitment to being a State as a Model Employer (SAME) by promoting the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

Information on the Louisiana Works, Louisiana Rehabilitation Services is available here.

LDH is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to recruit a highly productive and diverse workforce and will provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and prospective employees. Employment decisions shall be based strictly on merit and without regard to religious or political beliefs, sex, race, or any other non-merit factor.

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