Clinical Pharmacist I

City of Hope, Inc.; Duarte (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in California seeks a Clinical Pharmacist I to manage medication processes and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team. Responsibilities include providing drug information, supervising pharmacy technicians, and participating in quality improvement activities. Candidates must hold a degree from an accredited pharmacy school and have a current California pharmacist license. This role offers opportunities to impact patient care positively.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an ACPE-accredited Pharmacy School or school with ACPE accreditation pending.
• Must have a current California pharmacist license.
• BLS certification through the American Heart Association required.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with healthcare providers to ensure safe medication management.
• Supervise technicians and assist in training pharmacy staff.
• Participate in care coordination and investigational drug management.

Skills

Medication management

Patient care coordination

Quality and performance improvement

Education

Graduate of ACPE-accredited Pharmacy School

Current CA pharmacist license

BLS certification

Job description

Clinical Pharmacist I

Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we’re changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life‑threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: to deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.

We are seeking a Clinical Pharmacist I. The Clinical Pharmacist I will serve as the medication management expert by providing accurate drug information to providers, nurses, and other clinical staff. The individual will supervise technicians during the shift and assist with training/education for pharmacy staff. It is expected that the Clinical Pharmacist I will collaborate with colleagues and provide excellent customer service to patients and staff. Additional duties may include quality and performance improvement activities or others as determined by Pharmacy Leadership.

As a successful candidate, you will:

• Collaborate with providers, nurses, and other clinical staff to ensure the medication management process is safe, high quality, and cost‑effective for all patients.
• Provide oversight of the safe and timely medication use system.
• Oversee compounding in alignment with USP, Board of Pharmacy, and other regulations.
• Ensure medications are received, stored, labelled, transported, and wasted appropriately.
• Ensure controlled substance processes are adhered to.
• Collaborate with members of multidisciplinary health care team to optimize patient’s medication therapy.
• Participate in care coordination and investigational drug management for research patients, following all required regulations and practices.
• Actively support reporting of pharmacy interventions, adverse drug reactions, and medication errors.
• Participate in pharmacy staff development, including new employee orientation, students, residents, and training.

Your qualifications should include:

• Graduate of ACPE‑accredited Pharmacy School or school with ACPE accreditation pending.
• Current CA pharmacist license.
• BLS certification through the American Heart Association.

City of Hope employees’ pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.

To learn more about our comprehensive benefits, please refer to the benefits resources.