Clinical Pharmacist

Dignity Health; Folsom (CA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

As Pharmacist at Mercy Hospital of Folsom, you will help doctors and nurses safely prescribe and dispense medications to help patients feel better and recover from illness or injury.

Each day you will review prescriptions for safety, assess for interactions and allergies, then authorize the prescription for the technician and perform a final check before dispensing to the nursing station, ensuring expert oversight in every process.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Doctor of Pharmacy degree.
• Active California Pharmacist license.
• BLS CPR certification.

Responsibilities

• Review prescriptions for safety, drug interactions, dosing, allergies, or irregularities.
• Authorize prescriptions for pharmacy technicians and perform final check before dispensing.
• Verify medications prepared by others and ensure timely dispensing.
• Communicate drug information to patients and health professionals and clarify unclear orders with providers.
• Maintain knowledge base to provide clinical services for all age groups served.
• Maintain working knowledge of automated systems.

Skills

BLS CPR

ACLS

Education

Pharmacy degree

Job description

Job Summary And Responsibilities

As our Pharmacist, you will help our doctors and nurses safely prescribe and dispense medications to help our patients feel better and recover from their illness or injury.

As our Pharmacist, you will help our doctors and nurses safely prescribe and dispense medications to help our patients feel better and recover from their illness or injury.

Every day you will meticulously review every prescription in your queue for safety, critically assessing for potential drug interactions, correct dosing, patient allergies, or any irregularities. You'll then authorize prescriptions for the pharmacy technician, performing a final check before dispensing medication to the nursing station, ensuring expert oversight in every process.

To be successful in this role, you will enjoy learning new concepts and researching information in real-time to provide solutions for real people. You should also continually look for ways to go above and beyond for your patients, delivering an exceptional experience along with exceptional care.

• Demonstrates ability to document clinical activities and interventions such as consults, patient teachings and other patient specific information as defined by policy and procedure.
• Interprets medication orders and/or prescriptions for drug interactions, appropriate drug selection and appropriateness. Accurately enters / verifies the order or prescription into the computer system, labels, and dispenses medications in a timely manner.
• Verifies and checks medications prepared by other pharmacy personnel.
• Communicates drug information to patients and health professionals. Resolves drug related problems by consulting with other health care professionals to achieve appropriate patient outcomes. Unclear orders written by a licensed provider are clarified with the licensed provider. Assists the licensed provider in appropriate drug selection and therapeutic regimens.
• Achieves and maintains an adequate basic knowledge base to provide clinical services for all age groups served. Provides basic clinical services as required by policy and procedure.
• Maintains a working knowledge of automated systems

Job Requirements

Required

• Bachelors of Science for Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy
• Active Pharmacist license in the State of California
• Basic Life Support - CPR (BLS) through the American Heart Association

Preferred

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through the American Heart Association

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1989, Dignity Health at Mercy Hospital of Folsom is a 106-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Folsom, California. Serving over 60,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, cancer care, women's health, and neurology. Additionally, Mercy Hospital of Folsom has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and has been awarded the AMA/ASA's Get the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement, recognizing the hospital's commitment to providing the best stroke care. It was recently named a Leapfrog 2025 Top General Hospital.

One Community. One Mission. One California

Pay Range

$69.41 - $103.25 /hour