Clinical Pharmacist

CommonSpirit Health; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Health - St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach, CA, seeks a Clinical Pharmacist to ensure safe prescribing and dispensing to support patient recovery.

You will review every prescription in your queue, check for drug interactions, dosing accuracy, allergies, and other safety concerns, providing final expert review beyond automated checks.

You’ll stay current with best practices, educate patients and staff, and help optimize therapeutic regimens to deliver exceptional care.

Qualifications

• CA license as Pharmacist is required.
• Doctor of Pharmacy degree is required.
• CPR/BLS certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Document clinical activities and interventions such as consults and patient teachings.
• Interpret medication orders for interactions, dosing, and appropriateness; enter into the computer system.
• Verify medications prepared by others.
• Communicate drug information to patients and health professionals to achieve optimal outcomes.
• Maintain knowledge base to provide clinical services across all ages.
• Maintain working knowledge of automated systems.

Skills

Prescription review

Drug interactions

Dosing accuracy

Patient counseling

Clinical documentation

Automated systems

Education

Bachelor of Science Pharmacy

Doctor of Pharmacy

Tools

CA Pharmacist License

CPR/BLS certification

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Clinical Pharmacist, you’ll 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’ll build trust in these interactions by reviewing every prescription in your queue. We never rely entirely on the computer to check for safety; we always use an expert for the final check. That’s you. You’ll review prescriptions for potential drug interactions, correct dosing, patient allergies or anything that looks unusual in your opinion.

To excel in this role, you must enjoy learning new concepts and researching information in real-time to provide solutions for our patients. 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 Pharmacy


• Doctor of Pharmacy Pharmacy


• Pharmacist License: CA


• Basic Life Support - CPR

Preferred

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1923, Dignity Health - St. Mary Medical Center is a 389-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Long Beach, California. Serving over 80,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II Trauma Center, Level III NICU, heart care, and orthopedics. Additionally, St. Mary Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center and received a Healthgrades 5-Star Award for Heart Failure in 2026. One Community. One Mission. One California