Clinical Pharmacist

CommonSpirit Health; Redwood City (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Health - Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City, California, seeks a Clinical Pharmacist to ensure safe prescribing and dispensing of medications to support patient recovery.

The role involves reviewing prescriptions, checking for interactions, dosing accuracy, allergies, and providing patient education, with final sign-off by an expert pharmacist. It requires CA licensure and ongoing clinical learning.

Qualifications

• Pharmacist must review prescriptions for interactions, dosing, allergies.
• Final safety check performed by an expert, not the computer alone.
• Ability to document clinical activities and interventions.
• Maintain knowledge across all age groups and clinical services.

Responsibilities

• Review prescriptions for drug interactions and dosing.
• Enter/verify orders in the computer system and dispense meds timely.
• Verify medications prepared by other staff.
• Communicate drug information to patients and health professionals.
• Clarify unclear orders with the licensed provider.

Skills

Clinical Pharmacy

Drug interactions

Patient education

Safety review

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor of Science Pharmacy

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)

California Pharmacist License

Tools

Computer system

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, upon hire or
• Doctor Of Pharmacy Pharmacy, upon hire
• Pharmacist: CA, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and

Preferred

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, upon hire

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1950, Dignity Health - Sequoia Hospital is a 208-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Redwood City, California. Serving over 50,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, stroke care, and a birthing center. Additionally, Sequoia Hospital 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 recently was 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