Clinical Pharmacist I

City of Hope; Duarte (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Hope in California is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist I to serve as the medication management expert for providers, nurses, and clinical staff, ensuring safe, high quality, and cost-effective care. The role includes supervising technicians, assisting with staff training, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team, and supporting quality improvement initiatives.

Applicants should be ACPE-accredited graduates with a CA Pharmacist License and BLS certification, and are expected to contribute

Qualifications

• Graduate of ACPE-accredited Pharmacy School.
• Current CA Pharmacist License.
• BLS certification from American Heart Association.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with providers, nurses, and other clinical staff to ensure safe, high quality medication management.
• Oversee safe and timely medication use and compounding per USP and regulations.
• Ensure proper receipt, storage, labeling, transport, and disposal of medications.
• Monitor controlled substances and support pharmacovigilance and regulatory compliance.
• Support pharmacy staff development and training of new employees, residents and students.
• Participate in care coordination and investigational drug management for research patients.

Skills

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Medication safety

Patient care

Education

ACPE-accredited Pharmacy School

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:

• Collaborates 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 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.
• Participates in care coordination and Investigational Drug management for research patients, following all required regulations and practices.
• Actively supports 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.