Clinical Pharmacist I

Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Inc.; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist I in California. The role involves providing medication management expertise, collaborating with clinical staff, and ensuring compliance with pharmacy regulations. Successful candidates will hold an ACPE-accredited pharmacy degree, a current CA pharmacist license, and BLS certification. The position offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on patient care and work within a dedicated healthcare team. Competitive salary and benefits are provided.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an ACPE-accredited Pharmacy School or with accreditation pending.
• Must hold a current CA Pharmacist License.
• BLS certification required.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with healthcare staff for medication management.
• Ensure safe and timely medication use process.
• Oversee compounding according to regulations.
• Manage medication storage and disposal.
• Support reporting of pharmacy interventions and errors.
• Participate in staff training and orientation.

Skills

Medication management

Collaboration

Pharmacy regulations compliance

Patient care

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 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

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.

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