Clinical Pharmacist - Pharmacy - Part Time 10 Hours (Variable) (Non-Union, Non-Exempt)

University of Southern California; Arcadia (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Southern California seeks a Pharmacist to provide comprehensive pharmaceutical care through integrated drug distribution, clinical services and education. The role includes verifying medication orders in Cerner, evaluating patient profiles for appropriate dosages, and ensuring accuracy of medications dispensed.

You will supervise pharmacy technicians, mentor trainees, coordinate workflow with medical and nursing staff, participate in quality improvement, and help implement

Responsibilities

• Verifies and checks accuracy of medication orders in Cerner
• Evaluates patient profiles for dosage appropriateness and potential interactions
• Oversees drug distribution and sterile compounding compliance
• Supervises pharmacy technicians and coordinates responsibilities
• Mentors pharmacists, interns, and trainees
• Communicates drug availability, usage, and regulations to hospital staff
• Participates in quality improvement activities and formulary adherence
• Performs additional duties as needed

Skills

Teamwork

Supervisory skills

Mentorship

Problem solving

Communication

Job description

JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES

Medication Process Responsibilities

• Accurately and timely verifies and checks accuracy of medication orders through Cerner.
• Efficiently evaluates patient profile for appropriateness of medication orders (i.e, appropriate dosage based on patient parameters, duplicate therapy, side effect profile, cost-effectiveness and accuracy).
• Accurately and efficiently verifies all medications dispensed.
• 1= Never accurately or efficiently verifies medications dispensed.
• 3= Sometimes accurately and/or efficiently verifies medications dispensed.
• 5 = Always accurately and efficiently verifies medications dispensed.
• Follows investigational drug procedures.
• Maintains oversight of daily pharmacy operations, including supervision of all drug distribution activities and ensures compliance with all sterile compounding regulations.
• Maintains oversight of narcotic dispensing, reconciliation and resolving discrepancies.
• Ensures compliance of pharmacy policies in accordance with federal, state and local laws and regulations pertaining to the dispensing of drugs and controlled substances.
• Recommends and facilitates changes/improvements to pharmacy workflow/operations.
• Supervises technicians
• Actively supervises and coordinates technician responsibilities.
• Assists with mentorship and training of pharmacy technicians and pharmacy interns.
• Teamwork
• Maintains strong working relationships and open communication with medical and nursing staff. Information pertaining to pharmaceutical supply availability, drug usage and compatibility, and state and federal regulations pertaining to drug controls, is clearly and consistently communicated to the hospital community.
• Willing /able to perform duties outside of normal responsibilities when needed.
• Volunteers to assist with sick call coverage, to cover additional shifts, and aids areas of pharmacy in need of additional support.
• Performs at a high level with minimal supervision.
• Independently solves problems, and/or provides solutions when problems arise. (i.e. dealing with drug shortages, sick call coverage, narcotic discrepancies, computer down-time)
• Assists with the review and revision of policies and procedures and/or medication order sets for Cerner system.
• Clinical
• Thoroughly completes all patient monitoring profiles.
• Makes appropriate therapeutic recommendations in accordance with nationally published guidelines and the hospital formulary.
• Participates in pharmacy continuous quality improvement activities.
• Participates in pharmacy clinical programs and adheres to therapeutic guidelines, making appropriate recommendations for optimization of patient therapy.
• Participates in hospital-established programs for ADR and medication error reporting.
• Enforces adherence to hospital formulary, i.e., non-formulary requests filled out. Applies therapeutic interchange policies.
• Documents interventions in department-approved clinical documentation system.
• Education
• Trains pharmacists-in-training, including newly hired pharmacists, and residents.
• Participates in the precepting and mentoring of pharmacy students and interns.
• Provides formal and informal drug education to pharmacy, medical staff, nursing and ancillary services (i.e, Lunch and Learn Topics, Pharmacy capsule submission, Formulary monograph submission).
• Performs other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

The Pharmacist provides comprehensive pharmaceutical care through integrated drug distribution, clinical services and education.

Job ID REQ20182528

Posted Date 10/28/2026