Clinical Pharmacist Specialist

CommonSpirit Health; Redding (CA); On-site; USD 95,054 - 141,892; Full time

Job summary

Mercy Medical Center Redding is seeking a Pharmacist to help doctors and nurses safely prescribe and dispense medications to patients. You will review each prescription for safety and authorize final dispensing, ensuring expert oversight at every step.

Ideal candidates will have CA Pharmacist licensure, a PharmD or BS with residency/clinical experience, and relevant certifications. The role supports education for staff and aligns with regulatory standards in a Level II trauma center.

Qualifications

• Pharmacist licensed in CA or eligible upon hire.
• BS Pharm or PharmD required; residency or 3 years clinical experience.
• CPR and ACLS certifications through the American Heart Association.
• Board certification within 36 months in multiple specialties as listed.

Responsibilities

• Review every prescription for safety, interactions, dosing, and allergies.
• Authorize prescriptions for the pharmacy technician and perform final check.
• Educate medical staff and participate in committees relevant to practice.
• Mentor pharmacy staff and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Promote cost-effective, high-quality pharmaceutical care.

Education

Bachelor of Science Pharmacy

Doctor of Pharmacy

Residency completion or 3 years of clinical experience

Tools

CPR Certification (AHA)

ACLS Certification (AHA)

Board Certifications (Ambulatory, Cardiology, Critical Care, Emergency, Geriatric, Infectious Diseases, Nuclear, Nutrition Support, Oncology, Psychiatric, Pediatric, Pharmacotherapy, Organ Transplant)

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our 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 will meticulously review every prescription in your queue for safety, critically assessing for potential drug interactions, correct dosing, patient allergies, or any irregularities. You'll then authorize prescriptions for the pharmacy technician, performing a final check before dispensing medication to the nursing station, ensuring expert oversight in every process.

To excel in this role, you must enjoy learning new concepts and researching information in real-time to provide solutions for real people. You should also continually look for ways to go above and beyond for your patients, delivering an exceptional experience along with exceptional care.

• Promotes long and short-range planning to respond and integrate within the market, Region, and system.
• Works collaboratively with pharmacy peers to standardize clinical pharmacy systems when appropriate
• Works, as directed by facility pharmacy leadership, on developing, coaching and mentoring pharmacy staff to maximize their scope of practice in the provision of clinical pharmacy services and scholarly activities across the continuum of care.
• Educates the medical staff regarding cost-effective, quality pharmaceutical care based on evidence based medicine and best practices.
• Participates in assigned committees relevant to their knowledge, experience and practice area
• Assures that clinical pharmacy initiatives are in compliance with regulatory requirements.

We are offering a sign-on bonus in addition to relocation to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements.

Job Requirements

• Bachelors Of Science Pharmacy, upon hire or
• Doctor Of Pharmacy Pharmacy, upon hire and
• Residency completion or 3 years of clinical experience
• Pharmacist: CA, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and (Must be through the American Heart Association)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, upon hire and (Must be through the American Heart Association)
• Board Certified Ambulatory, within 36 - months or
• Board Certified Cardiology, within 36 - months or
• Board Certified Compound Strl, within 36 - months or
• Board Certified Critical Care, within 36 - months or
• Board Certified Emergency, within 36 - months or
• Board Certified Geriatric, within 36 - months or
• Board Certified Infectious Dis, within 36 - months or
• Board Certified Nuclear, within 36 - months or
• Board Certified Nutrition Supp, within 36 - months or
• Board Certified Oncology, within 36 - months or
• Board Certified Psychiatric, within 36 - months or
• Board Certified Pediatric, within 36 - months or
• Board Certified Pharmacotherapy, within 36 - months or
• Board Certified Organ Trans, within 36 - months

Where You'll Work

Mercy Medical Center Redding offers comprehensive health care to nearly 300,000 residents in a six-county region. It is one of only two Level II trauma centers, the only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and the only Joint Commission-certified Advanced Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center north of Sacramento north of Sacramento. Mercy Medical Center Redding is a 266-bed regional medical center providing inpatient and outpatient services as well as specialized cardiovascular care, stroke care, orthopedics, neurological surgery, comprehensive cancer care, maternity care, and a robust robotic surgery program. In addition, the hospital’s network of care includes Mercy Home Health and Hospice and Dignity Health Connected Living.

One Community. One Mission. One California

Pay Range

$69.57 - $103.49 /hour