Infectious Disease Pharmacist - Pharmacy - Full Time 10 Hours

Keck Medicine of USC; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Keck Medicine of USC in Arcadia, CA seeks an Infectious Disease Pharmacist to oversee medication processes, verify orders via Cerner, and ensure safe, evidence-based therapy. The role includes supervising technicians, mentoring trainees, and contributing to quality improvement within the hospital pharmacy.

The pharmacist will evaluate patient-specific dosing, monitor therapy, and collaborate with medical teams to optimize outcomes while ensuring regulatory compliance and formulary adherence.

Qualifications

• Pharmacist licensed and licensed to practice.
• Experience in clinical pharmacy and hospital operations preferred.
• Mentor and train pharmacy staff and students.

Responsibilities

• Verify medication orders via Cerner accurately.
• Evaluate patient profiles for dosage appropriateness and safety.
• Supervise drug distribution and sterile compounding activities.
• Oversee narcotics dispensing and reconcile discrepancies.
• Contribute to policy updates and workflow improvements.
• Educate and train pharmacy staff and interns.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy

Team leadership

Mentorship

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Pharmacist license

Pharmacy degree (PharmD)

Tools

Cerner

Pharmacy information systems

Job description

Infectious Disease Pharmacist - Pharmacy - Full Time 10 Hours (Variable) (Non-Union, Non-Exempt)

Arcadia, CA

Job ID REQ20182530 Category Keck Medicine of USC

JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Medication Process Responsibilities
• 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 REQ20182530 Posted Date 10/28/2026