Pharmacist

St Johns Regional Medical Center; California (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

St. John's Regional Medical Center, part of Dignity Health, seeks a Clinical Pharmacist to manage procurement, compounding, dispensing and distribution of drugs in accordance with state and federal laws.

The role includes validating orders, supervising technicians, and providing drug information to healthcare teams and the public. Responsibilities include preparing sterile and non-sterile medications, including chemotherapy, and responding rapidly in emergencies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required to practice.
• Current California license to practice pharmacy (RG PHARMST).
• One year of acute care hospital pharmacy experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Procure, manufacture, dispense and distribute drugs according to state and federal laws and departmental policies.
• Prepare sterile and non-sterile medications, including chemotherapy, as needed.
• Supervise pharmacy technicians and validate orders, IV admixtures, and patient medication bins.
• Respond to emergencies and disasters and provide drug information to care teams and patients.

Skills

Acute care

IV admixture

Unit dose

Pharmacokinetics

Medication Usage Evaluation

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Bachelors of Pharmacy Degree

Ph D Degree

Job description

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1912, Dignity Health - St. John's Regional Medical Center is a 265-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Oxnard, California. Serving over 85,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including emergency, heart, orthopedic, and cancer care. Additionally, St. John's Regional Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center and was named one of America's 100 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades in 2026.

One Community. One Mission. One California

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Clinical Pharmacist, you will be responsible for the procuring, manufacturing, compounding, dispensing, distributing, storing, and administration of drugs biologicals and chemicals according to standard practices of the professional State and Federal laws and regulations and Departmental policies and procedures. Responsible for provision of drug information to other health professionals patients and their families and the public.

Every day, you will prepare and/or validate I.V. admixtures including chemotherapy. You will supervise pharmacy technician staff and validate their work; including new orders, I.V. admixtures, patient medication bins, pre-packing, and other work necessitating the judgement of a pharmacist. You will respond immediately in emergency situations and disasters.

To be successful in this role, you must prepare sterile and non-sterile medications when needed.

• Completes dispensing and distribution functions in a timely and effective manner and within the normal shift
• Enters, reviews, and/or validates computer order entry of physician orders and ensures appropriateness of drug therapy relative to the particular patient.
• Completes, follows through, and documents all issues associated with job functions including stop order procedures, clinical consults, ADR reporting, M.U. E. (Medication Usage Evaluations), serum creatinine monitoring, and patient profile monitoring in a timely fashion and within the normal shift.
• Special solutions are completed in a timely manner and according to departmental procedures and pharmacy standards.
• Fills, reviews and/or validates outpatient, discharge, and employee prescriptions in an appropriate time frame and follows all regulations governing such practice.
• Provides appropriate and timely drug information to health-care team members, patients and their families and the general public.
• Responds immediately in emergency situations and disasters
• Assumes other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

Required

• Bachelor's Degree
• Current and valid California license to practice pharmacy (RG PHARMST)

Preferred

• One (1) year of acute care hospital pharmacy with experience in I.V admixture unit dose distribution pharmacokinetics dosing pharmacy intervention and medication usage evaluation
• Bachelors of Pharmacy Degree
• Ph D Degree