Pharmacist

Shriners Children's; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 111,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

Shriners Children's in California seeks a licensed pharmacist to join our pediatric hospital pharmacy team. The role covers inpatient and outpatient medication services, with emphasis on safe preparation, verification, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary group.

Responsibilities include processing prescriptions, ensuring appropriateness, supervising staff and volunteers, and contributing to QA, formulary decisions, and drug utilization reviews. PALS within six months is preferred.

Qualifications

• California pharmacist license required.
• PALS certification within 6 months preferred.
• Minimum 3 years inpatient and outpatient experience.

Responsibilities

• Ensures correct technique to prepare medications for dispensing.
• Accepts, verifies, and transmits prescription orders from prescribers.
• Screens prescriptions for appropriateness and potential incompatibilities.
• Compounds, fills, and dispenses medications per standards of practice.
• Supervises volunteers, technicians and intern pharmacists as needed.
• Participates in QA and Pharmacy & Therapeutics activities and guidelines.
• Maintains records including narcotic inventory and unit inspections.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy

Medication safety

Pharmacy practice

Education

Pharmacist license (CA)

PALS certification within 6 months

Job description

Company OverviewShriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.With 20+ hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care centers and outreach locations across the globe, we provide excellent care to children up to age 18 regardless of their family’s ability to pay or insurance status. Please click here to learn more about our locations.Job DescriptionTo provide distributive, clinical, consultative, and research pharmaceutical services in a pediatric burn, orthopedic, and rehabilitation hospital; to function as a member of an interdisciplinary team.Key Responsibilities:Ensures that the appropriate technique is used to prepare medications to be dispensed for patient administrationAccepts, verifies, and transmits written, verbal, telephone, or computer-entered prescription orders from prescribers.Screens all prescriptions and drug orders for appropriateness (i.e.- drug, dosage form, dose, indication, route, and incompatibilities,).Compounds or fills and dispenses medications in compliance with institutional standards, laws, and accepted standard of practice. When a technician or intern is involved in the process, independently calculates or evaluates the dose and checks the accuracy of contents of all ingredients (including syringes) and the final product.Assists in the supervision and instruction of volunteers, technicians, intern pharmacists, and colleagues.Participates in Quality Assurance and Pharmacy and Therapeutics related committees (i.e. Assists in drug utilization reviews, target drug programs, formulary revision, quality assurance, and development of guidelines and protocols for drug use.).Maintains and documents services and records as required by law, including workload statistics, narcotic inventory and control, and nursing unit inspection records.Requried Qualifications:Pharmacy license in CAPediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) within 6 monthsPreferred Qualifications:3 Years (inpatient and outpatient)3 Years Pediatric Critical Care, Surgical or OrthopedicThe pay range for this position is $80.61 - $113.81/hourCompensation is determined based on years of relevant experience and departmental equity.