Pharmacist - Part Time

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

Job summary

Shriners Children's is seeking a licensed Pharmacist to join our pediatric hospital team. You will provide distributive and clinical pharmacy services in a multi-disciplinary setting, with emphasis on patient safety and evidence-based practice.

Responsibilities include verifying prescriptions, compounding medications, supervising students and staff, and contributing to quality improvement initiatives. A CA license and PALS completion within 6 months are required; experience in inpatient and

Qualifications

• CA license required.
• PALS within 6 months required.
• Experience in inpatient/outpatient settings preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure correct dispensing and prepare medications for patient administration.
• Accept, verify, and transmit prescriptions from prescribers.
• Screen prescriptions for appropriateness and safety.
• Compound, dispense, and verify dosages and final products.
• Supervise volunteers and interns; participate in QA and formulary activities.
• Maintain records including narcotics inventory and workload statistics.

Skills

Distributive Pharmacy Skills

Clinical Pharmacy

Patient Safety

Education

CA Pharmacist License

PALS within 6 months

Job description

Company Overview

Shriners 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 Description

To 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 administration
• Accepts, 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.

Required Qualifications

• Pharmacy license in CA
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) within 6 months

Preferred Qualifications

• 3 Years (inpatient and outpatient)
• 3 Years Pediatric Critical Care, Surgical or Orthopedic

The pay range for this position is $80.61 - $113.81/hour.

Compensation is determined based on years of relevant experience and departmental equity.