Pharmacist - Per Diem

150 Shriners Hospitals for Children; South Gate (CA); On-site; USD 91,000 - 136,000; Full time

Job summary

Shriners Children’s in the United States operates pediatric burn, orthopedic, and rehabilitation services. The Pharmacist will provide distributive, clinical, consultative, and research pharmaceutical services as part of an interdisciplinary team.

Responsibilities include accurate preparation and dispensing, reviewing prescriptions, supervising volunteers and interns, and participating in drug-use and quality assurance activities.

Qualifications

• Pharmacy license in CA.
• PALS within 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Prepares medications for dispensing to patients.
• Verifies and transmits prescription orders from prescribers.
• Screens prescriptions for drug, dosage form, dose, indication, route, and interactions.
• Compounds or fills and dispenses medications per standards and laws.
• Calculates or verifies doses when technicians or interns assist.
• Supervises volunteers, technicians and interns.
• Participates in QA and Drug and Therapeutics committees and formulary review.
• Maintains and documents records as required by law.

Skills

CA license pharmacist

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.

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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

Compensation

The pay range for this position is $65.92 - 98.88/hour. Compensation is determined based on years of relevant experience and departmental equity.

Every day, we provide innovative, compassionate care and conduct leading research that enhances the quality of life for children and their families. We invite you to explore the many rewarding career paths at Shriners Children’s, from clinical and non-clinical positions to education and research opportunities. We’re always looking for driven, compassionate professionals to join our team as nurses, physical therapists, medical assistants, administrative staff and much more.

No matter where you're located, you'll find openings at our Shriners Children’s facilities across the U.S., in Canada and Mexico and at our corporate headquarters in Tampa, Florida.

Eligible Shriners Children’s employees receive comprehensive benefits packages, including medical, dental and vision insurance, tuition assistance, retirement matching and so much more!