Staff Pharmacist

Dignity Health; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 153,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Health’s California Hospital Medical Center in Los Angeles is seeking a Pharmacist to review prescriptions for safety, dispense medications, and provide clinical drug information to patients and health professionals. You will perform final checks prior to dispensing and ensure comprehensive clinical oversight.

The role emphasizes continuous learning, real-time problem-solving for patient care, and delivering exceptional care.

Qualifications

• Valid California Pharmacist license required.
• Hospital or acute-care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Compounds and dispenses medications; interprets orders for safety and appropriateness.
• Documents clinical activities and interventions.
• Verifies medications prepared by other pharmacy personnel.
• Communicates drug information to patients and health professionals; resolves drug-related problems with physicians.
• Maintains knowledge base to provide clinical services for all age groups.

Education

CA Pharmacist License

Job description

Job Summary And Responsibilities

As our Pharmacist, you’ll help our doctors and nurses safely prescribe and dispense medications to help our patients feel better and recover from their illness or injury.

As our Pharmacist, you’ll help our doctors and nurses safely prescribe and dispense medications to help our patients feel better and recover from their illness or injury.

Every day you will meticulously review every prescription in your queue for safety, critically assessing for potential drug interactions, correct dosing, patient allergies, or any irregularities. You'll then authorize prescriptions for the pharmacy technician, performing a final check before dispensing medication to the nursing station, ensuring expert oversight in every process.

To excel in this role, you must enjoy learning new concepts and researching information in real-time to provide solutions for real people. You should also continually look for ways to go above and beyond for your patients, delivering an exceptional experience along with exceptional care.

• Compounds and dispenses medications. Interprets medication orders and/or prescriptions for drug interactions, appropriate drug selection and appropriateness. Accurately enters the order or prescription into computer system, labels, and dispenses medications in a timely manner.
• Demonstrates ability to document clinical activities and interventions such as consults, patient teachings and other patient specific information as defined by policy and procedure.
• Verifies and checks medications prepared by other pharmacy personnel.
• Communicates drug information to patients and health professionals. Resolves drug related problems by consulting with other health care professional to achieve appropriate patient outcomes. Unclear orders written by a physician are clarified with a physician. Assists the physician in appropriate drug selection and therapeutic regimens.
• Achieves and maintains an adequate basic knowledge base to provide clinical services for all age groups served. Provides basic clinical services as required by policy and procedure.
• Maintains a working knowledge of automated systems

Job Requirements

Required

• Residency training qualifies as hospital experience if in an acute care facility.
• Possession of a valid certificate of registration as a licensed Pharmacist issued by the California State Board of Pharmacy.

Preferred

• Previous hospital experience.

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1887, Dignity Health - California Hospital Medical Center is a 318-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in downtown Los Angeles, California. Serving over 100,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II Trauma Center, Level III NICU, heart care, women’s health, and a family birth center. In 2025, we opened our new patient tower, Grand Tower, featuring a dramatically expanded Emergency Department and Family Birth Center that will increase patient comfort and privacy.

Additionally, California Hospital Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and recently was awarded the AMA/ASA’s Get the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement, recognizing the hospital’s commitment to providing the best stroke care.

California Hospital Medical Center shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health and CommonSpirit Health, one of the nation’s largest health care systems, dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality, and affordable patient-centered care. One Community. One Mission. One California

Pay Range

$98.04 - $111.12 /hour