Clinical Pharmacist
Multiple U.S. locationsJob$69.41–103.25/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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Job overview
The Clinical Pharmacist reviews prescriptions and medication orders for safety, appropriate selection, dosing, interactions, and allergies, then verifies, labels, and dispenses medications. The role communicates drug information to patients and health professionals, resolves medication-related problems with care teams, and provides clinical services for patients of all age groups. The pharmacist works at Mercy General Hospital, an acute-care nonprofit hospital in Sacramento.
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Job Summary and Responsibilities
As our Clinical Pharmacist, you will 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 build trust in these interactions by reviewing every prescription in your queue. We never rely entirely on the computer to check for safety; we always use an expert for the final check. That’s you. You will review prescriptions for potential drug interactions, correct dosing, patient allergies or anything that looks unusual in your opinion.
To be successful in this role, you will enjoy learning new concepts and researching information in real-time to provide solutions for our patients. You should also continually look for ways to go above and beyond for your patients, delivering an exceptional experience along with exceptional care.
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Demonstrates ability to document clinical activities and interventions such as consults, patient teachings and other patient specific information as defined by policy and procedure.
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Interprets medication orders and or prescriptions for drug interactions, appropriate drug selection and appropriateness. Accurately enters and verifies the order or prescription into the computer system, labels, and dispenses medications in a timely manner.
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Verifies and checks medications prepared by other pharmacy personnel.
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Communicates drug information to patients and health professionals. Resolves drug related problems by consulting with other health care professionals to achieve appropriate patient outcomes. Unclear orders written by a licensed provider are clarified with the licensed provider. Assists the licensed provider in appropriate drug selection and therapeutic regimens.
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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.
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Maintains a working knowledge of automated systems
Job Requirements
Required
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Bachelors of Science Pharmacy or Doctor Of Pharmacy
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Pharmacist CA
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Basic Life Support CPR
Preferred
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Where You'll Work
Founded in 1925, Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital is a 310-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Sacramento, California. Serving over 100,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, cancer care, women’s health, and neurology. Additionally, Mercy General Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center.
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Pay Range
$69.41 - $103.25 /hour
We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,548 open Clinical Pharmacist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$69.41–103.25/hr
- California median$83–116/hr86 hourly ranges
- US median$61–84/hr612 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $86.33/hr, is 13% below the California median midpoint ($99/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Clinical Pharmacist hourly ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 103 open Clinical Pharmacist jobs in California and 1,548 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Sutter Health38 open
- Stanford Health Care10 open
- Sharp HealthCare9 open
- Experience
- Clinical Pharmacist postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (649 postings).
- Education
- 811 of the 1,548 open Clinical Pharmacist jobs (52%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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