Mercy General Hospital·Sacramento, California
The Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for reviewing prescriptions for safety, accuracy, and drug interactions to ensure optimal patient outcomes. They collaborate with healthcare providers to clarify orders and provide expert guidance on therapeutic regimens.
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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One California Job Summary and Responsibilities As our Clinical 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’ll 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’ll review prescriptions for potential drug interactions, correct dosing, patient allergies or anything that looks unusual in your opinion.
To excel in this role, you must 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.
Demonstrates ability to document clinical activities and interventions such as consults, patient teachings and other patient specific information as defined by policy and procedure Interprets medication orders and/or prescriptions for drug interactions, appropriate drug selection and appropriateness.
Accurately enters / verifies the order or prescription into the computer system, labels, and dispenses medications in a timely manner 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 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 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 Bachelors Of Science Pharmacy or Doctor Of Pharmacy California Pharmacist Basic Life Support - CPR Preferred Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Candidates must hold a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or a Doctor of Pharmacy degree and possess a California Pharmacist license. Basic Life Support (CPR) certification is required, while Advanced Cardiac Life Support is preferred.
Market context
Clinical pharmacist openings in California are typically driven by ongoing demand in hospitals, health systems, and other patient-care settings that rely on medication management and safety oversight. Competition often centers on California pharmacist licensure, strong clinical experience, and credentials such as BLS, with ACLS preferred for some settings. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save time, then confirm your degree, California license status, and current CPR certification before applying.
