Dominican Hospital·Live Oak, California
The Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for reviewing prescriptions for safety, dosing, and interactions to ensure optimal patient recovery. Key duties include performing medication utilization reviews, managing renal dosing, and collaborating with committees to improve antimicrobial stewardship.
Where You’ll Work Founded in 1941, Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital is a 188-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Santa Cruz, California.
Serving over 80,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, orthopedics, and a Family Birthing Center.
Additionally, Dominican Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.
It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and has been awarded the AMA/ASA’s Get the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement, recognizing the hospital’s commitment to providing the best stroke care.
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One California 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’ll 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.
Performs at least two medication utilization and disease state reviews each year to assess prescriber compliance with medical staff approved guidelines.
Works with the Infection Control and Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committees to improve adherence to guidelines.
Adjust medications for renal insufficiency in accordance with medical staff approved renal dosing protocol as indicated.
Converts therapy from IV to PO in accordance with medical staff approved IV to PO conversion policy as indicated.
Documents medication errors and adverse drug reactions.
Documents clinical interventions.
Tracks and documents cost savings related to clinical interventions, prevented adverse drug reactions, medications errors and secondary infections.
Monitors facility specific and Dignity Health-EV antibiogram on a quarterly basis and suggests modifications to formulary/use as needed.
Job Requirements Required Bachelors of Science in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy Active Pharmacist license in the State of California Preferred Five (5) years years hospital experience and clinical pharmacy residency Experience in developing an antimicrobial stewardship program or participating in an established antimicrobial stewardship and implementing medication safety program.
Experience presenting at the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee Policy writing for the management of new medications and submission to the physician's committee for review and approval Ability to staff pharmacy and clinical areas such as ICU, etc.
Candidates must possess a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or a Doctor of Pharmacy and hold an active California Pharmacist license. Preference is given to those with two years of hospital experience or a clinical pharmacy residency.
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.
