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Saratoga Medical Center
San Diego, California

Clinical Pharmacist – Comprehensive Pain Management

PharmacistIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Saratoga Medical is hiring a Clinical Pharmacist in San Diego, CA. Package includes competitive rate and flexible work opportunities.

Saratoga Medical has an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Pharmacist in San Diego, CA. This role provides clinical pharmacy services for patients with chronic pain conditions through medication management, patient counseling, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.).
  • Graduate from an ACPE-accredited college/university or possess an FPGEC certificate with active U.S. licensure.
  • Current, full, active, and unrestricted Pharmacist license.
  • Completion of a clinical pharmacy internship, residency, and/or fellowship accredited by ASHP or ACCP, or experience meeting clinical competency requirements.
  • Must meet BLS requirements.

Additional Requirements

Candidates Must Possess One of the Following

  • Graduate certificate from an accredited pharmacy residency program within the preceding year; OR
  • Minimum 12 months of direct patient care Clinical Pharmacist experience within the preceding 18 months in an inpatient, outpatient, or ambulatory care pharmacy setting; OR
  • Clinical privileges as a Clinical Pharmacist within the preceding 36 months in a Military Treatment Facility.

Responsibilities

  • Assess patient response to drug therapy and develop pharmacotherapeutic treatment plans.
  • Order and evaluate laboratory tests related to medication therapy.
  • Initiate, modify, or discontinue medications in collaboration with medical staff.
  • Evaluate medication histories and identify drug-related problems.
  • Consult with physicians and other healthcare providers regarding patient treatment needs.
  • Document medication-related interventions and adverse drug reactions.
  • Participate in multidisciplinary care for patients suffering from pain.
  • Perform medication reviews, reconciliation, and polypharmacy management for chronic pain patients.
  • Educate patients and caregivers regarding medications and treatment plans.
  • Order consults and referrals as appropriate.
  • Participate in tele-mentoring, tele-medicine, and tele-consults.

Saratoga Medical Center, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, discharge, compensation or any other term or condition of employment on the basis of race, religion, color, age (over age 39), sex, national origin, or on the basis of disability if the employee can perform the essential functions of the job, with a reasonable accommodation if necessary.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Pharmacotherapeutic Treatment PlanningMedication ReconciliationPatient Education

Pain Medicine — Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 50 active Pharmacist listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% are remote, 46% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Pharmacist Jobs

36 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution30 jobs

9
<$155k
13
$155k-175k
4
$175k-195k
2
$195k-215k
2
$220k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks28 jobs

401k / retirement match
93%
Sign-on bonus
18%
CME allowance
7%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$64-$105.6/hr
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$64-$105.6/hr
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$75.03-$102.91/hr
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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 50% of Pharmacist roles listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,664 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in San Diego

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.01M
Typical market rent
$3,036/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
111.9
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.