Pharmacist
Listed compensation
$65/hr
Listing transparency2 of 6 stated
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job Description
AvaMed Workforce is a Healthcare Staffing Agency that staffs all of California State Correctional Facilities. At the moment we are in URGENT need of a Pharmacist to take on a Full-Time assignment at the correctional facility located in Sacramento, CA
Position Details
- 40 Hours per week
- Location: Sacramento, CA
- Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm
- Rate: $65/hr
Must have active License from the State of California Board of Pharmacy
Job Description
Under the direction of the Pharmacist-in-Charge and/or the Institution’s Chief Executive Officer/Chief Medical Executive (CEO/CME) or designee, the Temporary/Relief PHARM shall provide services as permitted within the scope of practice. The PHARM duties shall include, but are not limited to the following requirements: a. Review and verify prescription/medication order(s) from the Pharmacist-in-Charge, CEO/CME, or other authorized CDCR prescribers for completeness, correctness, authenticity and legality; b. Assess prescription/medication order(s) against patient's/youth's medical profile for improper drug selection, under-dosage, dosage, over-dosage, drug interactions, dosage form and delivery system; c. Assess prescription against Formulary for compliance, and refer non-formulary requests as required for approval when necessary; d. Manage or directly prepare, manufacture, compound and dispense drugs and pharmaceutical preparations; e. Manage or directly perform computer order entry and type prescription labels; f. Manage or directly fill prescription/medication orders and prepare or check l. V. Admixtures as required; g. Provide consultations to medical staff and the Medical Authorization Review Committee and provide discharge consultations as required; h. Supervise and directly maintain records of drugs, poisons, and narcotics as required by Federal and State Laws; i. Supervise and directly maintain records of drugs, poisons, and chemicals received, on hand and dispensed; j. Implement and/or maintain medication delivery systems in accordance with directives from the System wide P&T Committee; k. As required by the Pharmacist-in-Charge, assist in the preparation of estimates for the requisition of drugs required; l. Monitor and instruct Pharmacy Technicians in standard and routine phases of the work, as appropriate; and m. Perform other duties as assigned.
If you are interested, please submit a copy of your resume and we will reach out to you ASAP.
Key Responsibilities
The pharmacist will review and verify medication orders, assess patient profiles for drug interactions, and manage the preparation and dispensing of pharmaceutical products. They are also responsible for maintaining accurate records of narcotics and supervising pharmacy technicians.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an active license from the State of California Board of Pharmacy. The role requires the ability to perform clinical assessments and maintain compliance with state and federal laws regarding pharmaceutical operations.
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Pharmacist at AvaMed Workforce a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Pharmacy — ranked against 7,649 active Pharmacy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Pharmacist Career Context
AvaMed Workforce holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 76/100, 14 active listings.
In California, the Pharmacy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$160k (126 salary observations; 316 listings), vs ~$137k nationally (1,289 salary observations; 5,647 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 42 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 33% have no call, 76% require no weekends.
Pharmacy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$135k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $122k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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