Clinical Pharmacist Specialist - Specialty Pharmacy - Mercy San Diego

Scripps Health

1 month ago

San Diego, California — HybridFull TimePharmacy

✓ No Call✓ No Weekends✓ No Nights

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Job Description

About the Role

Join Scripps Health as a Clinical Pharmacist Specialist – M-F Day Shifts in United States. This is a full time position with 8-hour day shifts, generally Monday through Friday. This is a hybrid position, primarily located at Mercy San Diego in Hillcrest, but may require travel to other clinic locations (Torrey Pines, Carmel Valley, and/or Rancho Bernardo).

Key Responsibilities

of the Clinical Pharmacist Specialist include: Assumes clinical leadership responsibilities for pharmacy and pharmacy practice in their area of specialization.

Provides collaborative pharmaceutical care with the respective specialized teams in identified patient care areas.

Reviews and evaluates individual drug orders for appropriateness, safety, and cost.

Benefits & Compensation

Relocation assistance: $3,000.

Work Schedule

Full-Time position.

Hybrid position - combination of remote and on-site.

Day shift only - no nights.

This position offers day shifts only. Work with Scripps Health in United States.

Key Skills

Clinical LeadershipMedication UtilizationIntervention StrategiesPharmaceutical CareDrug Order ReviewSafetyCost ManagementUtilization ReviewsProspective Drug Use AuditsRegulatory CompliancePreceptingQuality AssuranceEducationResearchQuality ImprovementEvidence-Based Data

Requirements

Candidates must possess a BS Pharmacy or Pharm.D. degree, along with either a PGY1 and PGY2 residency in the specialty or equivalent experience (PGY1 plus 2 years' practice or 5 years' experience in the area). A California Pharmacist License, AHA BLS, and ACLS certifications are required prior to code response training, and a Board of Pharmacy Specialties certification is needed within two years of hire.

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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinical Pharmacist Specialist - Specialty Pharmacy - Mercy San Diego at Scripps Health a 6.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Pharmacy pharmacist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, no night shifts, remote work flexibility.

This score reflects a generally positive work environment with some areas for improvement. Clinicians should evaluate scheduling and workload expectations carefully.

Pharmacy — Pharmacist Career Context

This Pharmacy position at Scripps Health is open to pharmacist candidates.

Pharmacists are expanding beyond traditional dispensing roles into clinical consulting, medication management, and remote pharmacy services.

Remote pharmacist positions in Pharmacy have grown significantly in recent years, offering clinicians the ability to maintain a full patient panel without geographic constraints or commute-related burnout.

Location & Logistics

This is a fully remote pharmacist position. Remote clinicians can practice from any state where they hold an active license, eliminating commute time and offering maximum schedule flexibility. Many remote healthcare positions also allow providers to establish a more sustainable long-term practice pattern.

Why This Position Stands Out

No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
No night shifts — a daytime-only schedule
Fully remote — work from anywhere with an active license

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Clinical Leadership, Medication Utilization, Intervention Strategies, Pharmaceutical Care, Drug Order Review, Safety, Cost Management, Utilization Reviews. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Pharmacy role.

Core responsibilities: The Clinical Pharmacist Specialist assumes clinical leadership for pharmacy practice in their specialization, collaborating with health professionals to develop strategies for maximizing medication utilization, including guidelines and policy development. Responsibilities also involve providing coll...

Benefits package: $4,000 retention incentive, $3,000 relocation assistance. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

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