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Tustin, California

Pharmacist - Per Diem

PharmacistPer Diem

Listed compensation

$75.00 hourly

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Job Description

  • Pharmacist - Per Diem
  • Department: 7710-Pharmacy
  • Employment Type: Part Time
  • Location: 14662 Newport Ave, Tustin, CA 92780 ("HOSPITAL")
  • Compensation: $75.00 / hour

Description

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and patient-focused Per Diem Hospital Pharmacist to join our healthcare team. In this role, you will play a vital part in ensuring safe, effective, and efficient medication management across the organization. You will collaborate closely with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to optimize patient outcomes while delivering exceptional pharmaceutical care.

Who We Are

Serving Tustin, Santa Ana and other surrounding communities, Foothill Regional Medical Center is a fully accredited acute care hospital, licensed for 177 beds—120 beds for general acute care, 15 intensive care beds and 42 pediatric sub-acute beds. Our surgeons are supported by state-of-the-art robotics.

Our Values

  • Put Patients First
  • Empower Entrepreneurial Provider and Care Teams
  • Operate with Integrity & Excellence
  • Be Innovative
  • Work As One Team

What You'll Do

  • Review, verify, and process medication orders to ensure accuracy, safety, and regulatory compliance.
  • Perform drug distribution, order entry, medication verification, and patient profile maintenance.
  • Provide clinical consultation, drug information, and therapeutic recommendations to physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.
  • Monitor patient drug therapy and intervene when necessary to improve treatment outcomes and medication safety.
  • Supervise medication dispensing activities, including unit-dose distribution, narcotic dispensing, and controlled substance accountability.
  • Collaborate with interdisciplinary care teams to support evidence-based medication management.
  • Direct and support pharmacy technicians in daily operational and clinical activities.
  • Assist with medication inventory management, purchasing oversight, and drug supply optimization.
  • Ensure compliance with all federal, state, accreditation, and organizational pharmacy standards.

Qualifications

Active and unrestricted Pharmacist license in California Graduate of an accredited School of Pharmacy recognized by the California State Board of Pharmacy

  • At least 1 year experience and knowledge in acute hospital pharmacy
  • Ability to read, write and communicate effectively in English
  • Strong time management skills and ability to effectively prioritize tasks

Environmental Job Requirements and Working Conditions

Our organization follows an in person work structure where the expectation is to work onsite on a weekly basis. The hospital is located at 14662 Newport Ave, Tustin, CA 92780.

The total compensation target pay range for this role is $75.00 hourly. The salary range represents our national target range for this role.

Astrana Health is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.

We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need. If you require assistance in applying for open positions due to a disability, please email us at humanresourcesdept@astranahealth.com to request an accommodation.

Additional Information

The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.

Key Responsibilities

The pharmacist will review, verify, and process medication orders while providing clinical consultation to healthcare teams to ensure safe and effective patient care. They are also responsible for supervising medication dispensing activities and maintaining regulatory compliance within the hospital pharmacy.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Communication

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 40 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 45% have no call, 73% require no weekends.

In California, the Pharmacy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$161k (282 salary observations; 742 listings), vs ~$139k nationally (2,183 salary observations; 12,398 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

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).

Pharmacy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks26 jobs

401k / retirement match
92%
Sign-on bonus
12%
CME allowance
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 1.5
Below most Pharmacy listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,058 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site

Living in Tustin

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.13M
Typical market rent
$3,152/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
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 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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