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Licensed Pharmacist - Temp

PharmacistContract

Listed compensation

$55-$65/hr

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Job Description

Job Details: Job Location: La Brea - Los Angeles, CA, Salary Range: $55.00 - $65.00Hourly, We are seeking a skilled and experienced Licensed Pharmacist to join our healthcare team in the Central Los Angeles area, where we are dedicated to providing quality care and improving the health of the communities we serve.

In this role, you will leverage your clinical expertise to optimize patient outcomes through comprehensive medication management, individualized patient assessments, and collaboration with healthcare professionals.

You will play a key role in promoting safe and effective medication use while delivering exceptional patient care in a clinical healthcare environment. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Dispensing medications, accurately count, measure package and labeling medication.

Counsel patients on medication side effects, proper usage and health management. Verify the accuracy of prescription orders, clarifying & advising orders with healthcare providers. Manage inventory and placing orders, maintaining sufficient supply, receiving, storing, and disposition.

Stay current and comply with Healthcare and HIPPA regulations. Maintain accurate records of all pharmacy operations. Align to California State Board of Pharmacy rules for controlled substances and recordkeeping. Direct and oversee pharmacy technicians and support personnel.

Develops and maintains good relationships with internal and external customers. Other duties as assigned Qualifications: Registered & Licensed PharmD and active California Pharmacist license in good standing. Required Bilingual in Spanish required. 1-2 years’ experience performing Pharmacist duties.

Basic pharmaceutical calculations such as sufficient quantity and days’ supply. Experienced with overseeing supporting staff.

Key Responsibilities

The pharmacist will dispense medications, verify prescriptions, and provide patient counseling on usage and side effects. They are also responsible for managing pharmacy inventory and overseeing pharmacy technicians to ensure compliance with healthcare regulations.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an active California Pharmacist license and a PharmD degree. Proficiency in Spanish is required, along with 1-2 years of experience in a pharmacy setting.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Medication dispensingPrescription verificationInventory managementHIPAA complianceClinical assessmentStaff supervisionControlled substance regulationRecord keepingHealthcare collaboration

Pharmacist Career Context

In California, the Pharmacy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$165k (156 salary observations; 551 listings), vs ~$140k nationally (1,369 salary observations; 7,224 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 40 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 35% are remote, 57% have no call, 65% require no weekends.

Pharmacy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.2% 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 ~$125k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $113k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Pharmacist Jobs

20 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution20 jobs · 17 employers

4
<$145k
5
$145k-165k
5
$165k-185k
5
$185k-205k
1
$215k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks17 jobs

401k / retirement match
88%
Sign-on bonus
12%
PSLF eligible
12%
Loan repayment
6%
CME allowance
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#3

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#4

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 1.5
Below most of 9,708 Pharmacy listings for work-life

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

Living in Los Angeles

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$923k
Typical market rent
$2,778/mo
Residents’ average commute
31 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.

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