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PIH Health
Downey, California

Clinical Pharmacist, Full Time, 10 Hour, Night Shift, 7 on 7 off (Pay Differentials for Night Shift)

PharmacistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$67.5-$111.3/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

The Clinical Pharmacist will supervise and perform all aspects concerning the preparation and dispensing of medications while maintaining ethical and professional behavior that ensures efficient, accurate, timely distribution and control of medication throughout the hospital.

The Clinical Pharmacist will serve as a drug information specialist by providing accurate drug information to physicians, nurses, and paramedical personnel.

Pharmaceutical Care is provided by the Clinical Pharmacist through continual monitoring of patients drug therapy and accepting responsibility for their patients’ outcome. The Clinical Pharmacist shall at all times maintain the security of the department and serve as guardian of the hospital drug supply.

Maintain and reflect a positive and professional attitude representing the pharmacy and PIH hospital.

PIH Health is a nonprofit, regional healthcare network that serves approximately 3 million residents in the Los Angeles County, Orange County and San Gabriel Valley region.

The fully integrated network is comprised of PIH Health Downey Hospital, PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital, PIH Health Whittier Hospital, 37 outpatient medical office buildings, a multispecialty medical (physician) group, home healthcare services and hospice care, as well as heart, cancer, digestive health, orthopedics, women’s health, urgent care and emergency services.

The organization is nationally recognized for excellence in patient care and patient experience, and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has identified PIH Health as one of the nation’s top hospital systems for best practices, cutting-edge advancements, quality of care and healthcare technology.

For more information, visit PIHHealth.org or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.

Key Responsibilities

The Clinical Pharmacist supervises the preparation and dispensing of medications while ensuring accurate distribution and control throughout the hospital. They also serve as a drug information specialist and monitor patient drug therapy to ensure positive clinical outcomes.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Pharm.D. degree and be a California registered pharmacist with acute care hospital experience. Current BLS and ACLS certifications from the American Heart Association are required.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

PharmacokineticsMedication dispensingPatient monitoringDrug therapy managementHospital pharmacy operationsWritten communicationVerbal communicationBLS certificationACLS certification

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 43 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 53% have no call, 72% 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)), so the posted ~$186k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $168k in an average-cost state. 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).

Top Pharmacist Jobs

23 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution23 jobs · 19 employers

5
<$145k
3
$145k-165k
7
$165k-185k
6
$185k-205k
2
$205k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks20 jobs · 19 employers

401k / retirement match
85%
Sign-on bonus
20%
Loan repayment
5%
CME allowance
5%
PSLF eligible
5%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Pharmacist Lead- BioPlus

Elevance Health · Indianapolis, Indiana

$134k-$230k
#2

Clinical Pharmacist

Option Care Health · Shelton, Connecticut

$132k-$220k
#3

Clinical Pharmacist - Pharmaceutical Services

$154k-$204k
#4

Clinical Pharmacist (Formulary & Quality)

$108k-$199k
+ 21 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

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

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

Living in Downey

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$869k
Typical market rent
$2,305/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.