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Whittier, California

Pharmacist, Per Diem

PharmacistPer Diem

Compensation

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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 serving as a drug information specialist for medical staff. They are responsible for monitoring patient drug therapy and ensuring the security of the hospital's drug supply.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Pharm.D. degree from an accredited school and be a registered pharmacist in California. Applicants are also required to have current BLS and ACLS certifications and prior hospital pharmacy experience or residency training.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

PharmacokineticsMedication dispensingPatient monitoringClinical pharmacyWritten communicationVerbal communication

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 50 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 26% are remote, 56% have no call, 56% require no weekends.

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).

How many Pharmacy jobs are remote?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingCalifornia index 110.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pharmacy listings in California612 active10,256 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 26% remote · 56% no call · 56% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia pharmacist listings (all specialties): 8% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 12% offer loan repayment633 active listings, Nov 2026
New Pharmacy listings3,645 in the last 30 days3,212 the 30 days before (+13%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Pharmacy pay trend+3.6% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top contract/1099 Pharmacist Jobs

34 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

30 jobs
10
<$155k
9
$155k-170k
7
$170k-185k
2
$185k-200k
2
$200k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

26 jobs
401k / retirement match
96%
Sign-on bonus
27%
Loan repayment
8%
CME allowance
8%
PSLF eligible
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Lead Inpatient Pharmacist

Jefferson Healthcare · Port Townsend, Washington

$70.49-$107.77/hr
#2

Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacist

Summit Pacific Medical Center · Elma, Washington

$66.43-$99.27/hr
#3

Clinical Pharmacist

$157k-$196k
#4

Dispensing Pharmacist - Long Term Care - Full Time

$55.53-$93.08/hr
+ 32 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 1.5
Better work-life than 10% of Pharmacy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,041 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site

Living in Whittier

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$809k
Typical market rent
$2,402/mo
Residents’ average commute
33 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 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.