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Adventist Health
Glendale, California

Pharmacist, Variable Shift Part Time

PharmacistPart-Time

Listed compensation

$66.66-$91.43/hr

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Job Description

Nestled between Burbank and Pasadena, Adventist Health Glendale is one of the area's leading healthcare providers. We are comprised of a 515-bed hospital, two urgent cares, home care services, comprehensive cardiology care and a vast scope of services located in the San Fernando Valley.

We are committed to the development and empowerment of our nurses and have received Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Glendale is known for its urban living, with easy access to dining, entertainment, shopping, amusement parks and outdoor recreation.

Adventist Health Glendale is proud to be part of the thriving, diverse community since 1905.

Job Summary

Verify and fills orders for medications, monitors patient medication therapies, provide drug information, identifies and troubleshoots potential medication safety hazards, documents all interactions for medical review, and supervises and directs support personnel.

Job Requirements

Education and Work Experience

  • Graduate of school of pharmacy: Required
  • Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree: Preferred
  • One year's technical experience: Preferred
  • Inpatient clinical pharmacy experience: Preferred

Licenses/Certifications

  • Pharmacist license in the state of practice: Required
  • All licensures and certifications needed to fulfill the duties required of a Pharmacist at the state level: Required

Essential Functions

  • Processes, enters, verifies, and distributes medication orders within the institution in a timely manner and in compliance with department and hospital policies, as well as Joint Commission and other regulatory guidelines.

Actively ensures that medication therapy is efficacious, safe, cost effective, and achieves the best therapeutic outcomes. Assures that medication prescribing is optimal with respect to indication, dose, route, frequency, history of allergy, and does not duplicate or negatively interact with other drugs.

  • Conducts and manages daily reports on medication utilization based upon daily rounds to identify, catalogue, and subsequently analyze areas in which medication improvement is needed. Consistently performs quality assurance procedures in related work areas.
  • Participates in all pharmacy-related tasks and programs such as clinical rounds, unit based and/or population based medication management activities, remote order verification, and all other areas as directed/necessitated.

Expedites changes needed to meet regulatory, accrediting, licensing, and government agency standards and laws.

  • Participates in department cost savings. Complies with drug formulary and appropriate documentation. Collaborates with appropriate leadership and buyer to purchase, contract, and procure medications and related supplies to ensure that product and vendor selection is based upon the highest medication safety standards.
  • Assists in making recommendations on process improvement or development of new pharmacy services.
  • Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Organizational Requirements

Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where applicable. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.

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Adventist Health is a faith-based, nonprofit, integrated health system serving more than 100 communities on the West Coast and Hawaii with over 440 sites of care, including 27 acute care facilities.

Founded on Adventist heritage and values, Adventist Health provides care in hospitals, clinics, home care, and hospice agencies in both rural and urban communities.

Our compassionate and talented team of more than 38,000 includes employees, physicians, Medical Staff, and volunteers driven in pursuit of one mission: living God's love by inspiring health, wholeness and hope.

Key Responsibilities

The pharmacist is responsible for verifying and filling medication orders, monitoring patient therapies, and ensuring medication safety and efficacy. They also supervise support personnel and participate in clinical rounds and quality assurance programs.

Requirements

Candidates must be graduates of a school of pharmacy and hold a valid pharmacist license in the state of practice. Preferred qualifications include a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree and one year of technical or inpatient clinical pharmacy experience.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Medication verificationPatient medication therapy monitoringDrug information provisionMedication safety hazard identificationMedication utilization reportingRegulatory complianceDrug formulary managementPharmacy operationsMedication distributionSupport personnel supervision

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 40 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 25% are remote, 50% have no call, 75% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$164k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $149k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Adventist Health ranks #2 of 10 employers hiring Pharmacist on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

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

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks25 jobs

401k / retirement match
92%
Sign-on bonus
8%
CME allowance
8%
Loan repayment
4%
PSLF eligible
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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.

Living in Glendale

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.31M
Typical market rent
$2,790/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 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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About Adventist Health

Hospitals and Health Care
San Luis Obispo, California
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive benefits program