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PIH Health
Los Angeles, California

Clinical Pharmacist, 10 Hour, Per Diem

PharmacistPer Diem

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Job Description

The Pharmacist is responsible for the accurate, safe, effective delivery of drug therapy to all age groups of hospitalized patients and patient care monitoring of targeted drugs in a clinical setting.

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 pharmacist is responsible for the accurate, safe, and effective delivery of drug therapy to hospitalized patients across all age groups. They also perform patient care monitoring for targeted drugs within a clinical setting.

Requirements

Candidates must have at least one year of acute care hospital experience and a current California Pharmacy license. Additionally, the role requires obtaining an LA City fire card within six months of employment.

Key Skills

Verbal communicationWritten communicationCritical thinkingProblem solvingComputer skillsDrug therapy delivery

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 50 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 24% are remote, 42% have no call, 72% 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).

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

Top contract/1099 Pharmacist Jobs

47 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution42 jobs · 39 employers

10
<$150k
14
$150k-175k
9
$175k-200k
5
$200k-225k
4
$225k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks35 jobs

401k / retirement match
89%
Sign-on bonus
14%
CME allowance
11%
Loan repayment
3%
PSLF eligible
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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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 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.