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City of Hope
Irvine, California

Clinical Pharmacist I-Inpatient

Pharmacist Above average in PharmacyPer Diem

Listed compensation

$96/hour

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Job Description

Clinical Pharmacist I-Per Diem

Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.

We are seeking a Clinical Pharmacist I. The Clinical Pharmacist I will serve as the medication management expert by providing accurate drug information to providers, nurses, and other clinical staff. The individual will supervise technicians during the shift and assist with training/education for pharmacy staff. It is expected that the Clinical Pharmacist I will collaborate with colleagues and provide excellent customer service to patients and staff. Additional duties may include quality and performance improvement activities or others as determined by Pharmacy Leadership.

As a successful candidate, you will

Collaborates with providers, nurses, and other clinical staff to ensure the medication management process is safe, high quality, and cost-effective for all patients.

  • Provide oversight of safe and timely medication use system.
  • Oversee compounding in alignment with USP, Board of Pharmacy, and other regulations.
  • Ensure medications are received, stored, labelled, transported, and wasted appropriately.
  • Ensure controlled substance processes are adhered to.
  • Collaborate with members of multidisciplinary health care team to optimize patient’s medication therapy.

Participates in care coordination and Investigational Drug management for research patients, following all required regulations and practices.

Actively supports reporting of Pharmacy Interventions, Adverse Drug Reactions, and Medication Errors.

Participate in pharmacy staff development, including new employee orientation, students, residents and training.

Your qualifications should include

  • Graduate of ACPE-accredited Pharmacy School or School with ACPE accreditation pending
  • Current CA Pharmacist License
  • BLS certification

Additional Information

Hourly Per Diem Rate: $95.706800

City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.

  • City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.
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Key Responsibilities

The Clinical Pharmacist I serves as a medication management expert, providing accurate drug information and collaborating with clinical staff to ensure safe and cost-effective therapy. They also oversee compounding processes, supervise pharmacy technicians, and participate in investigational drug management and staff development.

Requirements

Candidates must be graduates of an ACPE-accredited pharmacy school and hold a current California Pharmacist License. Additionally, a BLS certification is required for this position.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient careClinical pharmacyRegulatory complianceAdverse drug reaction reportingStaff trainingMultidisciplinary collaborationControlled substance management

Pharmacist Career Context

City of Hope holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 71/100, 53 active listings.

In California, the Pharmacy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$160k (126 salary observations; 316 listings), vs ~$137k nationally (1,289 salary observations; 5,647 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, 20% are remote, 45% have no call, 75% require no weekends.

Pharmacy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.1% 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)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Benefits & Perks31 jobs · 28 employers

401k / retirement match
81%
CME allowance
26%
Sign-on bonus
16%
Loan repayment
3%
Relocation assistance
3%

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Work-life snapshot

3.0/ 10
Listing-based score

Above average in Pharmacy

Living in Irvine

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1,365k
Typical market rent
$3,527/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 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 City of Hope

Hospitals and Health Care
Duarte, CA
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive benefits