San Diego, California, United States of America
Pay: $65-$75/hourSchedule: Rotating 8-hour shifts with start times between 7:00 AM and 4:30 PM, including weekend rotationPractice Pharmacy Without the Retail StressAre you a pharmacist looking to focus on clinical accuracy, patient safety, and teamwork without standing behind a retail counter all day?
Join our closed-door long-term care pharmacy, where you'll work alongside a skilled team serving patients in long-term care and assisted living communities. This role offers the opportunity to practice at the top of your license in a professional, fast-paced environment without the constant walk-up customer interruptions, insurance confrontations, or vaccine targets that often come with traditional retail settings.
Our operation is high-volume and deadline-driven. Every prescription plays a critical role in ensuring medications arrive on time for scheduled deliveries to the facilities and patients who depend on us. If you thrive in a structured environment, enjoy solving medication-related issues, and take pride in accuracy and efficiency, we'd love to talk with you.
What You'll Love About This Role- Closed-door pharmacy environment with minimal direct patient interaction
- Focus on pharmacy operations, medication safety, and clinical judgment
- Collaborative team of pharmacists and technicians
- Meaningful impact on vulnerable patient populations
- Stable workflow supporting long-term care facilities
- Opportunity to work independently while remaining part of a supportive team
- Competitive hourly compensation
What You'll DoAs a Pharmacist, you'll play a critical role in ensuring medications are reviewed, verified, and dispensed accurately and efficiently to meet delivery schedules and regulatory requirements.
Responsibilities include:
- Review, verify, and approve prescription orders for accuracy and clinical appropriateness
- Evaluate drug therapies for allergies, interactions, contraindications, refill compliance, and patient safety concerns
- Ensure all prescriptions are processed, packaged, and dispensed according to facility requirements and applicable regulations
- Provide pharmacist oversight for medication preparation, order entry, packaging, and dispensing activities
- Support technicians and serve as a clinical resource for pharmacy staff
- Communicate with healthcare providers, nurses, and facility personnel regarding medication-related questions and order clarifications
- Maintain compliance with federal, state, and Board of Pharmacy regulations
- Support inventory management, product procurement, and shortage resolution activities
- Investigate and document medication errors, discrepancies, and quality concerns
- Assist with prescription transfers and other pharmacy operations as needed
- Help maintain a culture of accuracy, accountability, and continuous improvement
What Makes Someone Successful HereYou are:- Highly detail-oriented and committed to patient safety
- Comfortable working in a high-volume production environment
- Able to prioritize effectively and adapt to changing workloads
- Dependable, accountable, and driven to do things right the first time
- A strong communicator who works well with both pharmacists and technicians
- Calm under pressure and motivated by meeting important deadlines
- Team-oriented while also being capable of working independently
QualificationsRequired- Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or PharmD
- Active Pharmacist License in good standing with no restrictions
- 1+ year of pharmacist experience
- Strong computer skills and ability to learn pharmacy software systems
- Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Flexible and willing to adjust schedules when necessary to help ensure continuous pharmacy operations and meet patient care commitments (Our pharmacy operates from 7:00 AM to 1:00 AM daily)
Preferred- Long-term care pharmacy experience
- Institutional pharmacy experience
- Consulting or clinical pharmacy experience
- Experience with high-volume pharmacy operations
Why Join Us?Our patients may never meet you, but they depend on your expertise every day. When medications arrive accurately and on time, residents receive the care they need and healthcare teams can focus on what matters most.
If you're looking for a pharmacist role that combines clinical judgment, operational excellence, and the benefits of a non-retail environment, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today and discover a pharmacy career focused on patient care, teamwork, and professional fulfillment.What We Offer:Guardian provides employees with a comprehensive Total Rewards package, supporting our core value of, "Treat others as you would like to be treated."
Compensation & Financial
- Competitive pay
- 401(k) with company match
Family, Health & Insurance Benefits (Full-Time employees working 30+ hours/week only)
- Medical, Dental and Vision
- Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts
- Company-paid Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
- Company-paid Long-Term Disability and optional Short-Term Disability
- Voluntary Employee and Dependent Life, Accident and Critical Illness
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Wellbeing
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Guardian Angels (Employee assistance fund)
Time Off
- Paid holidays and sick days
- Generous vacation benefits based on years of service
