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General Information

Work Location: Santa Monica, CA, USA
Onsite or Remote
Fully On-Site
Work Schedule
7 nights on followed by 7 nights off (including weekends and holidays)
Posted Date
10/14/2025
Salary Range: $91.55 - 113.81 Hourly
Employment Type
2 - Staff: Career
Duration
Indefinite
Job #
27078

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

You bring more than skill, knowledge, and expertise to your role as an allied health professional. You bring a deep passion for improving the lives of everyone around you. At UCLA Health, we’re committed to fostering a working environment where you are supported and empowered to be your best. You’ll love it here!
 
We are seeking a highly motivated ED Pharmacist to join our inpatient pharmacy team. In this role, you will provide comprehensive pharmaceutical care for the emergency department and all associated areas. Responsibilities include preparing and dispensing medications, verifying medication orders and patient records, counseling patients, and collaborating with healthcare professionals to optimize safe and effective medication therapy. You will deliver advanced clinical services such as attending codes, pharmacokinetic dosing, therapeutic interchange, IV to PO conversions, TPN and aminoglycoside monitoring, and pharmacist-led interventions for neonatal, pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients. Additional duties involve overseeing controlled substance management, contributing to clinical or operational projects in coordination with pharmacy leadership, and collaborating with both centralized and decentralized pharmacy units.
 
At UCLA Health, passionate clinicians in a wide range of disciplines have enabled us to become a world-renowned health system with four award-winning hospitals and more than 270 community clinics throughout Southern California. We’re also home to the world-class medical research and clinical education capabilities of the David Geffen School of Medicine. If you’re looking to experience greater challenge and fulfillment in your career, come to UCLA Health.
 
Schedule: 7 nights on followed by 7 nights off (including weekends and holidays)
Hourly Salary Range: $86.32 - $107.31 (Union represented, step-based salary depending on years of experience)
Bargaining Unit: HX-UPTE

Job Qualifications

We’re seeking a dedicated clinical professional with:
  • Pharm D. degree and current CA Pharmacy license.
  • ASHP-accredited residency (PGY-2 in emergency medicine or critical care preferred).
  • 2 years inpatient pharmacy experience (highly preferred).
  • Exceptional communication, interpersonal, organizational and follow-through skills.
  • Knowledge of and ability to perform age specific and disease specific pharmacokinetic calculations.
  • Ability to compound intravenous admixtures and other sterile products.

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.