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Sutter Health·Palo Alto, CA

Clinical Pharmacist, (MIST)

PharmacyFull timeMon–Fri · Days
iPosting details
ScheduleDays · 40 h/wk · Full time
EducationDoctorate
Experience3+ years
SourceSutter Health · posted Oct 7, 2026
✓Requirements
Certifications
✓PHARMR-Current registration or Registered Pharmacist within 120 days
Education
✓PHARMD-Graduate of an accredited pharmacy school
Qualifications
✓ASHP-Post Graduate Year 1 ASHP General Pharmacy Residency
✓3 years recent relevant experience
✓Knowledge of medical terminology, generic and trade pharmaceutical names, pharmaceutical calculations and laws and regulations.
✓Knowledge and understanding of different Pharmacy practice settings.
✓Knowledge and ability to identify and employ pharmaceutical and medical terms, abbreviations and symbols commonly used in prescribing, dispensing, and record keeping of medications.
✓Possess written and verbal communications skills to explain sensitive information clearly and professionally to diverse audiences, including non-medical people.
✓Well-developed time management and organizational skills, including the ability to prioritize assignments and work within standardized operating procedures and scientific methods to achieve objectives and meet deadlines.
✓General knowledge of computer applications, such as Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel and Outlook), related pharmaceutical technology, EHR, and EPIC.
✓Prioritize assignments and work within standardized policies, procedures, and scientific methods to achieve objectives and meet deadlines.
✓Work independently, as well as be part of the team, including accomplishing multiple tasks in an environment with interruptions.
✓Identify, evaluate and resolve standard problems by selecting appropriate solutions from established options.
✓Ensure the privacy of each patient’s PHI.
✓Self-starter who can work independently without close supervision and who ensures management staff are kept aware of any issues.
✓These Principal Accountabilities, Requirements and Qualifications are not exhaustive, but are merely the most descriptive of the current job.
✓Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, staff changes, workload, or technical development).
Practicing autonomously under a collaborative practice agreement. preferred
Comfortable prescribing and ordering labs. preferred
Working in a fast paced order review process. preferred
+Benefits
✓Benefits package (see posting)
+Sutter Health
36pharmacist roles open
Palo AltoCA · 19 mi to San Jose
Pay for this position
Employer-posted
$91.61 – $128.25/hr
vs. California pharmacy roles that post payvs. CA pharmacy rolesmedian $72.00
$25/hrTop of this range is 78% above the state median$130/hr
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✓You’ll need
Certifications
✓PHARMR-Current registration or Registered Pharmacist within 120 days
Education
✓PHARMD-Graduate of an accredited pharmacy school
Qualifications
✓ASHP-Post Graduate Year 1 ASHP General Pharmacy Residency
✓3 years recent relevant experience
✓Knowledge of medical terminology, generic and trade pharmaceutical names, pharmaceutical calculations and laws and regulations.
✓Knowledge and understanding of different Pharmacy practice settings.
✓Knowledge and ability to identify and employ pharmaceutical and medical terms, abbreviations and symbols commonly used in prescribing, dispensing, and record keeping of medications.
✓Possess written and verbal communications skills to explain sensitive information clearly and professionally to diverse audiences, including non-medical people.
✓Well-developed time management and organizational skills, including the ability to prioritize assignments and work within standardized operating procedures and scientific methods to achieve objectives and meet deadlines.
✓General knowledge of computer applications, such as Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel and Outlook), related pharmaceutical technology, EHR, and EPIC.
✓Prioritize assignments and work within standardized policies, procedures, and scientific methods to achieve objectives and meet deadlines.
✓Work independently, as well as be part of the team, including accomplishing multiple tasks in an environment with interruptions.
✓Identify, evaluate and resolve standard problems by selecting appropriate solutions from established options.
✓Ensure the privacy of each patient’s PHI.
✓Self-starter who can work independently without close supervision and who ensures management staff are kept aware of any issues.
✓These Principal Accountabilities, Requirements and Qualifications are not exhaustive, but are merely the most descriptive of the current job.
✓Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, staff changes, workload, or technical development).
Practicing autonomously under a collaborative practice agreement. preferred
Comfortable prescribing and ordering labs. preferred
Working in a fast paced order review process. preferred
+Benefits
Benefits package (see posting)

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