Pharmacist

San Diego, California, United States of America

Extraordinary Care. Extraordinary Careers.

With one of the nation's largest, most innovative long-term care pharmacy services providers, there is no limit to the growth of your career.

Ron's Pharmacy Services, a member of the Guardian family of pharmacies, has an exciting opportunity for you to join our rapidly growing team in San Diego, California.

Why Ron's Pharmacy Services? We're reimagining medication management and transforming care.

Who We Are and What We're About:

Our core focus is delivering customized medication management solutions to support healthcare organizations serving seniors and individuals with complex care needs. With our comprehensive suite of tech-enabled pharmacy services and a dedicated team of professionals committed to enriching the lives of those we serve, we are redefining how pharmacy care is delivered.

We offer an opportunity to learn and grow your career in a fast-paced, diverse, and inclusive environment. If you are looking for a challenging, team-oriented environment in which you can put your expertise to work, then this is the place for you.

Pay: $65-$75/hour

Schedule: Rotating 8-hour shifts with start times between 7:00 AM and 4:30 PM, including weekend rotation

Practice Pharmacy Without the Retail Stress

Are 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 Do

As 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 Here

You 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

Qualifications

Required

• 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

The Guardian Difference

Our clients require pharmacy services that aren't "cookie cutter." That's why every Guardian pharmacy is locally operated and empowered with the autonomy to tailor their business to meet their clients' needs.

Our corporate support offices, based in Atlanta, Ga., provide services such as human resources, business intelligence, legal, and marketing to promote the success of each Guardian location.

Regardless of your role at Guardian, your voice and talents matter. Because healthcare is an ever-changing industry, we encourage innovative thinking, intellectual curiosity, and diverse viewpoints to ensure we stay competitive in today's dynamic business environment.

At Guardian, we are dedicated to fostering and advancing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Join us to discover what your best work truly looks like.