Pharmacist

The Position

This is a continuous filing exam. Next filing cut-offs are at 5:00 pm on: 6/16/26, 7/14/26, 8/11/26, 9/8/26, 10/6/26 (Final). Note: Vacancies may be permanent or intermittent on-call. Under direction, the Pharmacist compounds and dispenses pharmaceutical drugs, medicines and prescriptions, and provides direct consultative services to health care professionals and patients regarding drug therapy.

Examples of Knowledge and Abilities

Knowledge of pharmaceutical arithmetic, chemistry, materia-medica, and pharmacology; pharmaceutical manufacturing methods; federal and state laws relative to dispensing and use of narcotics, poisons and drugs; principles and methods for curriculum and training design; instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. Ability to compound a wide variety of drugs and medicines; assimilate and provide information on drugs and their actions; advise and consult with medical and nursing staff regarding the properties of drug substances; counsel patients regarding use, possible side effects, and storage of medication; maintain cooperative working relationships with staff and patients; conduct drug research and drug utilization studies; prepare and maintain accurate reports and records.

Employment Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications Possession of a valid license as a Registered Pharmacist issued by the State of California Board of Pharmacy. Note: If the minimum qualifications include an educational or certificate/license requirement, applicants must submit proof of requirements with the application. Failure to submit proof of requirements may result in disqualification from the examination. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable. For guidelines on submitting acceptable proof of educational requirements, please click here or speak to someone in our office before the final filing or cut-off date listed in this notice. General Qualifications Possession of a valid California Class C Driver License may be required at the time of appointment. Failure to obtain or maintain such required license(s) may be cause for disciplinary action in accordance with Civil Service Rules. Individuals who do not meet this requirement due to physical disability will be considered for accommodation on a case-by-case basis. Probationary Period The probationary period for this classification is six (6) months.

Application and Testing Information

Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. All applicants must complete and submit an online County of Sacramento employment application by 5:00 PM on the posted cut-off date. Employment applications and all documentation requested in this announcement must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date. Your application should highlight all relevant education, training, and experience, and clearly indicate how you meet the minimum qualifications for the position as of the cut-off date. Application information must be current, concise and related to the requirements in this job announcement. You may only apply for this recruitment once. Duplicate and incomplete applications will be disqualified. A resume may be included with your application, however it will not substitute for the information requested on the application. Supplemental Questionnaires must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date. The supplemental questions are designed to elicit specific information regarding a candidate's experience, education, and training. Responses should be consistent with the information on your application and are subject to verification. Please provide place of employment, pertinent dates, and concise, descriptive and detailed information for each question. If a job included responsibilities applicable to several questions, separate the different functions of the job to answer all the questions completely. Resumes or referral to the application or other questionnaire responses will not be accepted in lieu of completing each question. If you have no experience, write "no experience" for the appropriate question. For many individuals, it is more efficient to develop responses to the supplemental questions in a word processing document and then paste them into the final document to be submitted. Changes or corrections to your Supplemental Questionnaire cannot be made once your application packet has been submitted. If the Supplemental Questionnaire is used in the Formula Rate exam, failure to complete all of the questions or incomplete responses will result in a lower score. While scoring the Supplemental Questionnaire, the candidate's application and/or attachments will not be reviewed, therefore, a candidate's responses to the questions should be accurate, thorough, detailed, and complete. The score from the Formula Rate Examination will determine the ranking on the eligible/employment list for this job. All candidates competing in the testing process will receive written notice of their examination results by email. Notices can also be accessed in their governmentjobs.com inbox. Applicants achieving a passing score will be placed on the eligible list in rank order. The rank is determined by the test score attained from the examination.

Employee Benefits

At Sacramento County, we strive to provide benefit programs designed to meet our employees' current and future needs and help them as they balance their careers and personal life. County of Sacramento employees have a variety of benefits available. These benefits include dental insurance, vision benefits, employee assistance program (EAP), flexible spending account (FSA), health insurance, health savings account (HSA), life insurance, critical illness, retiree health savings plan (RHSP), deferred compensation, vacation with pay beginning at 10 days annually and increasing over a period of years to a maximum of 25 days, 14.5 holidays per year, sick leave equivalent to 15 days annually with unlimited accumulation, tuition reimbursement, the County's defined-benefit pension plan managed by the Sacramento County Employees' Retirement System (SCERS) Board of Retirement, dental insurance, life insurance, a deferred compensation program, an employee assistance program (EAP) offering confidential, professional counseling services, a wellness incentive program, flexible spending accounts (FSA's), dependent care reimbursement account, medical reimbursement account, and workers' compensation in case of injury while on the job.