OBJECTIVE： To provide reference for the establishment and improvement of work system for clinical pharmacist in PIVAS of our province even the country. METHODS： Questionnaire was conducted to investigate the PIVAS directors in the 65 third-grade class A hospitals in China， and the data was statistically analyzed. RESULTS： Totally 65 questionnaires were sent out， 63 were effectively received， with effective rate of 96.9％. 98.4％ respondents thought PIVAS should equip clinical pharmacist， but the actual situation in respondent’s hospital was not ideal. 100％ thought clinical pharmacist in PIVAS should have the ability of prescription checking and prescription evaluation； more than 95％ thought clinical pharmacist in PIVAS should assume the medicine publicity and education and need to have good communication with clinic； only 42.9％ thought clinical pharmacist in PIVAS need to take part in the routine drug dispensing. CONCLUSIONS： It is necessary to equip clinical pharmacist with professional training in PIVAS. Clinical pharmacist in PIVAS should focus their ability on prescription checking and evaluation， medicine publicity and education， communication with clinic.