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South Dakota

Pharmacist | Inpatient

PharmacistIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 4mo ago

Job Description

Location: Avera Sacred Heart Hospital Worker Type: Regular Work Shift: Day/Evening/Weekend/Holiday Shift (United States of America) Position Highlights You Belong at Avera Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview Responsible for ensuring the safe, effective, and economical use of medications for patients of all ages. This role involves preparing and dispensing prescriptions, advising healthcare professionals on drug therapies, monitoring patient medication regimens, and conducting patient education on drug use.

The Pharmacist collaborates with medical staff to manage patient treatments, ensuring compliance with health system policies and regulatory requirements. Oversees the activities of pharmacy technical staff and interns.

Additional responsibilities may include committee involvement, teaching, and participating in clinical research and continuing education to stay current with medical advancements. What you will do Performs and evaluates functions related to pharmacy services such as preparing and dispensing medications.

Responsible for data collection, adverse drug reaction reporting, drug utilization evaluation, quality assurance audits, and inventory control to ensure safe medication management.

Interprets, processes, and monitors medication orders issued by providers for contraindications, interactions, allergies, and appropriateness to provide safe, quality care.

Monitors medication therapy including routine analysis of patient’s medication therapy, medical problems, laboratory data, and special procedures, as well as correlating these analyses with other clinicians responsible for the patient’s care to provide a continuum of safe and quality care.

Provides medication information requested by providers and other healthcare individuals in a timely manner. Counsels patients on the proper usage, desired effects and potential adverse effects of medication ensuring patient satisfaction and understanding of medications.

Mentors students, interns, technicians, and others with developing career plans or professional development. This enables staff to strive for excellence and growth to provide the patient with optimal medication care plans.

Coordinates and oversees work flow with other team members, including other pharmacists, residents, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacy students to ensure a productive and efficient environment.

Maintains a working knowledge in accordance with professional standards, regulatory and licensing agency policies, federal and state laws related to the practice of pharmacy, and organization policies and procedures to ensure compliance with all regulatory agencies for safe medication delivery.

Recognizes and communicates issues/occurrences utilizing established lines of authority and assists in identifying ways to resolve variances or unacceptable outcomes. Essential

Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds.

These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Required Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience: Pharmacist - Board of Pharmacy An active license in the state of practice within 30 Days Preferred Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience: Doctorate (PHD) BPS Certification - Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) Board Certified by Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties (Refer to staff development plan for specific requirements) Upon Hire Expectations and Standards Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.

Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship. Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity. Maintain confidentiality.

Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment. Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future. PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.

Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law.

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to talent@avera.org. At Avera, the way you are treated as an employee translates into the compassionate care you deliver to patients and team members.

Because we consider health care a ministry, you can live out your faith, uphold the dignity and respect of all persons while not compromising high-quality services. Join us in making a positive impact on moving health forward.

Key Responsibilities

Responsible for the safe and economical use of medications by preparing prescriptions and advising healthcare professionals on drug therapies. The role involves monitoring patient medication regimens and overseeing pharmacy technical staff and interns.

Requirements

Requires an active Pharmacist license from the Board of Pharmacy within 30 days of hire. A Doctorate (PhD) and BPS Certification are preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification (preferred)

Key Skills

Medication DispensingDrug Therapy AdvisingMedication Therapy MonitoringRegulatory CompliancePatient CounselingStaff Mentorship

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 50 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 50% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for South Dakota is 88.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.2% of South Dakota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

How many Pharmacy jobs are remote?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPharmacy median $138k (middle half $135k–$148k)127 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingSouth Dakota index 88.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pharmacy listings in South Dakota39 active10,323 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 42% remote · 50% no call · 76% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

South Dakota has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Benefits & Perks

PTO available day 1
Retirement plan with up to 5% employer match
Career development and mentorship