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Pharmacist - 7-on/7-off Night Shift

PharmacistFull-Time

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Job Description

UPMC Presbyterian Campus is looking for a full-time Pharmacist who can leverage their expertise and passion for collaboration with healthcare professionals to enhance patient outcomes and deliver life-changing medicine daily.

This role is perfect for someone with strong teamwork, communication, and customer service skills and is committed to quality, safety, and excellence in pharmacy services.

UPMC offers a generous benefits package, an expansive total rewards package, and an opportunity to grow your career through our pharmacist career ladder.

This position will work a 7-day on/7-day off night shift schedule, with the work week starting on Mondays. Shifts will be 8:00pm-7:00am.

Why UPMC Presbyterian

Career Growth: We offer a clear pharmacy career ladder with opportunities for advancement, continuous training, and ongoing education.

Diverse Practice Opportunities: Unique opportunity to work in various specialized areas, including the operative satellite pharmacy, PACU, and sterile products areas.

Collaborative Environment: Join a supportive, team‑focused environment where your contributions are valued.

Innovative Excellence: Be part of a top academic medical center committed to healthcare innovation, research, and education.

Impactful Work: Play a vital role in ensuring patients receive timely, safe, and effective medications—directly supporting their recovery and overall care.

Ready to join our dynamic team? Apply today to learn more!

Responsibilities

Review, maintain, and screen patient medication records and profiles for allergies, drug interactions, and therapeutic duplications while entering orders and/or verifying medications.

Identify and report suspected adverse drug reactions accurately and in a timely manner.

Interpret and evaluate physician orders to prepare, calculate, and dispense appropriate medication dosage forms for inpatient and outpatient treatment in accordance with the Practicing State's Pharmacy Practice Act, Federal Drug Laws, and other regulatory organizations.

Prepare and dispense intravenous admixture solutions, as required, using aseptic technique in an accepted sterile product preparation area.

Organize daily operational duties and assist in the supervision of pharmacy technicians, pharmacy aides, student interns, and other ancillary personnel involved in providing pharmaceutical care.

Fill prescription orders in accordance with State and Federal regulations, utilizing technological resources and equipment.

Provide drug information and/or educational programs to healthcare professionals and pharmacy students.

  • Graduate of an ACPE accredited College of Pharmacy
  • B. S in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree
  • Current licensure as a Pharmacist in practicing state
  • Pharmacist experience preferred.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances

  • Pharmacist
  • Act 34

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

Requirements

Candidates must be graduates of an ACPE accredited College of Pharmacy with a B.S. in Pharmacy or a PharmD degree. Current licensure as a Pharmacist in the practicing state is required, with previous pharmacist experience preferred.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Medication screeningDrug interaction analysisPharmacy operationsClinical pharmacyMedication dispensingRegulatory compliancePatient safety

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 50 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% are remote, 40% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Pharmacist Jobs

38 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution38 jobs · 32 employers

13
<$145k
8
$145k-165k
11
$165k-185k
5
$185k-205k
1
$214k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks34 jobs · 32 employers

401k / retirement match
94%
Sign-on bonus
26%
CME allowance
6%
Loan repayment
3%
PSLF eligible
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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Adventist Health · Hanford, California

$75.03-$102.91/hr
#2

Clinical Pharmacist (Formulary & Quality)

Centene · Indiana

$108k-$199k
#3

Dispensing Pharmacist - Long Term Care - Full Time

$55.53-$93.08/hr
#4

Clinical Pharmacist - Tempe

$115k-$192k
+ 36 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 1.5
Below most Pharmacy listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,137 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Pittsburgh

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$234k
Typical market rent
$1,545/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
94.7
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Pittsburgh, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About UPMC

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Benefits & Perks

Generous benefits package
Expansive total rewards package
Career ladder opportunities