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CoxHealth
Springfield, Missouri

Critical Care Pharmacist

PharmacistNo nightsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Facility

CoxHealth South: 3801 S National Ave, Springfield, Missouri, United States of America, 65807

Department: 1080 Inpatient Pharmacy South

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Hours: 6:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Work Shift

Day Shift (United States of America)

CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence:

  • Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times.
  • Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces, Greatest Workplaces in Healthcare (2025, 2026), Greatest Workplaces for Women (2023, 2024), and Greatest Workplaces for Diversity (2024) by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group.
  • Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads.
  • Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare (2025).

Benefits

  • Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement with Employer Match and more (20+ hrs/week)
  • For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth
  • Up to $10,000 Sign-On Bonus
  • Up to 80 hours of front-loaded Paid Time Off
  • Up to $3,000 Relocation bonus

Job Description

This pharmacist position is responsible for patient care including operational and clinical pharmacy services to adult patients in the Neurotrauma Intensive Care Unit (NTICU), Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU), Coronary Care Unit (CCU), Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) and Step-Down unit.

Specific unit responsibilities and patient care rounding experiences will vary based on the position outline below as well as involvement in special projects. The individual must display maturity, independence, initiative, and strong communication skills.

In addition, individuals will exemplify the CoxHealth mission, vision, and values and act in accordance with CoxHealth policies and procedures.

Education

  • Required: B.S. in Pharmacy required
  • Preferred: Pharm.D. degree preferred

Experience

  • Preferred: Two years of residency, including a one-year specialty residency in critical care OR
  • Preferred: One year of general residency plus two years of current direct-patient care in critical care OR
  • Preferred: Five years of current direct-patient care experience in critical care

Skills

Individual would spend approximately 80% of the time with patient-centered responsibilities in their respective areas: NTICU/CVICU/CCU/MICU/Step-Down and 20% completing committee, precepting and special project responsibilities.

Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, other computer systems software, copiers, fax machines and other office equipment as necessary.

Licensure/Certification/Registration

Licensed by Missouri Board of Pharmacy as Pharmacist or eligible for licensure by Missouri Board of Pharmacy as a Pharmacist and obtains licensure within 90 days of hire.

Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS) certified or expected within 3 years of starting the position.

Eligibility for licensure requires submission of application for Pharmacy License at time of hire

Key Responsibilities

The pharmacist is responsible for providing operational and clinical pharmacy services to patients in various intensive care and step-down units. They will also participate in committee work, precepting, and special projects as part of their 20% non-clinical time.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a B.S. in Pharmacy and be licensed or eligible for licensure by the Missouri Board of Pharmacy. Preferred qualifications include a Pharm.D. degree and several years of direct patient care experience in a critical care setting.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Pharmacy operations

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 50 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% are remote, 50% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

How many Pharmacy jobs are remote?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score5.1 / 10 · top 25% in pharmacyranked against 10,181 Pharmacy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedPharmacy median $138k (middle half $135k–$150k)130 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingMissouri index 90.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pharmacy listings in Missouri198 active10,295 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 28% remote · 50% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (10,181 Pharmacy listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Pharmacist Jobs

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

25 jobs
401k / retirement match
96% this job
Sign-on bonus
28% this job
Relocation assistance
4% this job
PSLF eligible
4%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 5.1
Better work-life than 80% of Pharmacy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,181 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About CoxHealth

Hospitals and Health Care
Springfield, MO
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, Vision, Dental
Retirement with Employer Match
Up to $10,000 Sign-On Bonus
Up to 80 hours front-loaded Paid Time Off
Up to $3,000 Relocation bonus

Living in Springfield

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$235k
Typical market rent
$1,192/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
88.6
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Springfield, MO metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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