Lead Staff Pharmacist
Compensation
Pay not listed
The week · per this posting · 7 on / 7 off
7 on / 7 off: every day of your on-week (including its weekend), then a full week off.
Ask the employer about the pay range, the work setting, call expectations and time off.
Job Description
When you join Piedmont, you’re not just changing your work environment. We open doors to real change in the lives we touch — especially yours. We’re committed to bringing award-winning care to communities across Georgia and celebrating the strength our diversity creates. Together, we’re doing big things.
One employee, one team, and one community at a time. Piedmont is a place where your work truly matters—and where you’re supported to do your best every day. We offer a collaborative culture, innovative resources, and leadership that is genuinely invested in your growth.
With competitive benefits, wellness programs, and opportunities for advancement, you’ll have what you need to thrive now and build a strong future.
Responsibilities
Lead Staff Pharmacist, FT, Piedmont Columbus Midtown
Assumes essential duties and responsibilities in the absence of pharmacy managers in order to ensure standard of patient care. Serves as part of pharmacy leadership team and assists Director with business aspects of the department.
Responsible for management of the pharmacy workflow under the direction of the Pharmacy Manager. Prepares monthly staffing schedule for Pharmacists. Performs duties of distribution, documentation and compounding related to drugs, solutions and equipment to meet the needs of patients and staff.
Responsible for the reviewing, compounding, dispensing and monitoring of medication therapy for infants, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients which includes dosing variations, nutritional needs and disease states associated with the various age groups.
Provides oversight for students and for all pharmacy technician activities including monitoring of all orders filled by auxiliary personnel. Assumes responsibility for competency and self-development in professional pharmacy practice.
Performs patient focused care clinical activities throughout the hospital, to provide patients with optimal medication therapy. (Note: Includes Job Code T06135 for "7 On / 7 Off" Schedule).
Qualifications
- Education
- Graduate of an ACPE-accredited school of pharmacy with a Bachelor’s or higher in Pharmacy Required
- Work Experience
- 2 years of hospital pharmacy experience Required
Licenses and Certifications
- PHARMD - Licensed Pharmacist Licensed as a registered pharmacist in the state of Georgia Upon Hire Required
- Business Unit: Company Name
- Piedmont Columbus Midtown
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Pharmacist Career Context
Of the 50 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 24% are remote, 58% have no call, 64% require no weekends.
In Georgia, the Pharmacy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$144k (34 salary observations; 301 listings), vs ~$141k nationally (2,072 salary observations; 11,989 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Pharmacy median $136k (middle half $130k–$148k)135 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Georgia vs national | $144k median in Georgia | $141k nationally (+2%)34 state / 2,072 national salary observations |
| Cost of living | Georgia index 96.3 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Pharmacy listings in Georgia | 337 active | 10,187 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 24% remote · 58% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Georgia pharmacist listings (all specialties): 11% state a sign-on bonus · 8% offer loan repayment346 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Pharmacy listings | 3,578 in the last 30 days | 3,274 the 30 days before (+9%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Pharmacy pay trend | +3.4% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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