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Zelienople, Pennsylvania

Clinical Pharmacist - Specialty Pharmacy - Sign - On Bonus

PharmacistFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Company

Allegheny Health Network

Job Description

GENERAL OVERVIEW:

Optimizes patient care by promoting rational, safe, and cost effective drug therapy; provides pharmacist staffing duties; conducts drug therapy monitoring, conducts drug formulary reviews, and implements drug therapy interventions to reduce adverse events; educates and trains the pharmacy staff, Pharmacy Residents, and other health care providers.

Essential Responsibilities

Performs functions of a pharmacist per the pharmacist job description. (50%)

Provides clinical support functions, design and implementation of drug use evaluations which includes collecting, analyzing, trending, collating and evaluation data to be synthesized into reports such as formulary evaluations, ongoing monitors or specific drug usage evaluations. (20%)

Participates in educational program for healthcare professionals including nurses, medical staff, pharmacy residents and pharmacists. Participates in medical rounds whenever possible with the interdisciplinary team. Prepares clear and concise clinical briefs for use by nurses, medical staff, pharmacy and committees. (10%)

Provides input in planning pharmaceutical programs to meet department and organizational goals. Responsible for the design, coordination, implementation, performance and outcomes of programs, services and initiatives. (10%)

  • Promotes interdisciplinary teamwork by working on committees and task forces. (10%)
  • Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Qualifications

Minimum

  • Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy degree (Pharm D).
  • Completion of a Pharmacy Residency or 2 years of demonstrated clinical experience required.
  • Licensed or eligible for licensure as a Registered Pharmacist in the state of PA at hire or sit for boards and obtain licensure within 120 days.
  • Preferred
  • PG1 Residency

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Key Responsibilities

The clinical pharmacist optimizes patient care by monitoring drug therapy, conducting formulary reviews, and implementing interventions to reduce adverse events. They also provide clinical support, participate in interdisciplinary medical rounds, and educate healthcare staff and pharmacy residents.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Clinical pharmacyFormulary reviewData analysisHealthcare educationMedication safetyPharmacy operations

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 50 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 20% are remote, 50% have no call, 62% 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).

What does the Pharmacy market look like in Pennsylvania?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score3.0 / 10 · above average in pharmacyranked against 10,282 Pharmacy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedPharmacy median $141k (middle half $135k–$141k)315 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingPennsylvania index 97.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pharmacy listings in Pennsylvania381 active10,279 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 20% remote · 50% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusPennsylvania Pharmacist listings: 20% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 5% offer loan repayment388 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (10,282 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

37 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

31 jobs
10
<$155k
9
$155k-170k
7
$170k-185k
2
$185k-200k
3
$200k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

26 jobs
401k / retirement match
96%
Sign-on bonus
35% this job
Relocation assistance
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 50% of Pharmacy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,282 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Highmark Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Sign-On Bonus

Living in Zelienople

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$358k
Median resident rent
$1,057/mo
Residents’ average commute
31 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
94.7
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 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.