Staff Pharmacist - Per Diem
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Job Description
About the Role
Join UnitedHealth Group as a Clinical Staff Pharmacist – Per Diem, Flexible Hours in United States. Explore opportunities with CPS, part of the Optum family of businesses. We’re dedicated to crafting and delivering innovative hospital and pharmacy solutions for better patient outcomes across the entire continuum of care.
Key Responsibilities
- will play a critical role in identifying, preventing, and resolving medication-related issues to ensure safe, effective, and individualized patient care.
- will promote clinically sound and cost-effective drug therapy, contributing to improved patient outcomes and advancing the standard of pharmaceutical care.
- Provide clinical pharmacy services, including medication therapy management and pharmacokinetic dosing and m.
- provide development for other roles you may be interested in.
Requirements
- of 4 hours per week, providing coverage "as needed".
- This position will work weekdays, weekends, and holidays in addition to other shifts as required.
- About the Facility: Friends Hospital is a leader in behavioral health care offering a system of comprehensive programs and services to people suffering from behavioral and emotional health problems.
- With 192 beds, Friends is the Delaware Valley's largest provider of inpatient behavioral health services, providing individualized programs for adolescents, adults, older adults and eating disorders.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $44.09 - $78.70/hr
- 401(k) with employer match.
Work Schedule
- Per Diem position.
- Weekend coverage may be required.
- Flexible scheduling available.
Apply to join UnitedHealth Group as a Clinical Staff Pharmacist – Per Diem, Flexible Hours.
Key Skills
Position Insights
Pharmacy — Pharmacist Career Context
This Pharmacy position at UnitedHealth Group is open to pharmacist candidates.
Pharmacists are expanding beyond traditional dispensing roles into clinical consulting, medication management, and remote pharmacy services.
Compensation Analysis
UnitedHealth Group lists compensation for this pharmacist position at $44k to $78k annually.
This position also offers production-based compensation: $78000 per hourly. Production bonuses can significantly increase total earnings above the stated base salary range.
Location & Logistics
This position is based in Pennsylvania.
Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits
Key skills and qualifications: Clinical pharmacy, Medication therapy management, Pharmacokinetic dosing, Sterile compounding, Non-sterile compounding, Medication safety, Regulatory compliance, Patient care. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Pharmacy role.
Core responsibilities: The Staff Pharmacist will review, verify, and dispense medication orders while providing clinical services like pharmacokinetic dosing and medication therapy management. They will also collaborate with care teams to optimize patient regimens and supervise pharmacy technicians to ensure regulatory co...
Benefits package: Comprehensive benefits package, Incentive and recognition programs, Equity stock purchase, 401k contribution. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.
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Benefits & Perks
Job Details
Employment Type
Per Diem
Posted
12d ago
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