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Munson Healthcare
Gaylord, Michigan

Clinical Pharmacist

PharmacistIncludes weekendsFull-Time

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Job Description

Company Description

More Than Just Care, It’s Community

Imagine doing meaningful work in a place where people vacation. That’s life at Munson Healthcare - northern Michigan’s largest healthcare system, with eight award-winning community hospitals serving over half a million residents across 29 counties.

If you want a career in healthcare and a lifestyle most people only dream about – with freshwater lakes, scenic trails, charming downtowns, a vibrant arts scene, and endless outdoor adventures - you might just be Munson Material.

To us, that means teammates who live by our values of excellence, teamness, positivity, creativity, and a commitment to creating exceptional experiences for our patients and each other. Join a team that delivers outstanding care in one of the most beautiful regions in the country.

Invested in You

Grow: Tuition reimbursement, in-person and online development, and access to our career hub to help you advance.

Thrive: Full benefits, paid holidays, generous PTO, employee discounts, and free individual retirement counseling.

Be Well: Free wellness platform for you and your family, plus personalized support for personal or family challenges.

Be Heard: Share your ideas and help shape the way we work through improvement huddles, employee surveys, and town hall meetings

Job Description

A Day in the Life

The Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for the provision of safe, effective, appropriate and cost-efficient medication therapy to patients.

The Clinical pharmacist will work directly with providers, other health professionals, and patients to ensure that the medications prescribed for patients contribute to the best possible health outcomes.

Clinical pharmacists verify orders for medications, monitor patient medication therapies, provide drug information, and supervise and direct support personnel.

Qualifications

  • What’s Required
  • Graduate of an ACPE-accredited School of Pharmacy with a BS Pharmacy degree or higher
  • Currently licensed to practice pharmacy in the state of Michigan or eligible for licensure*

Eligible for Licensure/licensure Requirements Is Defined As

  • State of Michigan licensure as a Registered Pharmacists is required within 90 days of employment
  • Those seeking licensure in the state of Michigan will have 90 days to do so.

If at 90 days licensure is not obtained, continued employment will be evaluated and termination of employment may occur.

All clinical pharmacists job duties will be performed under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist until licensure in the State of Michigan is obtained AND training has been successfully completed.

  • Health-system experience or PGY-1 residency completion preferred, but not required
  • PGY-2 Residency completion desired but not required for specialty areas (ED, OR, ONC)
  • Board Certification preferred, but not required
  • Additional Information
  • Schedule: 7a-3:30p, 7:30a-4p, 10:30a-7p, 8a-4:30p
  • Call, weekends, and Holiday rotation required

Munson Healthcare requires all employees be vaccinated or have lab confirmed immunity for Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella. MHC also requires all employees to receive a flu vaccine during the flu season in the year that they are hired and annually thereafter, or receive an approved medical or religious exemption.

Shift: Day/Night Shift

Status: Full Time

Key Responsibilities

The Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for providing safe and effective medication therapy by working directly with providers and patients. They verify medication orders, monitor patient therapies, and supervise support personnel to ensure optimal health outcomes.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Medication therapy managementClinical pharmacyPatient careOrder verificationPharmacotherapy monitoringSupervision of support personnelHealthcare compliance

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 50 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 52% are remote, 40% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Pharmacist Jobs

37 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution36 jobs · 30 employers

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<$145k
8
$145k-165k
10
$165k-185k
7
$185k-205k
1
$214k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks34 jobs · 30 employers

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

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$75.03-$102.91/hr
#2

Clinical Pharmacist

Option Care Health · Farmington Hills, Michigan

$121k-$201k
#3

Clinical Pharmacist (Formulary & Quality)

$108k-$199k
#4

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$108k-$199k
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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 4.2
Better work-life than 70% of Pharmacy listings

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

  • Includes weekends

Living in Gaylord

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$280k
Median resident rent
$977/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About Munson Healthcare

Hospitals and Health Care
Traverse City, MI
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Tuition reimbursement
Full benefits
Paid holidays
Generous PTO
Employee discounts
Free individual retirement counseling
Free wellness platform