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Las Vegas, Nevada

PHARMACIST (PER DIEM)

PharmacistPer Diem

Listed compensation

$51.64-$68.46/hr

The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

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Job Description

Responsibilities

About Centennial Hills Hospital

Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center® is a 336-bed facility that is part of the seven-hospital Valley Health System serving Northwest Las Vegas community. The hospital provides a wide range of medical services and procedures, including comprehensive women's services.

In addition to digital mammography, gynecologic care and gynecologic surgery, the Women’s Center offers maternity services that include labor and delivery, recovery rooms, antepartum and postpartum care, a newborn nursery, and a Level III neonatal intensive care unit.

Centennial Hills Hospital has demonstrated a strong commitment to community health, becoming the first tobacco-free campus in Nevada. The hospital has also been recognized by the U.S. News & World Report as a High Performing Hospital for Heart Failure, Stroke and Maternity Care for 2022-2023.

The Valley Health System (VHS) is owned and operated by a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS). Each employee at VHS takes part in the UHS Service Excellence Program. The program is guided by three standards: "Treat everyone as a guest. Demonstrate professionalism and excellence in the things I do. Practice teamwork." The talent and dedication of all UHS employees is what makes the company unique.

Benefit Highlights

  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan

SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program

  • Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
  • More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: uhsguest.com

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. has built an impressive record of achievement and performance, growing since its inception into a Fortune 500 corporation.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 101,500 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries.

Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 40 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. For additional information visit uhs.com.

Job Description

Provides comprehensive pharmaceutical care through integrated drug distribution, patient counseling and teaching. Fills orders for medications, monitor patient’s drug therapies and provides clinical consultation and clarification to practitioners.

Qualifications

Education

Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy (BS Pharm

Experience

One (1) year experience preferred.

Technical Skills

Automation experience with knowledge of reporting features (i. e., optimization, load/unload, nursing narcotic access, etc.)

License/Certification

Current Pharmacist License in the State of Nevada

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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Key Skills

Medication order processingDrug therapy monitoringAutomation systemsNarcotic access management

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 40 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 15% are remote, 53% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Nevada is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$125k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $125k in an average-cost state. 57.5% of Nevada clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Pharmacy market look like in Nevada?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$107k–$142kPharmacy median $141k (middle half $135k–$142k)83 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$125k in purchasing powerNevada index 100.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pharmacy listings in Nevada89 active10,273 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 15% remote · 53% no call · 68% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentUS Pharmacist listings: 19% state a sign-on bonus (median $43k) · 19% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Pharmacy listings3,675 in the last 30 days3,327 the 30 days before (+10%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Pharmacy pay trend+3.3% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

Nevada has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$125k midpoint, that is roughly $5k–$9k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

Top contract/1099 Pharmacist Jobs

39 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

22 jobs
8
<$165k
4
$165k-175k
6
$175k-185k
2
$185k-195k
2
$195k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

23 jobs
401k / retirement match
87% this job
Sign-on bonus
26%
CME allowance
13%
Loan repayment
9% this job
PSLF eligible
9%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$99.25-$120.69/hr
#2

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$99.25-$120.69/hr
#3

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$100 per hour
#4

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$62.89-$92.44/hr
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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 1.5
Better work-life than 10% of Pharmacy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,057 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About UHS

Hospitals and Health Care
Aiken, South Carolina
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive Compensation
Generous Paid Time Off
Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug Plans
401(K) with company match
Discounted stock plan
SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
Career development opportunities

Living in Las Vegas

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$401k
Typical market rent
$1,700/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

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