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Amberwell Health
Atchison, Kansas

Pharmacist, Inpatient, PRN

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Job Description

Job Details:

Job Location: Amberwell Atchison - Atchison, KS, Position Type: PRN (As needed - no set schedule), Education Level: Doctorate Degree, Salary Range: Undisclosed, Travel Percentage: Periodic - As Needed, Job Shift: PRN - As Needed, no set Shift, Job Category: Pharmacy, JOB DESCRIPTION: Pharmacists are responsible for ensuring medications are prepared, compounded and dispensed in a manner consistent with department policy, rules and regulations promulgated by the Board of Pharmacy and other applicable regulatory bodies.

As part of daily activities, pharmacists routinely assess pertinent patient information, such as demographic data, vital signs, laboratory values, medication regimens, medication compliance, and health insurance coverage.

Pharmacists collaborate with all members of the healthcare team, patients, and their caregivers to provide value-based, patient centered care.

About Amberwell Health

Amberwell Health is a healthcare system dedicated to improving the health and wellness of the communities we serve, providing compassionate healthcare with clinical excellence.

Amberwell locations include several complete care facilities that provide a full spectrum of patient care services including inpatient, surgical, orthopedic, maternal, health at home, and emergency care services. In addition, Amberwell clinic locations offer primary care and specialty care services.

Amberwell Health supports service lines and locations across the system with a range of support services including radiology, laboratory, cardiopulmonary, rehabilitation therapy, occupational health, infusion, nutrition, pharmacy, administrative services, and many other specialty services.

AMBERWELL CULTURE: Amazing Amberwell employees are at the heart of a workplace focused on competencies with our cultural values. Excellence in healthcare is expected and our patients deserve nothing less.

Our culture competencies range from warm greetings in the hall to providing patients with “wow” experiences in each department. At Amberwell, we go beyond excellence to provide the unexpected.

At Amberwell, you will find a professional environment that values consistency, collaboration, and patient-first decision making. Servant leadership is both modeled and mentored, with a focus on regular appreciation.

Amberwell employees enjoy many appreciation events and activities to help them know just how important they are to our organization, our patients, and our communities. To learn more about Amberwell Health, our affiliated organizations, and available career opportunities, visit careers.amberwellhealth.org.

Qualifications

JOB QUALIFICATIONS: Experience: Minimum Required Experience: N/A Preferred Experience: 1+ year hospital experience Education: Minimum Required Education: Graduation from an accredited school of pharmacy; Doctor of Pharmacy or RPh Preferred Education: Doctor of Pharmacy Licenses: Minimum Required Licenses: Current Kansas Pharmacist License in good standing Preferred Licenses: N/A Certifications: Minimum Required: None Preferred Certifications: N/A

Key Responsibilities

Pharmacists are responsible for preparing, compounding, and dispensing medications in accordance with department policies and regulatory standards. They also collaborate with the healthcare team to assess patient information and provide value-based, patient-centered care.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Doctor of Pharmacy degree or equivalent and possess a current Kansas Pharmacist License in good standing. While hospital experience is not strictly required, at least one year of hospital experience is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Medication compoundingPatient assessmentClinical pharmacyRegulatory complianceHealthcare collaborationMedication regimen management

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 50 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 48% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Kansas is 90.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.0% of Kansas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Work-Life Balance Distribution29 jobs · 24 employers

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Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,254 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Atchison

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$195k
Median resident rent
$737/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
State income tax
Up to 5.7%
Sources & methodology

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

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