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Outpatient Pharmacist - PRN

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Job Description

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Job Title

Outpatient Pharmacist - PRN

Location: Dover

Facility

Union Hospital

Department: Ambulatory Pharmacy-Pharmacy

Job Code: D99802

Shift: Rotating Shifts

Schedule: 7:00am-6:00pm

Job Summary

Provides pharmacy services and ensures the appropriate selection, dosing, administration, and dispensing of medication orders.

Job Details

Responsibilities

  • Provides safe, efficient, patient-centered, evidence-based medication services.
  • Verifies medication orders and/or dispenses medications accurately according to state and federal regulations.
  • Documents services in a complete, accurate and timely manner.
  • Actively contributes to medication safety initiatives.
  • Utilizes available technology proficiently and to full extent, in their area of practice.
  • Ensures all pharmacy operations are in compliance with national accreditation standards.
  • Maintains professional interactions with patients to facilitate successful patient experiences.
  • Directs staff appropriately to provide safe and efficient care.
  • Maintains professional working relationships with all caregivers.
  • Promotes a positive work environment by providing constructive ideas and feedback to improve services and the department.
  • Educates and trains students, residents, other caregivers, and/or patients.
  • Provides cost-effective care.
  • Accountable for drug use policy adherence.
  • Utilizes time and resources effectively.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Education

PharmD or Bachelors of Science degree in Pharmacy from an accredited college of pharmacy.

Certifications

Current State licensure as a Registered Pharmacist (RPh) or eligible for reciprocation in current State within 90 days of hire. Board Certification preferred.

For individuals required to administer immunizations, current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through American Heart Association (AHA) and completion of a Board of Pharmacy approved course in the administration of immunizations or certification obtained within 90 days of hire are required.

For individuals required to respond to adult or pediatric cardiopulmonary arrest events, current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certification through American Heart Association (AHA), or certification obtained within one (1) year of hire, is required.

Complexity of Work

Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work unsupervised or with minimal supervision.

Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Work Experience

Completion of a post-graduate year 1 residency (PGY1), fellowship or 2 years of relevant pharmacy experience required.

Current incumbents as of 6/1/2019 will be grandfathered for work experience requirement.

Physical Requirements

Typical physical demands include ability to perform the job while standing and walking for prolonged times, approximately 75% of shift and continuously for extended periods of time.

Manual dexterity sufficient to perform computer and dispensing functions of the job; ability to lift up to 20 lbs.

  • Position often includes reaching, stretching, stooping, climbing steps and sitting.
  • Must have normal or corrected vision.
  • Must have ability to clearly communicate verbally by phone or in person

Personal Protective Equipment

Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

If applying for a Florida position, please see the following website for more information on the background screening requirements required by the Agency of Health Care Administration: info.flclearinghouse.com

  • Please review the Equal Employment Opportunity poster.
  • Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.

Requirements

Requires a PharmD or bachelor's degree in pharmacy and current pharmacist licensure or eligibility to obtain state licensure within 90 days of hire. Requires completion of a PGY1 residency, fellowship, or two years of relevant pharmacy experience; additional BLS, immunization, ACLS, or PALS credentials apply when relevant to assigned duties.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Medication Order VerificationMedication DispensingPatient-Centered CareEvidence-Based PracticeRegulatory ComplianceClinical JudgmentPatient EducationStaff DirectionCommunicationImmunization AdministrationTime ManagementResource Management

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 50 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 18% are remote, 56% have no call, 56% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Maryland is 105.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.9% of Maryland clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Pharmacy market look like in Maryland?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score3.0 / 10 · above average in pharmacyranked against 10,003 Pharmacy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedPharmacy median $159k (middle half $128k–$162k)55 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingMaryland index 105.0US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pharmacy listings in Maryland114 active10,117 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 18% remote · 56% no call · 56% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMaryland Pharmacist listings: 20% state a sign-on bonus · 13% offer loan repayment115 active listings, Nov 2026
New Pharmacy listings3,763 in the last 30 days3,073 the 30 days before (+22%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Pharmacy pay trend+3.3% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (10,003 Pharmacy listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top contract/1099 Pharmacist Jobs

34 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

24 jobs
6
<$150k
7
$150k-170k
7
$170k-190k
3
$190k-210k
1
$217k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

20 jobs
401k / retirement match
95%
Sign-on bonus
30%
Loan repayment
15%
PSLF eligible
10%
CME allowance
5%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Clinical Pharmacist Telepharmacy

CommonSpirit Health · Chicago, Illinois

$63.25-$104.36/hr
#2

Pharmacist (Specialty)

Centene · Missouri

$51.78-$95.81/hr
#3

Clinical Pharmacist

$157k-$196k
#4

Dispensing Pharmacist - Long Term Care - Full Time

$55.53-$93.08/hr
+ 32 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,003 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Elkton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$334k
Typical market rent
$1,904/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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