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Encompass Health
Altoona, Pennsylvania

Pharmacist

PharmacistIncludes callPer Diem

Compensation

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Job Description

Pharmacist Career Opportunity (Pool)

Valued for Your Expertise as a Pharmacist

Are you a dedicated and skilled pharmacist seeking a career that aligns with your values? Encompass Health, the nation's leading provider of in-patient rehabilitation, welcomes committed and skilled pharmacists seeking meaningful careers close to home and heart.

As a Pharmacist, you'll ensure safe medication use, positively impacting patient well-being. Your expertise contributes directly to community health while offering opportunities to shape policies, develop clinical services, and integrate medication management into rehabilitative care.

Join a team valuing professional growth, where your role involves making crucial management decisions and recommendations, exercising independent judgment. If you're passionate about leveraging pharmaceutical knowledge for positive impacts and professional fulfillment, explore this exciting opportunity with us.

A Glimpse Into Our World

At Encompass Health, you'll experience the difference the moment you become a part of our team. Working with us means aligning with a rapidly growing national inpatient rehabilitation leader. We take pride in the growth opportunities we offer and how our team unites for the greater good of our patients.

Our achievements include being named one of the "World’s Most Admired Companies" and receiving the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® Award, among other accolades, which is nothing short of amazing.

Become the Pharmacist you always wanted to be

Overseeing daily pharmacy operations to meet customer and patient expectations.

Contributing to the development of pharmacy-specific policies and procedures in compliance with Joint Commission and other regulatory agency regulations.

Active participation in the interdisciplinary team, leveraging critical information for positive patient outcomes.

Accurate interpretation, compounding, and dispensing of medication in adherence to legal and professional pharmacy standards.

Qualifications

  • State pharmacy board licensure in good standing, for the state in which the hospital is located.
  • Completion of a degree from an accredited pharmacy program or equivalent.
  • 1 year of supervisory experience preferred.

The Encompass Health Way

We proudly set the standard in care by leading with empathy, doing what's right, focusing on the positive, and standing stronger together. Encompass Health is a trusted leader in post-acute care with over 150 nationwide locations and a team of 36,000 exceptional individuals and growing!

At Encompass Health, we celebrate and welcome diversity in our inclusive culture. We provide equal employment opportunities regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, color, creed, age, mental or physical disability, or any other protected classification.

We're eagerly looking forward to meeting you, and we genuinely mean that. Join us on this remarkable journey!

Key Responsibilities

The pharmacist will oversee daily pharmacy operations and ensure compliance with regulatory standards while actively participating in interdisciplinary team meetings. They are responsible for the accurate interpretation, compounding, and dispensing of medications to support patient well-being.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Regulatory complianceInterdisciplinary team collaborationPolicy developmentPatient careSupervisory skills

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 50 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 44% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks26 jobs · 24 employers

401k / retirement match
96%
Sign-on bonus
27%
Loan repayment
4%
CME allowance
4%
PSLF eligible
4%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 1.5
Below most Pharmacy listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,314 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Altoona

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$151k
Typical market rent
$1,090/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
89.5
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Altoona, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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