Pharmacist - Inpatient Pharmacy
Listed compensation
$133k-$196k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, nights and shift pattern, benefits and time off.
Job Description
- Building Name: CVPH - Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital
- Location Address: 75 Beekman Street, Plattsburgh New York
- Regular
- Department: CVPH - Inpatient Pharmacy
- Full Time
- Standard Hours: 40
- Biweekly Scheduled Hours: 80
- Shift: Evening
- Primary Shift: 1:00 PM - 9:30 PM
- Weekend Needs: Every Other
- Salary Range: Min $63.84 Mid $79.16 Max $94.48
- Recruiter: Katie Dubrey
Per the Collective Bargaining Agreement, current bargaining unit employees have priority consideration for this position if they apply within seven (7) days of the posting date. After this period, all applicants will be considered equally.
Primary Shift 1300-2130
Secondary Shifts 1430-2300, 0700-1530
General Summary
Each staff pharmacist is responsible for the preparation and dispensing of medications and pharmaceutical supplies for both Inpatients and Outpatients of CVPH.
Qualifications
Education/Skills Required
1. BS Pharmacy & Registered Pharmacist (NYS) required.
2. Hospital Pharmacy experience preferred.
3. Computer knowledge preferred.
As applicable, the individual has training/competency in attending to the special needs and/or behaviors appropriate to the age of the patients for which care is being provided.
This is a bargaining union position.
Key Responsibilities
The staff pharmacist is responsible for the preparation and dispensing of medications and pharmaceutical supplies for both inpatients and outpatients. They must ensure accurate medication management within the hospital pharmacy setting.
Key Skills
Pharmacist Career Context
Of the 40 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% are remote, 60% have no call, 63% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$165k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $153k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $133k–$196k | Pharmacy median $142k (middle half $137k–$157k)10 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$153k in purchasing power | New York index 107.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Pharmacy listings in New York | 394 active | 10,289 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 28% remote · 60% no call · 63% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
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- Includes call
- Includes weekends
About Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital
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Living in Plattsburgh
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $246k≈ 1.9× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $1,254/mo≈ 11% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 17 min
- State income tax
- Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.