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Southern Illinois Healthcare
Carbondale, Illinois

Clinical Pharmacist 7/7, Full Time

PharmacistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$55.38-$88.61/hr

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Job Description

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Position Summary

  • Responsible for attending to the medication needs of the patients and provide drug information to patients, pharmacists, physicians, nurses and other hospital staff.

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy (Registered) or
  • Doctorate of Pharmacy (Clinical)

Licenses and Certification

  • Illinois license of Pharmacy
  • (225 ILCS 85/6 – 225 ILCS 85/8; 68 IL ADC 1330.300 – 68 IL ADC 1330.350) States: "An applicant may work as a registered pharmacist for up to 60 days prior to the issuance of a certificate of registration upon receipt of a notice from the Division that the examination was successfully completed."

Experience and Skills

  • Technical Experience: N/A

Role Specific Responsibilities

  • Maintains records, processes and monitors narcotic usage.
  • Reviews, interprets, and processes provider medication orders.
  • Prepares IV admixtures and other medications.
  • Educates staff on medication usage.
  • Educates patients on medication usage.
  • Oversees technician staff.
  • Monitors drug therapy, takes an active role in drug utilization, intervenes on the patients behalf as necessary, including conferring with providers and other caregivers about therapy, and documents those interventions.
  • Participates in community health related events.
  • Obtains and maintains competence in pharmacy, including assigned areas and required continuing education
  • Participates in work assignments at other SIH facilities.

Compensation (Commensurate with Experience)

  • $55.38
  • To
  • $88.61
  • To access our Benefits Guide/Plan Information, please click the link below:

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Key Responsibilities

The Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for managing patient medication needs, providing drug information, and reviewing medication orders. They also oversee pharmacy technicians, prepare IV admixtures, and educate both staff and patients on medication usage.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy or a Doctorate of Pharmacy. An active Illinois Pharmacy license is required for the position.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Medication ManagementIV Admixture PreparationMedication Order ReviewNarcotic MonitoringPatient EducationPharmacy OperationsClinical DocumentationDrug Utilization ReviewStaff Supervision

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 40 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 55% have no call, 73% require no weekends.

Pharmacy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$150k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $150k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Pharmacist Jobs

22 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution22 jobs · 15 employers

9
<$160k
6
$160k-195k
3
$195k-230k
3
$257k
1
$268k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks19 jobs · 15 employers

401k / retirement match
95%
Sign-on bonus
5%
Loan repayment
5%
CME allowance
5% this job
PSLF eligible
5%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,938 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Carbondale

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$159k
Typical market rent
$675/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About Southern Illinois Healthcare

Hospitals and Health Care
Carbondale, IL
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Benefits Guide Available