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Lancaster, California

Pharmacist

PharmacistFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Job Description Summary

Are you a licensed Pharmacist ready to make a real impact in patient care? We're looking for a dedicated, detail-oriented, and compassionate professional to join our hospital pharmacy team.

  • Entity
  • Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)
  • Worker Type
  • Employee
  • Worker Sub-Type
  • Regular
  • Cost Center
  • CC001525 LAN - Pharmacy (LMC)
  • Pay Rate Type
  • Hourly
  • Pay Grade
  • Health-34
  • Scheduled Weekly Hours
  • 40

Work Shift

  • Job Description
  • What we offer - we can't name everything but below are a few benefits:
  • Opportunities for professional development and continuing education
  • Access to cutting-edge medical technologies and resources
  • Certification Recognition
  • Sign on Bonus
  • Paid Parental Leave (PPL)
  • South Carolina State Retirement and Health Insurance
  • A supportive, team-oriented work environment
  • Employee wellness programs and support.

What You’ll Do

  • Dispense and review medications for safety and effectiveness
  • Provide expert guidance to medical staff and patients
  • Ensure compliance with hospital policies and legal regulations
  • Contribute to clinical rounds and interdisciplinary care planning
  • Additional Job Description

What We’re Looking For

  • Graduate of an accredited College of Pharmacy, Advanced Degree in Pharmacy
  • Licensed and Registered South Carolina Pharmacist
  • Hospital or clinical pharmacy experience is preferred
  • Strong attention to detail and communication skills

Passion for Patient Care and Teamwork

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!

The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment based upon applicable qualifications, merit and business need.

Medical University of South Carolina participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program, please click here: uscis.gov

Key Responsibilities

The pharmacist will dispense and review medications to ensure safety and effectiveness while providing expert guidance to medical staff and patients. They will also contribute to clinical rounds and interdisciplinary care planning to support hospital operations.

Requirements

Candidates must be a graduate of an accredited College of Pharmacy and hold a valid South Carolina Pharmacist license. Previous hospital or clinical pharmacy experience is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Medication dispensingSafety compliance

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 50 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 26% are remote, 56% have no call, 56% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

How many Pharmacy jobs are remote?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPharmacy median $155k (middle half $151k–$177k)31 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingCalifornia index 110.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pharmacy listings in California612 active10,259 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 26% remote · 56% no call · 56% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusCalifornia pharmacist listings (all specialties): 8% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 12% offer loan repayment633 active listings, Nov 2026
New Pharmacy listings3,645 in the last 30 days3,212 the 30 days before (+13%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Pharmacy pay trend+3.6% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Pharmacist Jobs

34 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

30 jobs
10
<$155k
9
$155k-170k
7
$170k-185k
2
$185k-200k
2
$200k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

26 jobs
401k / retirement match
96%
Sign-on bonus
27% this job
Loan repayment
8%
CME allowance
8% this job
PSLF eligible
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Lead Inpatient Pharmacist

Jefferson Healthcare · Port Townsend, Washington

$70.49-$107.77/hr
#2

Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacist

Summit Pacific Medical Center · Elma, Washington

$66.43-$99.27/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 1.5
Better work-life than 10% of Pharmacy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,041 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About MUSC

Hospitals and Health Care
Charleston, South Carolina
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Sign on Bonus
Paid Parental Leave (PPL)
South Carolina State Retirement and Health Insurance
Opportunities for professional development and continuing education
Certification Recognition
Employee wellness programs and support

Living in Lancaster

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$432k
Typical market rent
$2,460/mo
Residents’ average commute
31 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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