Part-time Float Pharmacist
Listed compensation
$44-$79/hr
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
Ask the employer about call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
$10,000 Sign on Bonus for External Candidates
Opportunities with Genoa Healthcare. A career with Genoa Healthcare means you're part of a collaborative effort to serve behavioral health and addiction treatment communities. We do more than just provide medicine: we change lives for the better.
People with serious mental or chronic illness - and those who care for them - have moving stories, and at Genoa we become their voice, their partner.
Working as part of a coordinated care team, we partner with community-based providers and others to ensure that people with complex health conditions get the right medications and are able to follow their treatment plans.
Our personalized services - in-clinic pharmacies, medication management and more - are leading the way to a new level of care.
Genoa is a pharmacy care services company that is part of Optum and UnitedHealth Group’s family of businesses. We are part of a leading information and technology-enabled health services business dedicated to making the health system work better for everyone. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
We seek a Float Pharmacist for the state of Maine to perform professional duties and responsibilities associated with the processing of prescriptions.
Tour a Genoa Pharmacy at the following link: Genoa Healthcare On-site Pharmacy Tour
This onsite, part-time position will be scheduled 32 hours per week during the pharmacy hours of Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm. Candidates must have some availability during that time.
Locations include: Portland, Biddeford, Augusta, Bangor, Wiscasset, Brunswick, Lewiston, Skowhegan
Primary Responsibilities
- Distributes drugs prescribed by physicians and other health practitioners
- Provides information to customers about medications and their use
- Focuses on providing a superior level of customer service
- Ensures compliance with all relevant laws of the applicable State Board of Pharmacy
- Administration of immunizations as allowed by State Boards of Pharmacy
- Any other usual and customary pharmacy duties
You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy or PharmD
- Current pharmacist license in state of Maine
- Certified immunizer or willing to become an immunizer within 3 months of hire
- Access to reliable transportation and valid driver’s license
Preferred Qualifications
- Current pharmacist license in state of New Hampshire or willing to obtain within 60 days of hire
- Authorization to administer long-acting injectables or willing to obtain within 3 months of hire
Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements).
No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The hourly pay for this role will range from $44 - $79 per hour based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.
At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. Together, we are shaping the future of healthcare by harnessing technology and innovation to make care simpler to navigate, more affordable and more connected for the people we serve.
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcomed, valued, heard and respected, empowering people to bring their authentic selves to work and strengthening our collective impact through diverse talents, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.
UnitedHealth Group and its affiliated brands are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.
UnitedHealth Group and its affiliated brands are a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
Key Responsibilities
Dispense medications prescribed by physicians and other healthcare practitioners, process prescriptions, and advise customers on medication use. Provide high-quality customer service, administer immunizations as permitted, comply with state pharmacy laws, and perform customary pharmacy duties.
Requirements
Requires a bachelor's degree in pharmacy or a PharmD, an active Maine pharmacist license, and certification as an immunizer or willingness to obtain it within three months of hire. Candidates must have reliable transportation and a valid driver's license; a New Hampshire pharmacist license and authorization to administer long-acting injectables are preferred or may be obtained within the stated timeframes.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Pharmacist Career Context
Of the 40 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 23% are remote, 55% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Maine is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$128k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $132k in an average-cost state. 62.0% of Maine clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 3.9 / 10 · above average in pharmacy | ranked against 10,129 Pharmacy listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $92k–$164k | Pharmacy median $148k (middle half $139k–$157k)237 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$132k in purchasing power | Maine index 97.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Pharmacy listings in Maine | 42 active | 10,301 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 23% remote · 55% no call · 60% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | $10k sign-on | US Pharmacist listings: 17% state a sign-on bonus (median $15k) · 15% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Pharmacy listings | 3,778 in the last 30 days | 3,272 the 30 days before (+15%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Pharmacy pay trend | +3.4% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
| UnitedHealth Group | silver tier, 72/100 | Top Employers work-life index1,623 active listings |
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