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Guardian Pharmacy
Orlando, Florida

Pharmacist

PharmacistIncludes weekendsFull-Time

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Job Description

Orlando, Florida, United States of America

Extraordinary Care. Extraordinary Careers.

With one of the nation’s largest, most innovative long-term care pharmacy services providers, there is no limit to the growth of your career.

Guardian Pharmacy of Orlando, a member of the Guardian family of pharmacies, has an exciting opportunity for you to join our rapidly growing team in Orlando, Florida.

Why Guardian Pharmacy of Orlando? We’re reimagining medication management and transforming care.

Who We Are and What We’re About

Our core focus is delivering customized medication management solutions to support healthcare organizations serving seniors and individuals with complex care needs. With our comprehensive suite of tech-enabled pharmacy services and a dedicated team of professionals committed to enriching the lives of those we serve, we are redefining how pharmacy care is delivered.

We offer an opportunity to learn and grow your career in a fast-paced, diverse, and inclusive environment. If you are looking for a challenging, team-oriented environment in which you can put your expertise to work, then this is the place for you.

  • Schedule: Monday-Friday 2:30pm-11pm, Every other Saturday and Sunday
  • This role will be performed onsite at a closed-door pharmacy in Orland, FL.
  • All patient interactions will be over the phone.
  • Comprehensive training provided side by side with training team.

Must be comfortable working in a high-volume environment. Ensure all prescriptions are filled according to order and regulations, accurately and in a timely manner and proper packaging according to facility.

Attributes Required

  • Work Ethic/Integrity – must possess intrinsic drive to excel coupled with values in line with company philosophy
  • Leadership – ability to lead project teams to deadlines, while maintaining strong team orientation
  • Relational – ability to build relationships with business unit management and become “trusted advisor”
  • Strategy and Planning – ability to think ahead, plan and manage time efficiently
  • Problem Solving – ability to analyze causes and solve problems at both a strategic and functional level
  • Team Oriented – ability to work effectively and collaboratively with all team members

Essential Job Functions (Include the Following)

  • Accurately prepare medications for final dispensing to the patient, including filling, order entry, and packaging
  • Review completed orders and cycle-fill medications to ensure prescriptions were filled correctly
  • Verify the legality and pharmaceutical feasibility of dispensing a drug based on patients' allergies, Incompatibilities with current medications, frequency of refills, etc.
  • Interpret prescription orders, to include exercising professional judgment in determining whether to dispense a particular prescription, taking into account patient safety and legal limitations.
  • Adhere to all Federal and State Board of Pharmacy regulations
  • Adhere to all applicable guidelines for compounding
  • Transfer prescriptions to other pharmacies as needed
  • Answer questions from patients, doctors, nurses, etc.
  • Evaluate inventory levels and place orders when below par
  • On exception items, look up most cost-effective product to order
  • Notify customer/facility if product is out of stock and when the order can be filled
  • Restock station supplies as needed - vials, cassettes, labels, delivery tickets, etc.
  • Oversee the work of all technicians and give feedback to their supervisor regarding their performance
  • Log all error medication occurrences
  • Other essential functions and duties may be assigned as needed

Education And/or Certifications

  • Bachelor's Degree (Pharmacy) or PharmD. required
  • State Pharmacist License required without restrictions

Skills and Qualifications

  • 1+ years of related experience
  • Advanced computer skills; pharmacy operations system experience preferred/required
  • Ability to work independently and deliver to deadlines
  • Ability to solve problems with minimal direction
  • Great attention to detail and accuracy
  • Ability to excel in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment working on multiple tasks simultaneously, while adhering to strict deadlines
  • Quality minded; motivated to seek out errors and inquire when something appears inaccurate
  • Medical consulting experience preferred

Work Environment

  • Ability to work flexible hours

What We Offer

Guardian provides employees with a comprehensive Total Rewards package, supporting our core value of, “Treat others as you would like to be treated.”

  • Compensation & Financial
  • Competitive pay
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Family, Health & Insurance Benefits (Full-Time employees working 30+ hours/week only)
  • Medical, Dental and Vision
  • Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Company-paid Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
  • Company-paid Long-Term Disability and optional Short-Term Disability
  • Voluntary Employee and Dependent Life, Accident and Critical Illness
  • Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Wellbeing
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Guardian Angels (Employee assistance fund)
  • Time Off
  • Paid holidays and sick days
  • Generous vacation benefits based on years of service

The Guardian Difference

Our clients require pharmacy services that aren’t “cookie cutter.” That’s why every Guardian pharmacy is locally operated and empowered with the autonomy to tailor their business to meet their clients’ needs.

Our corporate support offices, based in Atlanta, Ga., provide services such as human resources, business intelligence, legal, and marketing to promote the success of each Guardian location.

Regardless of your role at Guardian, your voice and talents matter. Because healthcare is an ever-changing industry, we encourage innovative thinking, intellectual curiosity, and diverse viewpoints to ensure we stay competitive in today’s dynamic business environment.

At Guardian, we are dedicated to fostering and advancing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Join us to discover what your best work truly looks like.

Key Responsibilities

Prepare, enter, verify, and package prescriptions accurately and in compliance with pharmacy regulations, while assessing legality, pharmaceutical feasibility, and patient safety. Support patients and healthcare professionals, manage inventory and supplies, transfer prescriptions when needed, oversee technicians, and document medication errors.

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in Pharmacy or a PharmD and an unrestricted state pharmacist license are required, along with at least one year of related experience. Candidates should have strong computer skills, preferably with pharmacy operations systems, and be able to work independently, solve problems, maintain accuracy, and perform effectively in a fast-paced team environment.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Prescription PreparationMedication DispensingPrescription Order EntryMedication PackagingPrescription VerificationPharmaceutical JudgmentPrescription TransfersMedication ConsultingInventory Management

Pharmacist Career Context

In Florida, the Pharmacy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$132k (58 salary observations; 395 listings), vs ~$138k nationally (1,587 salary observations; 7,786 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 24% are remote, 38% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

Pharmacy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 3.9
Better work-life than 60% of Pharmacy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,670 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site
  • Includes weekends

Living in Orlando

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$357k
Typical market rent
$1,896/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
101.4
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Guardian Pharmacy

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive pay
401(k) with company match
Medical, Dental and Vision
Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts
Company-paid Basic Life and AD&D
Company-paid Long-Term Disability and optional Short-Term Disability
Voluntary Employee and Dependent Life, Accident and Critical Illness
Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts