Specialty Pharmacy Clinical Pharmacist

PharmacistNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$52.25-$91.68/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.

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Job Description

Location Address

4580 Paradise Blvd NW Albuquerque, NM 87114-4105

Compensation Pay Range

Minimum Offer $52.25 Maximum Offer $91.68

Summary

Presbyterian is looking for a Specialty Pharmacist to join our team! In this role, you’ll evaluate medication orders, prepare and dispense medications, and guide patients and healthcare providers on the safe, effective, and cost-effective use of specialty medications.

How you grow, learn and thrive matters here.

  • Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
  • Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern)
  • Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions)
  • Malpractice liability insurance
  • Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department
  • EPIC electronic charting system

Type of Opportunity: Full time FTE: 1.00 Job Exempt: No Work Shift: Weekday Schedule Monday-Friday (United States of America)

Responsibilities

Verify medication orders and review patient medication profiles for accuracy and appropriateness; assist in resolving drug therapy problems.

Research, evaluate, and apply medication information to support patient care and communicate recommendations to the care team.

Review and maintain departmental policies, procedures, quality assurance programs, and safety, environmental, and infection control standards.

  • Package, label, and dispense medications according to established policies.
  • Maintain appropriate inventory levels and proper storage of medications and supplies.
  • Stay current through continuing education, professional literature, conferences, and training.

Oversee technicians, interns, and students; assist in training pharmacists, technicians, students, and residents.

Advise healthcare providers on optimal, cost-effective medication use and document clinical activities as appropriate.

Provide clinical guidance for the Patient Management Program.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy required; Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) preferred.
  • Current, unrestricted pharmacist license from the New Mexico Board of Pharmacy required.
  • New Mexico Pharmacist Vaccination Prescribing Authority Certification required.
  • More than one year of clinical residency experience or equivalent work experience preferred.
  • Skills necessary to evaluate medication orders appropriately, acquired through experience or self-study.
  • We're all about well-being, starting with yours.

Presbyterian employees have access to a fun, engaging and unique wellness program, including free on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, mindfulness and meditation resources, wellness challenges and more.

Learn more about our employee benefits.

About Presbyterian Healthcare Services

Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.

Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.

Compensation Disclaimer

The compensation range for this role takes into account a wide range of factors, including but not limited to experience and training, internal equity, and other business and organizational needs.

We're Determined to Support New Mexico's Well-Being | Presbyterian Healthcare Services

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Medication order verificationDrug therapy problem resolutionClinical documentationInventory managementStaff supervisionMedication dispensing

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 40 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% are remote, 60% have no call, 40% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$150k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $135k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

How many Pharmacy jobs are remote?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.0 / 10 · top 25% in pharmacyranked against 10,041 Pharmacy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$109k–$191kPharmacy median $155k (middle half $151k–$177k)30 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$135k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pharmacy listings in California612 active10,258 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 28% remote · 60% no call · 40% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentCalifornia 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 (10,041 Pharmacy listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Specialty Pharmacy Clinical Pharmacist at Presbyterian Healthcare Services a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Pharmacy — ranked against 10,041 active Pharmacy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

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Salary Distribution

17 jobs · 16 employers
7
<$150k
5
$150k-170k
3
$170k-190k
1
$196k
1
$231k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

12 jobs
401k / retirement match
92%
Sign-on bonus
42%
Loan repayment
8% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 6.0
Better work-life than 90% of Pharmacy listings

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

  • No weekends
  • On-site
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About Presbyterian Healthcare Services

Hospitals and Health Care
Albuquerque, NM
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Educational and career development options
Tuition and certification reimbursement
Scholarship opportunities
Malpractice liability insurance
Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department
EPIC electronic charting system
Wellness program with free gyms, nutrition coaching, and mindfulness resources

Living in Paradise

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$391k
Typical market rent
$1,613/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
101.2
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 · Chico, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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