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Heritage Health - Idaho
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

Pharmacist |PRN|

PharmacistNo weekendsPer Diem

Compensation

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Job Description

Heritage Health is seeking a per diem dedicated and compassionate Pharmacist to join our team in Rathdrum and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. We prioritize work-life balance and offer a supportive environment to ensure our team members thrive both professionally and personally.

Why You Should Join Our Dynamic Healthcare Team

  • Passionate Purpose: We're committed to enhancing lives, every day.
  • Unmatched Support: We are committed to a fun and supportive team environment.
  • Balanced Lifestyle: No weekends or holidays, ensuring a healthy work-life balance.
  • Collaborative Care: Work with a dedicated team to provide the best patient outcomes in the right settings.
  • Exceptional Rewards: Competitive pay, and benefits

Location

This position requires flexibility to work at both our Coeur d' Alene and Rathdrum pharmacy locations.

We are looking for a skilled and compassionate Pharmacist to join our team and contribute to a community-centered healthcare environment. In this role, you’ll be instrumental in delivering exceptional patient care, managing medications, and supporting clinical initiatives.

Heritage Health Pharmacists are responsible for providing expert advice and guidance on medications to both patients and medical staff. Depending on the setting, you may work directly with patients and providers in a clinic or serve the community through our pharmacy services.

Requirements

  • A Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree from accredited institution is preferred.
  • May consider registered pharmacist (RPh) with equivalent experience.
  • License to practice pharmacy in the State of Idaho.
  • BLS certification or must obtain within 90 days of hire.

Your Essential Duties

  • Communicate effectively with patients and internal staff.
  • Patient counseling.

Ensures all prescriptions are correctly dispensed according to the providers authorization and Heritage Health policies and procedures.

Clinical responsibilities as assigned, including but not limited to: population health, medication therapy management, and disease state management.

  • Ensure staff provide high standards of customer service to internal and external customers.
  • Follows and ensures compliance to all relevant federal, state, and institutional regulations, guidelines, policies, and standards for the provision of services.
  • Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of this position.
  • Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Your Success Factors

Ability to provide excellent audience appropriate written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to provide clear and concise instructions.

  • Current knowledge of state and federal pharmacy laws.
  • Strong time-management and organizational skills.
  • Ability to operate at a high level of mastery various computer software platforms.
  • Extensive knowledge of pharmaceuticals and drug therapies.
  • Advanced computer skills required.
  • Strong typing and data entry skills with attention to accuracy and detail.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite: Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.
  • Basic Life Support (BLS).
  • Strong dedication to follow-through and closed-loop communication.
  • Ability to work both independently and in a team environment.
  • Demonstrates analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to multi-task in fast-paced work environment.
  • Ability to collaborate and communicate throughout interdisciplinary teams.

Excellent phone etiquette and active listening skills to engage professionally with callers in a fast paced environment.

Working Conditions

Work is normally performed in a typical interior clinic work environment in a pharmacy or office building. Work may be demanding and chaotic at times. May be exposed to patient population that will present a variety of contagious diseases, physical injuries and emotional states of mind.

Physical/Mental Requirements

Extended periods of standing at a desk and working on a computer.

Frequent walking between different areas of the Pharmacy, such as dispensing counter, storage areas, pharmacy shelves.

Ability to safely and accurately manage inventory on shelves of varying heights, requiring bending, reaching, and stretching.

  • May lift up to 15 pounds at times.
  • Must be able to access and navigate various departments of a given location.
  • Must be able to complete tasks in a noisy or stressful environment.
  • Must be able to adhere to process protocol.

Key Responsibilities

The pharmacist is responsible for dispensing prescriptions accurately and providing expert medication guidance to patients and medical staff. They also manage clinical responsibilities including population health and medication therapy management.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Pharmacy Law ComplianceDrug Therapy KnowledgeInterdisciplinary Collaboration

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 50 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 48% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Idaho is 95.5 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.2% of Idaho clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Heritage Health - Idaho holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 71/100, 10 active listings.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Pharmacist |PRN| at Heritage Health - Idaho a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 10% in Pharmacy — ranked against 10,254 active Pharmacy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

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Among the best 10% of Pharmacy listings for work-life

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  • No weekends

Living in Coeur d'Alene

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$567k
Typical market rent
$1,861/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
98.3
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Coeur d'Alene, ID metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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