Pharmacist
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Job Description
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh is seeking a Full-Time Pharmacist to join our in-patient pharmacy team on a rotating schedule.
Join a nationally recognized pediatric health system and help deliver exceptional care to children and their families. Title and Rate of Pay will be based on Education and Experience
Schedule
- Rotating daylight and evening shifts
- Every 4th weekend
- 2-3 Holidays per year
Primary Responsibilities
- Review and verify medication orders.
- Ensure safe and accurate dispensing of medications.
- Provide drug information and clinical consultation to healthcare providers.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to optimize patient care.
- Support medication safety and quality initiatives.
- PharmD or equivalent degree.
- Current Pennsylvania pharmacist license or eligibility for licensure.
- Hospital pharmacy experience preferred.
- Pediatric experience preferred but not required.
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances
Pharmacist License
Clearances with Renewal
Act 31, 33, 34, & 73
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
Key Responsibilities
The pharmacist will review and verify medication orders while ensuring safe and accurate dispensing within a pediatric hospital setting. They will also provide clinical consultation to healthcare providers and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to optimize patient care.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a PharmD or equivalent degree and possess a current Pennsylvania pharmacist license or eligibility for one. Previous hospital or pediatric pharmacy experience is preferred but not required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Pharmacist Career Context
Of the 50 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 62% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
Pharmacy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 4.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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$55.53-$93.08/hrWork-life snapshot
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- Includes weekends
Living in Pittsburgh
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $234k
- Typical market rent
- $1,545/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 23 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 94.7
- State income tax
- Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Pittsburgh, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.