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La Grange, Kentucky

Central Fulfillment Pharmacist I

PharmacistFull-Time

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Job Description

The Pharmacist, Central Fulfillment Specialist is responsible and accountable for the provision of safe, effective, and prompt medication delivery and distribution.

This role will assist in maintaining the pharmacy centralized services in accordance with departmental standards, internal and external reporting requirements, accreditation standards, and pharmacy laws and regulations.

The Pharmacist, Central Fulfillment Specialist organizes, supervises, directs, and verifies functions performed by technicians and interns to ensure the provision of accurate, efficient, and appropriate drug distribution services or prescription fulfillment.

Job Description

Baptist Health is looking for a Pharmacist, Central Fulfillment & Distribution to join our team at the Central Pharmacy in LaGrange, KY.

Performs all tasks associated with medication warehouse distribution or prescription fulfillment: receiving, screening, reviewing, scanning, distribution, prescription fulfillment, packing, auditing and shipping medications to BH facility affiliates or patients.

Performs medication review, product verification and quality checks and takes necessary actions to ensure accuracy and appropriateness of medications.

  • Verifies entry of accurate medication into different automated distribution or fulfillment systems.
  • Leverages technology to optimize workflow and to perform all required tasks.
  • Able to assess daily workflow needs, identify gaps and provide coverage where needed.

Assists in resolving and /or troubleshooting system related problems and issues that may arise by reviewing, gathering information, calling systems tech support.

Supports the efficient workflow of the pharmacy and assists the pharmacy team in identifying ways to optimize pharmacy financials, inventory management and enhance processes.

  • Responsible for providing oversight over technicians.
  • Assists in training new staff.
  • Assists in the maintenance of pharmacy automation systems.

Assists in inventory management processes including order review, performing compliant receiving, inventory returns, restocking shelves, and physical inventory preparation.

Maintains compliance with cold chain and room temperature prescription packaging requirements based on seasonal pack-out changes.

Minimum Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy or Doctorate of Pharmacy required.
  • Kentucky Board of Pharmacy and Indiana Board of Pharmacy license or willing and eligible to achieve.
  • If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now!
  • Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Key Responsibilities

The pharmacist is responsible for the safe and efficient distribution of medications, including prescription fulfillment, product verification, and quality checks. They also provide oversight for technicians and interns while maintaining pharmacy automation systems and inventory accuracy.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy or a Doctorate of Pharmacy. A valid license from the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy and the Indiana Board of Pharmacy is required or must be obtainable.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Medication distributionQuality controlWorkflow optimizationCold chain complianceTechnical troubleshootingStaff supervisionPharmacy regulationsData entry

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 50 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 14% are remote, 58% have no call, 54% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Kentucky is 90.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.6% of Kentucky clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Pharmacy market look like in Kentucky?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPharmacy median $142k (middle half $135k–$150k)130 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingKentucky index 90.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pharmacy listings in Kentucky236 active10,257 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 14% remote · 58% no call · 54% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedKentucky Pharmacist listings: 19% state a sign-on bonus · 21% offer loan repayment238 active listings, Nov 2026
New Pharmacy listings3,571 in the last 30 days3,346 the 30 days before (+7%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Pharmacy pay trend+2.9% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

24 jobs
401k / retirement match
96%
Sign-on bonus
29%
Loan repayment
8%
Relocation assistance
4%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 1.5
Better work-life than 10% of Pharmacy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,226 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Baptist Health

Hospitals and Health Care
San Antonio, Texas
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Family-focused culture
Nonprofit health system – PSLF eligible

Living in La Grange

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$357k
Typical market rent
$1,907/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.1
State income tax
Up to 4.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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