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Foundation Health
Fairbanks, Alaska

Staff Pharmacist - Hospital

PharmacistIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$58.3-$93.29/hr

The week · per this posting4-day week · 4×10s

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

Posted 55m ago · Verified live

Job Description

$40,000 Retention Bonus

  • 90 Days Housing
  • $7,500 Relocation Assistance

Advance your pharmacy career in a place where your work matters — and your life outside work does too. Fairbanks, Alaska offers unmatched clinical practice, a tight‑knit medical community, and a lifestyle you won’t find anywhere else.

At Foundation Health Partners, Pharmacists truly practice at the top of their license. You’ll join a collaborative, respected team where your clinical judgment is valued and your voice is heard.

What You’ll Do

Deliver comprehensive pharmaceutical care across the full medication‑use process

Partner closely with physicians, nurses, and care teams to optimize therapy

Perform clinical assessments and monitor drug therapy outcomes

Oversee pharmacy technicians and ensure safe, accurate medication dispensing

Support a patient‑centered, high‑acuity hospital environment with strong interdisciplinary collaboration

Preferred: Hospital residency or equivalent inpatient experience.

Pay & Benefits

Compensation: $58.30 to $93.29 (DOE)

Retention Bonus: $40,000 for eligible new hires

Relocation Assistance: up to $7,500

Temporary Housing: 90 Days Temporary Housing Provided

Shift Differentials: Weekend +$2/hr

  • Evening +$2.50/hr
  • Night +$6/hr

Benefits: Medical, Vision, Dental, PTO, annual increases, 401k match

Education Benefits: FHP Tuition Assistance, Student Loan Forgiveness

Other Benefits: Onsite Gym, Wellness Programs, Employee Discount programs

Schedule: Full‑time, 4×10s, varied shifts with some weekends.

About Fairbanks Memorial Hospital

A non‑profit, 152‑bed, Joint Commission–accredited hospital serving Interior Alaska.

Known For

  • Strong patient‑to‑nurse ratios
  • Shared leadership structure
  • High clinical autonomy
  • A culture that values innovation, teamwork, and professional growth

Why Fairbanks

Fairbanks is the Golden Heart City — a community with big‑town amenities and small‑town warmth.

No state income tax. No sales tax.

  • 100,000‑person metro area.
  • College town + military community + endless outdoor recreation.
  • Summer: Midnight sun, hiking, fishing, kayaking, festivals, berry picking
  • Winter: Northern lights, skiing, snowshoeing, hot springs, dog mushing, ice art
  • A place where you can build a career and a life.

Responsibilities

Reviews medication orders and evaluates their appropriateness and completeness with respect to patient data including age, height, weight, diagnosis, laboratory values and other pertinent patient information.

Contacts the prescriber with suggestions for improvement and resolves problems with the medication orders as needed. Documents resolutions and clinical interventions in the appropriate manner. Complies with directives of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee as it relates to formulary management. Accurately and completely documents patient assessment data and clinical interventions.

Utilizes clinical pharmacy skills in assessing and formulating recommendations to physicians ensuring positive patient outcomes, safety, quality and economical drug therapy. Participates in and supports decentralized pharmacist activities, when appropriate and where applicable and appropriate.

Reviews and verifies or enters orders into the medication management information system in an accurate and timely manner. Assures entries to the patient medication profile presents no significant problems in regard to drug interactions, incompatibilities, therapeutic duplications or patient safety.

Prepares and dispenses medications and IV solutions in an accurate and timely manner in compliance with company policies and procedures.

Supervises and directs work of pharmacy technicians and interns. Coordinates medication preparation and distribution work of the pharmacy technicians and ensures accuracy prior to dispensing medications for distribution.

Provides accurate, appropriate and timely information to physicians, nurses, patients and others regarding medication therapy, drug product guidelines, law and regulations, medication formulary and other topics related to medication use and control.

Ensures accurate records are being maintained. (e. g. audits, controlled substances, logs.)

In a Home Care setting: the clinician assesses the patient at the initiation of drug therapy, develops a patient care plan and drug monitoring regimen and monitors the patient according to the care plan throughout the course of therapy.

Documents in the patient clinical record all recommendations and interventions communicated to the physician.

Enters medication orders into the computer system and dispenses medications/IV solutions in an accurate and timely manner in appropriate quantities based on stability, compatibility of the drug and age specific needs of the patient.

Coordinates the drug preparation work of pharmacy technician and checks the accuracy of that work according to literature guidelines. Completes all documentation associated with filling prescriptions and verifies all prescriptions not directly received from the physician or the physician's agent.

Communicates with the patient, physician, nursing staff, pharmacists and other members of the health care team regarding patient status, response to therapy and clinical objectives to ensure clinical outcome is met.

Therapy day and prescription information is input into the computerized software system to ensure accurate and timely billing. Monitors patient response and documents interventions as appropriate. May assist in medication delivery and documentation collection per current compliance standards. May also be required to take after hours calls as needed.

Performs all functions according to established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, as well as applicable professional standards. Provides all customers of Foundation Health with an excellent service experience by consistently demonstrating our core and leader behaviors each and every day.

Qualifications

Requires (or eligible for) pharmacy licensure in the state of practice and a degree in Pharmacy from an accredited College of Pharmacy. Pharmacy licensure.

Must possess good organizational, problem solving and computer skills. Must possess good written and verbal communication skills for interfacing with all levels of staff, physicians, patients and other contacts. Must be able to use reference tools to evaluate patient care and answer questions posed by customers.

May be required to posses a valid driver’s license and be eligible for coverage under the company’s auto insurance policy. Foundation Registry and Travel positions require a minimum of one year experience in an acute care hospital setting.

Experience must include working in an acute care setting within the past 12 months as a Pharmacist in the specialty area.

Must have knowledge of computer software, particularly medication management information system software, Microsoft applications and Automated dispensing system.

Preferred Qualifications

Prefer hospital pharmacy experience.

Foundation Health Partners is an EEO/AAP employer; qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Medication Order ReviewDrug Therapy MonitoringMedication SafetyDrug Interaction EvaluationClinical DocumentationIntravenous Medication PreparationPharmacy Technician SupervisionPatient CounselingMedication Management Systems

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 46 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% are remote, 50% have no call, 63% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Alaska is 102.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$158k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $154k in an average-cost state. 58.9% of Alaska clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Alaska has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$158k midpoint, that is roughly $6k–$11k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks21 jobs · 18 employers

401k / retirement match
90% this job
Sign-on bonus
33% this job
CME allowance
10%
Loan repayment
5% this job
Relocation assistance
5% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 1.5
Below most Pharmacy listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,137 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends

Living in Fairbanks

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$363k
Typical market rent
$1,840/mo
Residents’ average commute
15 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About Foundation Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Fairbanks, Alaska
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Vision Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
401k Match
Tuition Assistance
Student Loan Forgiveness
Onsite Gym