Staff Pharmacist - Hospital
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.
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
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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