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Encompass Health
Danbury, Connecticut

Pharmacist - PRN

PharmacistIncludes callPer Diem

Compensation

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Pharmacist Career Opportunity

Valued for Your Expertise as a Pharmacist

Are you a dedicated and skilled pharmacist seeking a career that aligns with your values? Encompass Health, the nation's leading provider of in-patient rehabilitation, welcomes committed and skilled pharmacists seeking meaningful careers close to home and heart.

As a Pharmacist, you'll ensure safe medication use, positively impacting patient well-being. Your expertise contributes directly to community health while offering opportunities to shape policies, develop clinical services, and integrate medication management into rehabilitative care.

Join a team valuing professional growth, where your role involves making crucial management decisions and recommendations, exercising independent judgment. If you're passionate about leveraging pharmaceutical knowledge for positive impacts and professional fulfillment, explore this exciting opportunity with us.

A Glimpse Into Our World

At Encompass Health, you'll experience the difference the moment you become a part of our team. Working with us means aligning with a rapidly growing national inpatient rehabilitation leader. We take pride in the growth opportunities we offer and how our team unites for the greater good of our patients.

Our achievements include being named one of the "World’s Most Admired Companies" and receiving the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® Award, among other accolades, which is nothing short of amazing.

Starting Perks and Benefits

  • At Encompass Health, we are committed to creating a supportive, inclusive, and caring environment where you can thrive. From day one, you will have access to:
  • Affordable medical, dental, and vision plans for both full-time and part-time employees and their families.
  • Generous paid time off that accrues over time.
  • Opportunities for tuition reimbursement and continuous education.
  • Company-matching 401(k) and employee stock purchase plans.
  • Flexible spending and health savings accounts.
  • Become the Pharmacist you always wanted to be
  • Overseeing daily pharmacy operations to meet customer and patient expectations.

Contributing to the development of pharmacy-specific policies and procedures in compliance with Joint Commission and other regulatory agency regulations.

Active participation in the interdisciplinary team, leveraging critical information for positive patient outcomes.

Accurate interpretation, compounding, and dispensing of medication in adherence to legal and professional pharmacy standards.

Qualifications

  • State pharmacy board licensure in good standing, for the state in which the hospital is located.
  • Completion of a degree from an accredited pharmacy program or equivalent.
  • 1 year of supervisory experience preferred.

The Encompass Health Way

We proudly set the standard in care by leading with empathy, doing what's right, focusing on the positive, and standing stronger together. Encompass Health is a trusted leader in post-acute care with over 150 nationwide locations and a team of 36,000 exceptional individuals and growing!

At Encompass Health, we celebrate and welcome diversity in our inclusive culture. We provide equal employment opportunities regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, color, creed, age, mental or physical disability, or any other protected classification.

We're eagerly looking forward to meeting you, and we genuinely mean that. Join us on this remarkable journey!

Key Responsibilities

The pharmacist will oversee daily pharmacy operations and ensure the safe, accurate compounding and dispensing of medications. They will also participate in interdisciplinary team meetings to improve patient outcomes and contribute to the development of pharmacy policies.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Regulatory complianceInterdisciplinary collaborationPatient carePolicy development

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 50 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 14% are remote, 62% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Connecticut is 103.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.6% of Connecticut clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Pharmacy market look like in Connecticut?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPharmacy median $149k (middle half $141k–$149k)175 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingConnecticut index 103.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pharmacy listings in Connecticut139 active10,258 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 14% remote · 62% no call · 58% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedConnecticut pharmacist listings (all specialties): 44% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 37% offer loan repayment145 active listings, Nov 2026
New Pharmacy listings3,645 in the last 30 days3,212 the 30 days before (+13%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Pharmacy pay trend+3.6% 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

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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CME allowance
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PSLF eligible
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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 10,041 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
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About Encompass Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Birmingham, Alabama
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, and vision plans
Paid time off
Tuition reimbursement
401(k) with company match
Employee stock purchase plan
Flexible spending accounts
Health savings accounts

Living in Danbury

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$525k
Typical market rent
$2,587/mo
Residents’ average commute
30 min
State income tax
Up to 7%
Sources & methodology

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

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