PRN Pharmacist
Listed compensation
$44-$79/hr
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Opportunities with Genoa Healthcare. A career with Genoa Healthcare means you're part of a collaborative effort to serve behavioral health and addiction treatment communities. We do more than just provide medicine: we change lives for the better.
People with serious mental or chronic illness - and those who care for them - have moving stories, and at Genoa we become their voice, their partner.
Working as part of a coordinated care team, we partner with community-based providers and others to ensure that people with complex health conditions get the right medications and are able to follow their treatment plans.
Our personalized services - in-clinic pharmacies, medication management and more - are leading the way to a new level of care.
Genoa is a pharmacy care services company that is part of Optum and UnitedHealth Group’s family of businesses. We are part of a leading information and technology-enabled health services business dedicated to making the health system work better for everyone. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
We seek a Per Diem Pharmacist to perform professional duties and responsibilities associated with the processing of prescriptions. Per Diem Pharmacists are classified as temporary employees and work on an intermittent basis.
Tour a Genoa Pharmacy at the following link: Genoa Healthcare On-site Pharmacy Tour (youtube.com)
Schedule of Genoa Healthcare Pharmacies are Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm. Candidates must have some availability during that time and will cover locations in and around the Tucson AZ area (including Sierra Vista, Douglas and Casa Grande).
Primary Responsibilities
- Distributes drugs prescribed by physicians and other health practitioners
- Provides information to customers about medications and their use
- Focuses on providing a superior level of customer service
- Ensures compliance with all relevant laws of the applicable State Board of Pharmacy
- Administration of immunizations as allowed by State Boards of Pharmacy
Any Other Usual and Customary Pharmacy Duties
You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy or PharmD
- Current pharmacist license in state of Arizona
- Must have some availability or flexibility M-F, 8-5 to pick up shifts
- Driver’s License and access to a reliable transportation
Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements).
No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The hourly pay for this role will range from $44 - $79 per hour based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.
At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. Together, we are shaping the future of healthcare by harnessing technology and innovation to make care simpler to navigate, more affordable and more connected for the people we serve.
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcomed, valued, heard and respected, empowering people to bring their authentic selves to work and strengthening our collective impact through diverse talents, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.
UnitedHealth Group and its affiliated brands are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.
UnitedHealth Group and its affiliated brands are a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
Key Responsibilities
Dispense medications prescribed by physicians and other healthcare practitioners, and provide customers with information about medications and their use. Deliver high-quality customer service, comply with applicable state pharmacy laws, administer immunizations as permitted, and perform customary pharmacy duties.
Requirements
A bachelor's degree in Pharmacy or a PharmD and a current Arizona pharmacist license are required. Candidates must have some weekday availability between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., a driver's license, and reliable transportation to cover pharmacies in and around Tucson.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Pharmacist Career Context
Of the 40 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 33% are remote, 55% have no call, 70% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Arizona is 100.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$128k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $127k in an average-cost state. 60.3% of Arizona clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.8 / 10 · top 5% in pharmacy | ranked against 10,146 Pharmacy listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$127k in purchasing power | Arizona index 100.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Pharmacy listings in Arizona | 328 active | 10,306 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 33% remote · 55% no call · 70% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| UnitedHealth Group | silver tier, 74/100 | Top Employers work-life index1,465 active listings |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates PRN Pharmacist at UnitedHealth Group a 6.8 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 5% in Pharmacy — ranked against 10,146 active Pharmacy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
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