Staff Pharmacist
Listed compensation
$130k-$150k
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Job Description
Benefits
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Staff Pharmacist
Chillicothe, Ohio | Full-Time | Variable Shifts
Reports To: Pharmacy Director
- Base Salary: USD $130,000 – $150,000
- Benefits: Full
- Overtime: Eligible
- Willingness to Travel: Occasionally
Why Caregivers Stay
Reliable compensation
Strong Healthcare Coverage Options
- 3.5% retirement match with automatic annual increase
- PTO that grows with tenure
- Opportunity to make a visible leadership impact within a regional health system
Position Overview
The Staff Pharmacist is responsible for the safe, therapeutic, and appropriate preparation and dispensing of medications. The pharmacist ensures compliance with applicable laws, accreditation standards, health-system policies, and pharmacy best practices while making independent clinical decisions and collaborating with the healthcare team.
Key Responsibilities
- Process and verify medication orders accurately and efficiently.
- Prepare sterile and non-sterile medications according to pharmacy standards.
- Assess medication orders and make clinical interventions when appropriate.
- Provide medication counseling, patient education, immunizations, and other clinical services as assigned.
- Maintain accurate pharmacy records and complete quality-assurance activities.
- Lead and direct pharmacy technicians, support staff, students, and interns.
- Maintain compliance with regulatory, accreditation, safety, and confidentiality requirements.
- Safely manage controlled and non-controlled medications.
- Utilize pharmacy information and healthcare IT systems effectively.
- Maintain competency in assigned pharmacy practice areas.
- Perform other pharmacy-related duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
- Graduate of an ACPE-accredited pharmacy program.
- PharmD or qualifying pharmacy degree.
- Current, active Ohio Pharmacist License.
- Ability to work variable shifts.
- Strong clinical judgment and medication-safety skills.
- Effective communication and collaboration with patients and healthcare professionals.
- Certification: Immunization certification may be required depending on the assigned pharmacy area.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a PharmD or qualifying pharmacy degree from an ACPE-accredited program and possess an active Ohio Pharmacist License. Strong clinical judgment and the ability to work variable shifts are required for this role.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Pharmacist Career Context
In Ohio, the Pharmacy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$135k (45 salary observations; 271 listings), vs ~$138k nationally (1,587 salary observations; 7,786 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 40 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% are remote, 53% have no call, 63% require no weekends.
Pharmacy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$140k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $151k in an average-cost state. 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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