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Yale New Haven Health
New Haven, Connecticut

Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacist Per Diem

PharmacistPer Diem

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Job Description

To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the YNHHS Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values - integrity, patient-centered, respect, accountability, and compassion - must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day.

As members of a High Reliability Organization (HRO), every employee should practice CHAMP behavior and strive to make patient safety a top priority. To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the YNHHS Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values.

These values-integrity, patient-centered, respect, accountability, and compassion - must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day. This is an entry level clinical pharmacist position.

The clinical pharmacist supports the vision, mission, and goals of YNHHS and the Department of Pharmacy and demonstrates competency in all basic clinical pharmacist skills.

EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran

Responsibilities

  • 1. Customer Service Quality
  • 1.1 Demonstrate and promote CHAMP behaviors
  • 2. Medication Management
  • 2.1 Conduct timely, accurate medication order review that considers all patient characteristics including laboratory values and vital signs
  • 3. Medication Preparation and Distribution
  • 3.1 Demonstrate competency in pharmacy automation and technology as applicable to work area
  • 4. Medication Safety, Regulatory Affairs, and Quality Assurance
  • 4.1 Adhere to all departmental policies, procedures, protocols, and guidelines
  • 5. Leadership
  • 5.1 Provide education and training to other pharmacy staff members, pharmacy students and residents, and health care team members.
  • 6. Financial/Volume Results
  • 6.1 Contribute to departmental cost-reduction/revenue generation

Qualifications

Education

Graduation from an accredited College of Pharmacy with a B.S. or PharmD degree

Experience

Completion of an ASHP-accredited PGY1 pharmacy residency or equivalent experience is desirable, but not required. Hospital pharmacy experience is preferred.

Licensure

Current Connecticut Pharmacist License, or eligible for pharmacist licensure in the state of Connecticut

Special Skills

This individual should demonstrate basic knowledge of pharmacology and therapeutics, and understand pharmacy systems of drug distribution and formulary management. Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work with others are required.

YNHHS Requisition ID

186665

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Pharmacy technologyClinical pharmacyVerbal communication

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 50 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 48% have no call, 70% 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).

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Salary Distribution32 jobs · 26 employers

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$185k-205k
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks27 jobs · 26 employers

401k / retirement match
96%
Sign-on bonus
22%
Loan repayment
4%
Relocation assistance
4%
PSLF eligible
4%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 50% of Pharmacy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,314 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in New Haven

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$354k
Typical market rent
$2,015/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
State income tax
Up to 7%
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.