Travel Pharmacist
Listed compensation
$90/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
Rural hospital located several hundred miles northwest of Anchorage, AK seeking a full-time, Travel Pharmacist to join their team.
Pay: $90.00/hour
Housing and Flights are provided!
Travel Pharmacist Opportunity
16 or 26 - week contract
Weekly Pay and Benefits Available
Pharmacist will review and verify medication orders for accuracy, appropriateness, interactions, dosing, and potential adverse effects.
Collaborate with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to develop and optimize patient medication therapy plans.
Travel Pharmacist Qualifications
- Must have 2 or more years of hospital-based pharmacy experience as a Pharmacist
- Must have an active pharmacy license – AK license is not needed
- Looking for a team player
The Location
- Rural, remote town northwest of Anchorage.
- No state income tax and permanent fund dividend after a full calendar year of Alaska Residency
- Great fishing, hunting, and wildlife including the ability to go see polar bears and sled dogs.
- Daily flights to Anchorage and other Alaskan cities
- Amazing experience that is unique to rural Alaska!
- Excellent retail and dining that are all locally owned and operated
- Safe schools and community for a family
Key Responsibilities
The pharmacist will review and verify medication orders for accuracy, interactions, and dosing. They will also collaborate with healthcare professionals to optimize patient medication therapy plans.
Requirements
Candidates must have at least two years of hospital-based pharmacy experience. An active pharmacy license is required, though an Alaska-specific license is not needed at the time of application.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Pharmacist Career Context
Of the 40 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 53% have no call, 75% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Alaska is 102.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$187k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $183k in an average-cost state. 58.9% of Alaska clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Ironside Human Resources holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 71/100, 165 active listings.
Location & Logistics
Alaska has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$187k midpoint, that is roughly $7k–$13k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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Living in Anchorage
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $418k
- Typical market rent
- $1,802/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 19 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 105.4
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Anchorage, AK metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.