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McKeesport, Pennsylvania

Full Time Float Pharmacist Community

PharmacistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$44-$79/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 23m ago · Verified live

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 Staff Pharmacist to perform professional duties and responsibilities associated with the processing of prescriptions.

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 Pennsylvania
  • 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 $44.00 - $79.00 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

The pharmacist will process prescriptions and distribute medications while providing essential information to patients. They will also collaborate with a care team to manage medication plans and administer immunizations in a clinical setting.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy or a PharmD and possess a current pharmacist license in Pennsylvania. A valid driver's license and reliable transportation are also required for this role.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Pharmacy operationsPrescription processingImmunization administrationRegulatory complianceBehavioral health supportPatient counseling

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 40 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% are remote, 50% have no call, 55% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$128k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $131k in an average-cost state. 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

How many Pharmacy jobs are remote?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$92k–$164kPharmacy median $148k (middle half $138k–$155k)238 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$131k in purchasing powerPennsylvania index 97.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pharmacy listings in Pennsylvania365 active10,212 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 28% remote · 50% no call · 55% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedPennsylvania pharmacist listings (all specialties): 23% state a sign-on bonus (median $15k) · 5% offer loan repayment371 active listings, Nov 2026
New Pharmacy listings3,683 in the last 30 days3,161 the 30 days before (+17%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Pharmacy pay trend+4.0% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
UnitedHealth Groupsilver tier, 70/100Top Employers work-life index1,722 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, Top Employers work-life 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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15 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

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<$150k
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$180k-195k

Annual compensation range

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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 10,061 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About UnitedHealth Group

Hospitals and Health Care
Eden Prairie , Minnesota
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive benefits package
Incentive and recognition programs
Equity stock purchase
401k contribution

Living in McKeesport

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$109k
Typical market rent
$1,054/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
94.7
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Pittsburgh, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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