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Mechanicsville, Virginia

Salaried Pharmacist Fulfillment Center (80 hours)

PharmacistIncludes weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$133k-$163k

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Job Description

Responsible for providing prescription verification and pharmacy expertise in a Fulfillment Center to ensure patients receive the highest levels of quality and service. Performs pharmacist responsibilities independently and in partnership with pharmacist peers and the pharmacy staff to ensure consistent communication and execution.

Job Responsibilities

  • Performs fulfillment center pharmacist tasks including, but not limited to prescription verification and data review; takes necessary actions to ensure accuracy and appropriateness of medications.
  • Reviews, interprets and accurately dispenses prescribed medications within pharmacy workflow.
  • Supports the efficient workflow of the pharmacy and assists the pharmacy team in identifying ways to optimize pharmacy financials, inventory management and enhance processes that drive a safe, and quality output.
  • Maintains current knowledge of information technology associated with pharmacy systems including workflow, prescription fulfillment, clinical documentation, training, and inventory including workflow, prescription fulfillment, clinical documentation, training, and inventory management, to provide support to pharmacy staff. Seeks new and better ways to further promote productivity and quality.
  • Responds to requests for information and/or policy interpretation from the pharmacy staff and leadership. Provides clear, effective feedback or coaching to pharmacy staff to ensure proper policy and process adherence, especially related to quality and accuracy.
  • Responsible for all questions, dialogues, and issues which relate directly to prescription fulfillment processes within the micro fulfillment center.
  • Follows guidelines and procedures for all job responsibilities to meet goals.

Adheres to company policies and procedures including all HIPAA guidelines/regulations.

  • Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local pharmacy laws.

About Walgreens

Founded in 1901, Walgreens proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for pharmacy, retail and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.

External Basic Qualifications

  • BS in Pharmacy or Pharmacist Degree from an accredited educational institution.
  • Current Pharmacist license as granted by the appropriate state licensing authorities and obtains/maintains all state licenses required by dispensing facility.
  • Experience working with confidential information.
  • Willing to work non-standard hours, which may include evenings, holidays and/or weekends.
  • Experience developing ways of accomplishing goals with little or no supervision, depending on oneself to complete objectives and determining when escalation of issues is necessary.
  • Experience providing customer service to internal and external customers, including meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Knowledge of computer operating systems, for example: Intercom, Promise, and Plus.
  • Experience in a pharmacy fulfillment center or mail order site.
  • Experience motivating team members to research and resolve issues.
  • Experience using time management skills such as prioritizing/organizing and tracking details and meeting deadlines of multiple projects with varying completion dates

We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

The Salary below is being provided to promote pay transparency and equal employment opportunities at Walgreens. The actual hourly salary within this range that you will be offered will depend on a variety of factors including geography, skills and abilities, education, experience and other relevant factors.

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Key Responsibilities

The pharmacist is responsible for performing prescription verification and data review within a fulfillment center to ensure accuracy and quality. They also support pharmacy workflow efficiency, inventory management, and provide coaching to staff to ensure adherence to policies and regulations.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a BS in Pharmacy or a Pharmacist degree and possess a current state pharmacist license. Experience with confidential information and the ability to work non-standard hours, including evenings and weekends, is required.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Medication dispensingWorkflow optimizationHIPAA complianceProblem solvingRegulatory complianceQuality assurance

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 43 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 19% are remote, 58% have no call, 44% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$148k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $147k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Pharmacy market look like in Virginia?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score5.1 / 10 · top 25% in pharmacyranked against 10,041 Pharmacy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$133k–$163kPharmacy median $143k (middle half $135k–$166k)11 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$147k in purchasing powerVirginia index 101.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pharmacy listings in Virginia294 active10,258 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 19% remote · 58% no call · 44% no weekends43 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedVirginia pharmacist listings (all specialties): 20% state a sign-on bonus · 17% offer loan repayment299 active listings, Nov 2026
New Pharmacy listings3,645 in the last 30 days3,212 the 30 days before (+13%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Pharmacy pay trend+3.6% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (10,041 Pharmacy listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Pharmacist Jobs

21 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

21 jobs · 18 employers
8
<$150k
4
$150k-170k
5
$170k-190k
3
$190k-210k
1
$222k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

17 jobs
401k / retirement match
94%
Sign-on bonus
65%
Relocation assistance
29%
Loan repayment
24%
CME allowance
18%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 5.1
Better work-life than 80% of Pharmacy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,041 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights
  • Includes weekends
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About Walgreens

Retail Pharmacies
Deerfield, IL
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Benefits available (see Walgreens benefits page)

Living in Mechanicsville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$388k≈ 2.9× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,225/mo≈ 20% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.9
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Richmond, VA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.