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Foundation Health
Fairbanks, Alaska

Ambulatory and Community Clinical Pharmacist

Pharmacist Top 10% in PharmacyFull-Time

Listed compensation

$67.05 to $93.29 hourly

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Includes weekends
Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Overview

  • 90 Days Housing
  • $7,500 Relocation Assistance

Pay & Benefits

  • Compensation: $67.05 to $93.29 hourly wage based on experience and education
  • Retention Bonus: $40,000 Retention Bonus for eligible new hires
  • Relocation Assistance: up to $7,500 Relocation Assistance
  • Temporary Housing: 90 Days Temporary Housing Provided
  • Additional Pay: Shift Differential, Annual Increases, Paid Time Off
  • Benefits: medical, vision, dental, 401k with employer match
  • Education Benefits: FHP Tuition Assistance, Student Loan Forgiveness
  • Other Benefits: Onsite Gym, Wellness Programs, Discount programs

Shifts Available: Full-time, 40 hours per week, Flexible 4x10-hour or 5x8-hour varied shifts with some weekends involved

Shift Differentials Available: $2.00/hr. Weekend- $2.50/hr. Evening- $6.00/hr. Night

About Fairbanks Memorial Hospital

Fairbanks Memorial Hospital is a non-profit facility owned by the Greater Fairbanks Community Hospital Foundation. A Joint Commission-accredited facility with 152 licensed beds, Fairbanks Memorial Hospital is the primary referral center for residents of Alaska's interior with a strong patient-to-nurse ratio and Shared Leadership Infrastructure. In addition to our exceptional clinical environment, our location offers incomparable lifestyle rewards away from work. In Fairbanks, small-town living, spectacular natural beauty and endless recreation combine to create a one-of-a-kind place to live, work and play.

Living in Fairbanks

As the second largest city in Alaska, Fairbanks offers a unique blend of large-town amenities, breathtaking landscapes, and plenty of wide-open space, making this community one of the most special in the country. With a rich history and plentiful diversity, Fairbanks is proud to be called the Golden Heart City, and only once you visit will you understand the name to be true.

  • No state income tax and no sales tax.
  • Second largest city in Alaska at 100,000 residents.
  • College Town – the University of Alaska Fairbanks, UAF Community & Technical College

Military Community – Ft. Wainwright Army Post & Eielson Air Force Base.

15 Elementary Schools | 4 Middle Schools | 4 High Schools | 10 District “Schools of Choice”| robust youth sports programs

Summer activities: Midnight sun, hiking, fishing, camping, gold panning, kayaking, berry picking, rafting, rock climbing, recreational flying, community-wide festivals, live music, and events.

Winter activities: Northern lights, skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, hockey, curling, ice fishing, dog mushing, ice climbing, hunting, ice art, word class hot springs, community-wide art shows, and festivals etc.

Responsibilities

Conduct a chart review and patient medication history upon referral from physicians and other medical personnel.

Given a diagnosis, synthesize a medication treatment plan, which may include drug therapy and lifestyle modifications.

Under a collaborative practice agreement, initiate, adjust, monitor, and recommend changes in drug therapy based on information obtained through patient interviews, objective monitoring parameters, physical assessment, review of drug profiles and the patient medical records

Identify, resolve, and prevent potential and actual medication-related problems including untreated diagnosis, improper drug selection, therapeutic duplication, sub-therapeutic dosage, overdose, adverse drug reactions, drug interactions, and therapy without indication.

Coordinate and interpret laboratory monitoring of drug therapy, including serum drug levels, electrolytes, and other approved drug-related laboratory testing.

Practice shared decision-making with patient and referring provider with regard to optimization of medication therapy and barriers to compliance.

Provide patient education related to medication use, storage, safety, side effects, and disposal.

Develop and deliver pharmacy-related education to primary care providers across the Foundation Health Partners system.

Review and revise policies, procedures, and practice agreements related to ambulatory care pharmacy services on an annual or semi-annual basis.

Participate in performance improvement projects assessing outcomes related to ambulatory care pharmacy services.

Promote the optimal use of antimicrobial agents in the ambulatory care setting through participation in FHP antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention activities.

Actively participate in relevant FHP committees as a clinical pharmacy representative.

Qualifications

Requires pharmacy licensure in the state of practice and a degree in Pharmacy from an accredited College of Pharmacy.

Pharmacy licensure in good standing. Immunization certification and/or licensure (if state requires) in state of practice required within 6 months of hire.

Must have at least one of the following; A PGY1 with two residency rotations in a relevant specialty or Board Certification issued by the BPS in a relevant specialty or subspecialty (BCPS, BCACP) applicable to ambulatory care, or 2-5 years relevant clinical pharmacy experience and Board Certification within 2 years of hire.

Ability to meet requirements for credentialing and privileging requirements as an advanced practical professional with the hospital medical staff.

Must possess good organizational, problem solving and computer skills. Must possess good written and verbal communication skills for interfacing with all levels of staff, physicians, patients and other contacts. Must be able to use reference tools to evaluate patient care and answer questions posed by customers.

Must have knowledge of computer software, particularly medication management information system software, and Microsoft applications.

Preferred Qualifications

2-5 years clinical pharmacy experience in an ambulatory care setting under a Practitioner-Pharmacist Collaborative practice agreement

  • Completion of a PGY-2 in Ambulatory Care Pharmacy
  • Board Certification issued by the BPS in Ambulatory Care Pharmacy (BCAPC)

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Drug Therapy OptimizationWritten CommunicationMedication Management SoftwareMicrosoft Office

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Ambulatory and Community Clinical Pharmacist at Foundation Health a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 10% in Pharmacy — ranked against 7,649 active Pharmacy listings on WeekdayDoc.

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 40 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 35% have no call, 73% require no weekends.

Pharmacy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Alaska is 102.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$67k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $65k in an average-cost state. 58.9% of Alaska clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Alaska has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$67k midpoint, that is roughly $3k–$5k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

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Work-life snapshot

6.9/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 10% in Pharmacy

  • Includes weekends

Living in Fairbanks

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$363k
Typical market rent
$1,840/mo
Residents’ average commute
15 min
State income tax
None
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.

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About Foundation Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Fairbanks, Alaska
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

$40,000 Retention Bonus
90 Days Temporary Housing
$7,500 Relocation Assistance
Shift Differential
Annual Increases
Paid Time Off
Medical, Vision, Dental Insurance
401k with Employer Match