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Per Diem Pharmacist

PharmacistPer Diem

Listed compensation

$43.14-$71.78/hr

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Employment & setting
Per Diem · on-site
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 56m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Department/Unit

Pharmacy

Work Shift

Per Diem (United States of America)

Salary Range

  • $116,823.00 - $186,917.00
  • Salary Range: Min. $43.14/hr - Max $71.78/hr

The Pharmacist is responsible for providing a full range of pharmaceutical care services. Working as part of the patient care team the pharmacist contributes unique expertise in medication safety, therapeutics, education and medication preparation. The Pharmacist reports to the Pharmacy Supervisors and Directors.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Provide comprehensive pharmaceutical care
  • Actively promote medication safety
  • Promote rational cost-effective use of medications
  • Provide pharmaceutical care to all types and ages of patients cared for at AMC.
  • Effectively performs medication order and drug therapy review leading to improved patient outcomes
  • Prepare and dispense medications
  • Provide drug information
  • Monitor patient drug therapy
  • Collaborate with other caregivers, the patient and significant others to optimize pharmaceutical care
  • Supervise and direct support personnel
  • Participate in training and development of staff
  • Provide professional services and when needed, leadership, to the Department, Center and Community
  • Routinely work with management and others to improve pharmaceutical care and services.

In the absence of a supervisor, can assume essential responsibilities and functions of pharmacy supervisor/manager for limited periods of time.

  • Assist in the continued advancement of pharmaceutical care services.
  • Willingly provide any and all appropriate functions as a recognized expert and leader.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in pharmacy from ACPE accredited school - required
  • Doctorate Degree in pharmacy from ACPE accredited school - required
  • Experience in health system pharmacy practice - preferred
  • Demonstrated basic working knowledge of pharmacy practice

Assumes responsibilities for coordinating and supervising one or more areas or functions of the department when needed.

  • Applies skills and knowledge to improve overall quality of pharmaceutical care within organizational.
  • Developing as a role model through dedication to the highest standards of professionalism.
  • Demonstrates ability to develop a leadership role in providing pharmaceutical care.
  • PHARMD - Licensed Pharmacist Current NYS Pharmacy License. Upon Hire - required

Thank you for your interest in Albany Medical Center!

Albany Medical Center is an equal opportunity employer.

This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Medical Center, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that:

Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Medical Center policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.

Thank you for your interest in Albany Med Health System!​

Albany Med Health System is an equal opportunity employer.

This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Med Health System, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that:

Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Health System policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.

Key Responsibilities

The pharmacist provides comprehensive pharmaceutical care, including medication preparation, dispensing, and drug therapy monitoring. They also collaborate with the patient care team to promote medication safety and optimize therapeutic outcomes.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Dispensing medicationsPatient monitoringClinical collaborationStaff supervision

Pharmacist Career Context

In New York, the Pharmacy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$139k (62 salary observations; 134 listings), vs ~$138k nationally (968 salary observations; 4,120 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 40 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 13% are remote, 48% have no call, 90% require no weekends.

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

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$120k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $111k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks32 jobs · 27 employers

401k / retirement match
84%
CME allowance
28%
Sign-on bonus
9%
Loan repayment
3%
Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

2.8/ 10
Listing-based score
  • On-site

Living in Albany

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$329k
Typical market rent
$1,631/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
99.6
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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