Pharmacist (Tows
Listed compensation
$97k-$159k
The week · per this posting
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Job Description
Responsibilities
- Reviews drug orders and obtains clarification as needed.
- Regularly consults with medical and nursing staff and others in order to provide a high quality of pharmacy service to the Health System's patients.
- Oversees and reviews the work of technical support personnel.
- Assists in the safe and efficient functioning of the Pharmacy
- Full-time Pharmacists must provide on-call telephone coverage, on a rotating schedule, for after-hours consultation and requests.
- Schedule will be 60 hours/pay period consisting of rotating evenings (3-11pm) and every other weekend (8am-2pm). Dayshifts available as needed and agreed upon.
Requirements
- Pharmacy degree from an accredited college of pharmacy and at least 1 year of hospital pharmacy work experience.
- Completion of a Hospital Pharmacy Residency preferred; Specialty Residency in Psychiatric or Pediatric Pharmacy an advantage.
- Must possess a valid Maryland Pharmacy license or be eligible for reciprocity at time of appointment and continuously during tenure in position.
- Must comply with all related continuing education requirements.
- Strong interpersonal skills sufficient to work cooperatively, tactfully, and communicate effectively with patients, staff, and health professionals.
- Ability to lift up to 25 lbs.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Pharmacist Career Context
Of the 40 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 43% are remote, 60% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Maryland is 105.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$128k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $122k in an average-cost state. 62.9% of Maryland clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- Includes call
- Includes weekends
Living in Towson
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $424k≈ 4.4× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $1,872/mo≈ 23% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 25 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 104.5
- State income tax
- Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.