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Bayville, New Jersey

PRN Float Pharmacist

PharmacistNo weekendsNo nightsPer Diem

Listed compensation

$44-$79/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – FridayWeekdays only

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Posted 39m 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 Per Diem Float Pharmacist for the Central/Northern New Jersey area to perform professional duties and responsibilities associated with the processing of prescriptions. Per Diem Pharmacists are classified as temporary employees and work on an intermittent basis.

Tour a Genoa Pharmacy at the following link: Genoa Healthcare On-site Pharmacy Tour (youtube.com)

Schedule of Genoa Healthcare Pharmacies are Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm, no nights, weekends, or holidays. Candidates must have some availability during that time.

Pharmacy Locations: Bridgewater, Lakewood, Bayville, Red Bank, Englewood, Hackensack NJ.

Locations Can Be Flexible Based on Where Candidate Lives

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 the state of New Jersey
  • Certified immunizer or willing to become an immunizer within 3 months of hire
  • 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 and distribute prescriptions while providing medication information to patients within a collaborative care team. They are responsible for ensuring compliance with state pharmacy laws and administering immunizations as required.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy or a PharmD and possess a current pharmacist license in New Jersey. A valid driver’s license and the ability to become a certified immunizer within three months of hire are also required.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Pharmacy operationsPrescription processingImmunization administrationRegulatory complianceBehavioral health supportClinical pharmacy

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 40 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 25% are remote, 60% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$128k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $118k in an average-cost state. 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

How many Pharmacy jobs are remote?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.8 / 10 · top 5% in pharmacyranked against 10,003 Pharmacy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$92k–$164kPharmacy median $144k (middle half $133k–$154k)11 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$118k in purchasing powerNew Jersey index 108.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pharmacy listings in New Jersey295 active10,186 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 25% remote · 60% no call · 60% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNew Jersey Pharmacist listings: 11% state a sign-on bonus · 33% offer loan repayment300 active listings, Nov 2026
New Pharmacy listings3,759 in the last 30 days3,073 the 30 days before (+22%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Pharmacy pay trend+3.3% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
UnitedHealth Groupsilver tier, 72/100Top Employers work-life index1,614 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (10,003 Pharmacy listings), 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.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates PRN Float Pharmacist at UnitedHealth Group a 6.8 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 5% in Pharmacy — ranked against 10,003 active Pharmacy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
95% this job
Sign-on bonus
23%
Loan repayment
9%
CME allowance
9%
PSLF eligible
5%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 6.8
Among the best 10% of Pharmacy listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,003 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • No nights
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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 Bayville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$501k
State income tax
Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026).

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