Staff Pharmacist
Listed compensation
$44-$79/hr
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.
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 Staff Pharmacist to perform professional duties and responsibilities associated with the processing of prescriptions. This onsite position will be scheduled 3-4 days per week in Lynchburg, VA and 1 day per week in Bedford, VA, with occasional need for floating to other nearby sites.
Will consider candidates looking for part-time schedule rather than full-time.
- Tour a Genoa Pharmacy at the following link: Genoa Healthcare On-site Pharmacy Tour (youtube.com)
- Pharmacy Location: Located within Horizon Behavioral Health - 2235 Landover Place, Suite A, Lynchburg, VA 24501
- Hours: Monday-Friday: 8:30am-5pm Closed for Lunch: 12:30pm-1pm
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 state of Virginia
- Certified immunizer or willing to become an immunizer within 3 months of hire
- Access to reliable transportation and valid driver’s license
Preferred Qualifications
Authorization to administer long-acting injectables or willing to obtain within 3 months of hire
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 Staff Pharmacist will process prescriptions, distribute medications, and provide essential medication information to patients. They will also administer immunizations and ensure full compliance with State Board of Pharmacy regulations.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy or a PharmD and possess a current pharmacist license in Virginia. Applicants are also required to be or become a certified immunizer within three months of hire.
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, 18% are remote, 55% have no call, 38% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$128k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $127k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.4 / 10 · top 25% in pharmacy | ranked against 10,041 Pharmacy listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$127k in purchasing power | Virginia index 101.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Pharmacy listings in Virginia | 298 active | 10,165 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 18% remote · 55% no call · 38% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Virginia Pharmacist listings: 17% state a sign-on bonus · 18% offer loan repayment306 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Pharmacy listings | 3,691 in the last 30 days | 3,159 the 30 days before (+17%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Pharmacy pay trend | +3.6% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
| UnitedHealth Group | silver tier, 71/100 | Top Employers work-life index1,666 active listings |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Staff Pharmacist at UnitedHealth Group a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Pharmacy — ranked against 10,041 active Pharmacy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
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