UnitedHealth Group logo
UnitedHealth Group
Lynchburg, Virginia

Staff Pharmacist

PharmacistNo weekendsFull-Time

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.

Posted 50m 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 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

Pharmacy operationsPrescription processingImmunization administrationRegulatory complianceBehavioral health supportPatient counseling

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).

What does the Pharmacy market look like in Virginia?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.4 / 10 · top 25% in pharmacyranked against 10,041 Pharmacy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$127k in purchasing powerVirginia index 101.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pharmacy listings in Virginia298 active10,165 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 18% remote · 55% no call · 38% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedVirginia Pharmacist listings: 17% state a sign-on bonus · 18% offer loan repayment306 active listings, Nov 2026
New Pharmacy listings3,691 in the last 30 days3,159 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 Groupsilver tier, 71/100Top Employers work-life index1,666 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (10,041 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 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.

Top Pharmacist Jobs

20 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

20 jobs · 17 employers
4
<$155k
5
$155k-170k
8
$170k-185k
3
$185k-200k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

18 jobs · 17 employers
401k / retirement match
89% this job
Sign-on bonus
61%
Relocation assistance
17%
Loan repayment
11%
PSLF eligible
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Senior Clinical Pharmacist

Centene · Florida

$108k-$199k
#2

Clinical Pharmacist

Puyallup Tribal Health Authority · Tacoma, Washington

$157k-$196k
#3

Clinical Pharmacist Specialist - Specialty (Oncology, Remote-Hybrid)- Full-Time Days

$159k-$185k
#4

Clinical Pharmacist: Signature Healthcare

$146k-$182k
+ 18 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 6.4
Better work-life than 90% of Pharmacy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,041 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • On-site
UnitedHealth Group logo

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 Lynchburg

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$279k
Typical market rent
$1,270/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
89.4
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Lynchburg, VA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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