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Midnight Pharmacist

PharmacistFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

  • Job Description Summary
  • Entity
  • Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)
  • Worker Type
  • Employee
  • Worker Sub-Type
  • Regular
  • Cost Center
  • CC000612 CHS - Pharmacy - IP (Main)
  • Pay Rate Type

Salary

  • Pay Grade
  • Health-34
  • Scheduled Weekly Hours
  • 40

Work Shift

Job Description

Compounds and dispenses prescribed drugs per physician's instructions in a hospital or healthcare facility setting. Consults with medical staff about potential drug interactions, patient medical history, and the use of particular medications. Responds to questions from patients about medications and dosage instructions. Ensures that all required pharmacy data is recorded and maintained and complies with all regulatory, security and hospital procedures.

Additional Job Description

Minimum Training and Education: Doctor of Pharmacy. Completion of a pharmacy residency preferred. Required Licensure, Certifications, Registrations: Licensed as a Registered Pharmacist by the South Carolina Board of Pharmacy. Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or American Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers certification is required

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Key Responsibilities

Compounds and dispenses prescribed medications in a hospital setting, and consults with medical staff about drug interactions, patient history, and medication use. Answers patients’ medication and dosage questions while maintaining pharmacy records and following regulatory, security, and hospital procedures.

Requirements

A Doctor of Pharmacy degree is required, and completion of a pharmacy residency is preferred. Applicants must hold a South Carolina Registered Pharmacist license and current AHA Basic Life Support or American Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers certification.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Medication CompoundingMedication DispensingDrug Interaction AssessmentMedication ConsultationPatient CounselingMedication Dosage GuidancePharmacy RecordkeepingRegulatory CompliancePharmacy Security ProceduresHospital Pharmacy Practice

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 50 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 24% are remote, 58% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for South Carolina is 93.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.6% of South Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Pharmacy market look like in South Carolina?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPharmacy median $139k (middle half $135k–$148k)132 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingSouth Carolina index 93.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pharmacy listings in South Carolina211 active10,403 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 24% remote · 58% no call · 58% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedSouth Carolina Pharmacist listings: 19% state a sign-on bonus · 19% offer loan repayment217 active listings, Oct 2026
Pharmacy pay trend+1.1% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Pharmacist Jobs

33 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

28 jobs
6
<$155k
15
$155k-175k
3
$175k-195k
3
$195k-215k
1
$220k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

23 jobs
401k / retirement match
96%
Sign-on bonus
26%
Relocation assistance
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Clinical Pharmacist - Santa Clarita Pharmacy - Full Time 10 Hour Days (Non-Exempt) (Non-Union)

Keck Medicine of USC · Los Angeles, California

$64-$105.6/hr
#2

Pharmacist (Full-Time, Day Shift)

Adventist Health · Hanford, California

$75.03-$102.91/hr
#3

Pharmacist - Cancer Center (Full-Time, Days)

$74.97-$101.21/hr
#4

Clinical Pharmacist (Formulary & Quality)

$108k-$199k
+ 31 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 1.5
Better work-life than 10% of Pharmacy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,350 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Charleston

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$530k
Typical market rent
$2,288/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
101.0
State income tax
Up to 6.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Charleston-North Charleston, SC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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