Pharmacist (Per Diem)
Compensation
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Job Description
1. Prepares, dispenses, and controls medications and other pharmaceuticals in accordance with applicable Federal, State, professional and hospital standards and procedures.
2. Maintains expertise through understanding of product advances and developments.
3. Assigns and monitors tasks of supportive personnel.
4. Reviews medication orders for completeness and appropriateness (i. e. dosage, compatibilities, scheduling, choice of medication etc.).
5. Compounds pharmaceuticals as needed including intravenous admixtures, TPN and other products using accepted standards of practice and control.
6. Insures proper labeling of medications and supplies.
7. Provides proper storage and maintains proper records as required by state, federal law and hospital policy and procedure.
8. Provides drug information to medical, nursing and other appropriate individuals concerning medications and pharmaceuticals as required by Federal law, State law, and hospital policy and procedure.
9. Issues and controls medications supplied to the patient care units and other authorized areas or departments that store medications.
10. Performs other duties as directed/requested.
Consistently provides service excellence to all patients, family members, visitors, volunteers and co-workers in a manner that reflects Falmouth Hospital’s commitment to CARES: compassion, accountability, respect, excellence and service.
- Graduate of accredited 5 year pharmacy program.
- Currently licensed (or eligible) in Massachusetts.
- Ability to practice hospital pharmacy at current standards.
- Able to operate required equipment.
Key Responsibilities
The pharmacist is responsible for preparing, dispensing, and controlling medications while ensuring compliance with hospital and legal standards. They also provide drug information to medical staff and oversee the tasks of supportive personnel.
Requirements
Candidates must be graduates of an accredited 5-year pharmacy program and hold or be eligible for a Massachusetts pharmacy license. The ability to operate pharmacy equipment and practice according to current hospital standards is required.
Key Skills
Pharmacist Career Context
Of the 50 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 18% are remote, 38% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | Massachusetts index 105.8 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Pharmacy listings in Massachusetts | 324 active | 10,251 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 18% remote · 38% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Massachusetts Pharmacist listings: 25% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 18% offer loan repayment338 active listings, Oct 2026 |
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