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Pharmacist (Per Diem)

PharmacistPer Diem

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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

Medication dispensingPharmaceutical compoundingTPN preparationMedication order reviewDrug information provisionInventory controlHospital pharmacy standardsPatient care supportLabeling compliance

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).

What does the Pharmacy market look like in Massachusetts?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingMassachusetts index 105.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pharmacy listings in Massachusetts324 active10,251 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 18% remote · 38% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMassachusetts Pharmacist listings: 25% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 18% offer loan repayment338 active listings, Oct 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 contract/1099 Pharmacist Jobs

42 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

37 jobs · 35 employers
9
<$145k
6
$145k-165k
15
$165k-185k
4
$185k-205k
3
$205k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

32 jobs
401k / retirement match
88%
Sign-on bonus
31%
Loan repayment
3%
CME allowance
3%
Relocation assistance
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Pharmacist (Full-Time, Day Shift)

Adventist Health · Hanford, California

$75.03-$102.91/hr
#2

Pharmacist - Cancer Center (Full-Time, Days)

Enloe Health · Chico, California

$74.97-$101.21/hr
#3

Pharmacist

$83.85-$101.02/hr
#4

Clinical Pharmacist (Formulary & Quality)

$108k-$199k
+ 40 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 10,251 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Falmouth

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$813k
Typical market rent
$2,267/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
98.4
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Barnstable Town, MA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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