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BRADENTON, Florida, United States

Pharmacist PRN Varied

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Job Title

Pharmacist

Status: PRN

Schedule: Varied

*You will be considered for any openings for which you qualify. It is not necessary to apply to multiple positions.*

About Lakewood Ranch Medical Center (LWRMC)

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center® (LWRMC), located in the heart of the Lakewood Ranch community, has served the people of Lakewood Ranch and surrounding areas since 2004.

It is an award-winning, high-quality, acute-care hospital accredited by The Joint Commission and it consistently ranks high in terms of quality, safety and patient satisfaction. The medical staff includes more than 750 physicians and allied health professionals who practice in a wide range of specialties.

Through the years, LWRMC has expanded its offerings to the people of Manatee and Sarasota counties by growing services and updating technologies to better serve the surrounding communities.

Services include emergency services and freestanding emergency department, general and robotic surgery, maternity care, breast health, cardiology, orthopedic surgery, stroke, sleep medicine, urology and wound care.

If you want to join a team of professionals providing the highest quality of care, look no further than Lakewood Ranch Medical Center.

LWRMC Offers Comprehensive Benefits Such As

Challenging and rewarding work environment

Competitive Compensation

  • Career development opportunities across UHS and our 300+ locations!
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Plan
  • Generous Paid Time Off
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Career development opportunities within UHS and its Subsidiaries
  • More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com

Job Overview

The Clinical Staff Pharmacist provides comprehensive pharmaceutical care through service excellence, clinical services, education of patients, staff and colleagues, and integrated drug distribution. The clinical pharmacist provides clinical services within the scope and polices of the hospital by the monitoring drug therapy regimens for contraindications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, allergies, adverse reactions and appropriateness of drug, dosage form, regimen, route, and therapeutic duplications.

General Responsibilities

Regularly profile patient medication orders, and support distributive functions as needed.

Interprets medication orders (verbal, written, or computerized order entry) and transcribes or verifies orders on medication patient profile accurately.

Monitors drugs therapy regimens for contraindications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, allergies, adverse reactions, and appropriateness of drug, dosage form, regimen, route, and therapeutic duplications

Maintains the hospital’s drug formulary by minimizing non-formulary procurements, utilizing therapeutic substitution protocols, and promoting rational drug therapy selection

Participates in continuing education programs, meetings, training programs, and related activities as required.

Participates in the Quality Improvement and Medication Use Review activities of the department. Collects data, conducts inspections, and maintains logs and other documentation as assigned.

Supervises and directs the pharmacy’s support personnel. Verifies the accuracy of all compounding, IV admixtures, and Pyxis fills and loads by the technician.

In the absence of the Director of Pharmacy, a Clinical Staff Pharmacist II may be required to assume the essential responsibilities and perform the duties of the Director of Pharmacy.

Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Bachelors Degree in pharmacy required (BS Pharm). Doctor of Pharmacy preferred (PharmD).

  • One (1) year minimum, three (3) years preferred of acute care experience.
  • Residency/fellowship in the field of specialty is desired and will count as 2 years’ experience.
  • Current and active Pharmacist License in the State of Florida required.

Strong proficiency in computer literacy including but not limited to MS Office, Pharmacy clinical systems (Cerner), and Pyxis technologies.

Board Certification (BPS) or other certification that meets ASHP preceptor qualifications relevant to intended area of focus preferred

Board Certification (BPS) in Critical Care, ID, or Cardiology preferred.

Please allow two to three business days for the manager to review your application. Thank you for your interest!

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance, growing since its inception into a Fortune 500 corporation.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 99,000 employees. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates 28 acute care hospitals, 331 behavioral health facilities, 60 outpatient and other facilities in 39 U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification (preferred)

Key Skills

Pharmacy operationsMedication dispensingClinical pharmacyPatient safetyDrug therapy monitoringRegulatory compliance

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 50 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 22% are remote, 38% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

In Florida, the Pharmacy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$138k (77 salary observations; 718 listings), vs ~$141k nationally (2,072 salary observations; 11,989 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

What does the Pharmacy market look like in Florida?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPharmacy median $141k (middle half $141k–$149k)772 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Florida vs national$138k median in Florida$141k nationally (−2%)77 state / 2,072 national salary observations
Cost of livingFlorida index 103.4US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pharmacy listings in Florida627 active10,058 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 22% remote · 38% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedFlorida pharmacist listings (all specialties): 19% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 22% offer loan repayment645 active listings, Nov 2026
New Pharmacy listings3,579 in the last 30 days3,274 the 30 days before (+9%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Pharmacy pay trend+3.4% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top contract/1099 Pharmacist Jobs

37 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

35 jobs · 30 employers
8
<$155k
15
$155k-175k
7
$175k-195k
4
$195k-215k
1
$217k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

30 jobs
401k / retirement match
90% this job
Sign-on bonus
37%
CME allowance
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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$62.63-$104.39/hr
#2

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$64.44-$101.73/hr
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#4

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$68.6-$99.47/hr
+ 35 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 10,050 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About UHS

Hospitals and Health Care
Aiken, South Carolina
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Plan
Generous Paid Time Off
401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
Tuition Reimbursement
SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
Employee Assistance Program

Living in Bradenton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$403k
Typical market rent
$1,768/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

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