Part-Time After Hours Staff Pharmacist - Remote (IL, IN, MO, KS, IA)

PharmacistIncludes callIncludes weekendsPart-Time

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$54-$91/hr

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Job Description

Part‑Time Remote Staff Pharmacist

Location: Remote, anywhere within the US

Schedule

Part‑time — may include evenings, overnights, and/or weekend shifts. Regular set schedule includes every other Sunday 12PM-10PM CST and 4PM-9PM CST at least 2-3 times during the week. There is an on-call component once training has concluded.

Licensure Requirements: Must have active licensure in any of these 5 states (IL, IN, KS, MO, IA). Must be willing to obtain the other state licenses not held. Active IL state license is preferred.

About the Role

Join our telepharmacy team as a Remote Staff Pharmacist, supporting multiple hospitals across several states. You’ll leverage technology and clinical expertise to verify medication orders, support care teams, and ensure safe, high‑quality patient care from a fully remote environment.

What You’ll Do

Telepharmacy Services

  • Complete remote order entry, order verification, and drug verification.
  • Provide patient counseling when needed.
  • Navigate multiple pharmacy information systems (PIS).

Clinical Support

Provide drug information and therapeutic guidance to providers.

Assess medication appropriateness, dosing (including renal/hepatic adjustments), interactions, and compatibilities.

Support specialized populations such as pediatrics, geriatrics, pregnant/nursing patients, HIV, and those with renal/hepatic impairment.

Maintain knowledge of IV therapies, TPN, cardiac/narcotic drips, IV antibiotics, chemotherapy, and more.

Operational Excellence

  • Document interventions and clinical actions accurately and promptly.
  • Communicate effectively with physicians, nurses, and patients.
  • Ensure compliance with HIPAA, pharmacy laws, and client policies.

Technical & Professional Skills

  • Work across VPNs, automation systems, and multiple PIS platforms.
  • Use applications such as Google Suite/Microsoft Office and Snagit.
  • Maintain required licenses, credentials, and system access.

Training & Performance

Participate in ongoing training (clinical, PIS, and policy updates).

Meet productivity and quality standards.

Qualifications

  • Bachelors in Pharmacy required; PharmD preferred
  • At least 1 year of hospital pharmacy experience required
  • Active and in good standing state pharmacist license required (IL, IN, MO, IA and/or KS)
  • Must be willing to obtain other state licenses
  • Strong clinical knowledge and comfort working across multiple systems
  • Ability to work part‑time hours that may include evenings, overnights, and/or weekends

If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.

For this position, we anticipate offering an hourly rate of 54 - 91 USD / hourly, depending on relevant factors, including experience and geographic location.

This role is also anticipated to be eligible to participate in an annual bonus plan.

At The Cigna Group, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits, with a focus on supporting your whole health. Starting on day one of your employment, you’ll be offered several health-related benefits including medical, vision, dental, and well-being and behavioral health programs.

We also offer 401(k), company paid life insurance, tuition reimbursement, a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year, paid holidays, and leaves of absence. For more details on our employee benefits programs, click here.

About The Cigna Group

Doing something meaningful starts with a simple decision, a commitment to changing lives. At The Cigna Group, we’re dedicated to improving the health and vitality of those we serve. Through our divisions Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services, we are committed to enhancing the lives of our clients, customers and patients. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to complete the online application process, please email seeyourself@thecignagroup.com for assistance. Please note that this email inbox is dedicated to accommodation requests only and cannot provide application updates or accept resumes.

The Cigna Group has a tobacco-free policy and reserves the right not to hire tobacco/nicotine users in states where that is legally permissible.

Candidates in such states who use tobacco/nicotine will not be considered for employment unless they enter a qualifying smoking cessation program prior to the start of their employment.

These states include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Washington State.

Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state and local ordinances.

Key Responsibilities

The staff pharmacist will perform remote order entry, drug verification, and provide clinical support to hospital care teams. They are responsible for assessing medication appropriateness and maintaining compliance with pharmacy laws and client policies.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Dosing adjustmentsHIPAA complianceDocumentationIntervention management

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 40 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 23% are remote, 60% have no call, 50% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$151k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $151k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Pharmacy market look like in Illinois?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score5.4 / 10 · top 25% in pharmacyranked against 9,956 Pharmacy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$112k–$189kPharmacy median $147k (middle half $143k–$148k)21 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$151k in purchasing powerIllinois index 100.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pharmacy listings in Illinois326 active10,159 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 23% remote · 60% no call · 50% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedIllinois Pharmacist listings: 21% state a sign-on bonus (median $62k) · 32% offer loan repayment334 active listings, Nov 2026
New Pharmacy listings3,827 in the last 30 days3,131 the 30 days before (+22%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Pharmacy pay trend+3.3% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Cigna Healthcaresilver tier, 72/100Top Employers work-life index36 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (9,956 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.

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About Cigna Healthcare

Hospitals and Health Care
Bloomfield, CT
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, vision, dental insurance
Well-being and behavioral health programs
401(k)
Company paid life insurance
Tuition reimbursement
Minimum of 18 days PTO per year
Paid holidays
Leaves of absence