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Merakey
Coraopolis, Pennsylvania

Pharmacist

PharmacistNo weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not listed

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

About Us

Life Tree Pharmacy is a for profit subsidiary of Merakey and works with a wide range of facilities and programs to support individuals in LTC as well as the Behavioral Health and Intellectual and Developmental Disability communities.

Schedule: Mon - Fri 8:30 - 5:00

Position Details

Compounds and dispenses prescribed medications, drugs, and other pharmaceuticals

for patient care by performing the following duties:

  • Reviews prescriptions issued by Physician, or other authorized prescriber to assure accuracy and determine formulas and ingredients needed.
  • Compounds medications, using standard formulas and processes such as weighing, measuring and mixing ingredients.
  • Directs pharmacy workers engaged in mixing, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals.
  • Answers questions and provides information on drug interactions, side effects, dosage and storage of pharmaceuticals.
  • Maintains established procedures concerning quality assurance, security of controlled substances, and disposal of hazardous waste drugs.
  • Enters data such as patient name, prescribed medication and cost, to maintain pharmacy files, charge system, and inventory.
  • Instructs interns and other medical personnel on matters pertaining to pharmacy.
  • Employs perpetual inventory.

Benefits

Life Tree offers generous benefits that promote well-being, financial security,

and work-life balance, including:

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus access to healthcare advocacy support.
  • Retirement plan -- both pre-tax and Roth (after-tax) options available for employee contributions.
  • DailyPay -- access your pay when you need it!
  • On the Goga well-being platform, featuring self-care tools and resources.
  • Access Care.com for backup childcare, elder care, and household services.
  • Confidential counseling, legal, and financial services through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
  • Tuition reimbursement and educational partnerships.
  • Employee discounts and savings programs on entertainment, travel, and lifestyle.
  • Access to Pryor Online Learning for free online personal development classes.

Life Tree Pharmacy is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer! We deeply value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ethnic background, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or disability status.

Moreover, we are committed to creating teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. Merakey welcomes all Veterans to apply!

Qualifications

The Successful Candidate Will Have the Following

  • Current Pharmacist License (Must be in good standing).
  • Two+ years related experience and/or training.
  • Framework LTC and Framework ECM experience preferred.
  • 1 yr of experience in LTC pharmacy preferred.

Key Responsibilities

The pharmacist is responsible for compounding and dispensing prescribed medications while ensuring accuracy and safety in patient care. They also oversee pharmacy staff, maintain inventory, and provide clinical information regarding drug interactions and side effects.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Compounding medicationsDispensing pharmaceuticalsPrescription reviewDrug interaction analysisInventory managementHazardous waste disposalData entryPharmacy operations

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 50 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 48% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Pharmacist at Merakey a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Pharmacy — ranked against 10,288 active Pharmacy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Top Pharmacist Jobs

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Salary Distribution29 jobs · 24 employers

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<$145k
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$145k-165k
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$185k-205k
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$214k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks27 jobs · 24 employers

401k / retirement match
96% this job
Sign-on bonus
26%
Loan repayment
4%
PSLF eligible
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Pharmacist (Full-Time, Day Shift)

Adventist Health · Hanford, California

$75.03-$102.91/hr
#2

Clinical Pharmacist (Formulary & Quality)

Centene · Indiana

$108k-$199k
#3

Clinical Pharmacist Specialist

$63.45-$95.2/hr
#4

Dispensing Pharmacist - Long Term Care - Full Time

$55.53-$93.08/hr
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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 6.4
Better work-life than 90% of Pharmacy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,288 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in Coraopolis

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$289k
Typical market rent
$1,518/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
94.7
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Pittsburgh, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Merakey

Non-profit Organizations
Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
Healthcare advocacy support
Retirement plan – both pre-tax and Roth options
DailyPay – access your pay when you need it
Goga well-being platform
Care.com for backup childcare, elder care, and household services
Confidential counseling, legal, and financial services through EAP
Tuition reimbursement and educational partnerships