Clinical Pharmacist Specialist
Listed compensation
$63.45-$95.2/hr
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time · hybrid
- Call expectations
- No call
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job description
Join American Addiction Centers as a Clinical Pharmacist Specialist – Hybrid, M-F in Arlington Heights, Illinois.
Benefits & Compensation
- Pay rate: $63.45 - $95.20/hour.
- Paid Time Off
- Health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, life, STD/LTD)
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Adoption assistance
- Paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match
- Educational Assistance Program
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- Hybrid position - combination of remote and on-site.
- No call required.
- No weekends required.
- Flexible scheduling available.
This position offers no call requirements, weekends off, hybrid flexibility. Work with American Addiction Centers in Arlington Heights, Illinois.
Key Responsibilities
The Clinical Pharmacist Specialist oversees pharmaceutical care, designs medication therapy regimens, and provides patient counseling on complex specialty conditions. They also collaborate with the healthcare team to manage formulary adherence and supervise pharmacy support staff to ensure safe and efficient workflows.
Requirements
Applicants must hold a Bachelor’s or Doctorate degree in pharmacy from an ACPE-accredited school and possess at least 3 years of experience as a licensed pharmacist. Active pharmacy licensure in both Illinois and Wisconsin is required, along with board certification in the area of practice.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Pharmacist Career Context
Of the 47 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 38% have no call, 60% require no weekends — this position is remote.
The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$165k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $165k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Pharmacy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinical Pharmacist Specialist at American Addiction Centers a 8.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Pharmacy — ranked against 7,413 active Pharmacy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, remote work flexibility.
Position Insights
AI ANALYSISThis role scores 8.4/10 on work-life balance for Pharmacist roles. No call coverage keeps hours predictable.
Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...
Benefits analysis: Compared to 47 similar roles, this listing's benefits package ranks...
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- No call
- No weekends
- Hybrid
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