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Pharmacist - Per Diem

PharmacistPer Diem

Listed compensation

$60-$75/hr

The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Pharmacist Opportunity - Per Diem

Pembroke Hospital is a 120-bed acute care, inpatient behavioral health facility located south of Boston, in Pembroke, MA.

Situated on 26 acres, we offer inpatient and partial hospitalization treatment to teens, adults and older adults, and our services are designed to assess, stabilize, and treat patients by addressing their primary symptoms and problems. At Pembroke Hospital, all positions begin and end with caring for the Patient.

By Listening Deeply and Understanding the Story of our Patients, we will Make a Difference in the Lives we Touch.

Website: pembrokehospital.com

The Staff Pharmacist is responsible for serving Hospital patients by preparing medications, providing pharmacological information to multidisciplinary treatment team, and monitoring patient drug therapies. This is a per diem position.

About Universal Health Services

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) is one of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services.

Since our founding in 1979, UHS has grown steadily into a premier Fortune 500® corporation perennially recognized by multiple esteemed national rating entities.

Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates inpatient acute care facilities, inpatient behavioral health facilities, outpatient and other facilities, nationwide virtual behavioral health services, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services with physical locations in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Ireland and United Kingdom. uhs.com.

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Qualifications

Education: Ph.D. in Pharmacy

Licensure: Current license as a Pharmacist in Massachusetts

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Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Medication PreparationDrug Therapy MonitoringPatient CareMultidisciplinary Team Collaboration

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 40 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 25% are remote, 50% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$140k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $133k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

How many Pharmacy jobs are remote?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$125k–$156kPharmacy median $128k (middle half $121k–$150k)10 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$133k in purchasing powerMassachusetts index 105.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pharmacy listings in Massachusetts320 active10,306 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 25% remote · 50% no call · 70% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
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

39 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

22 jobs
9
<$170k
7
$170k-185k
1
$189k
4
$200k-215k
1
$220k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

23 jobs
401k / retirement match
91%
Sign-on bonus
13%
PSLF eligible
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Infusion Clinical Pharmacist, OncologyPer Diem

Sutter Health · Santa Cruz, California

$87.25-$122.15/hr
#2

Clinical Pharmacist II - NBMC (Per Diem, Variable)Per Diem

NorthBay Health · Fairfield, California

$99.25-$120.69/hr
#3

Clinical Pharmacist II - VCVH (Per Diem, Variable)

$99.25-$120.69/hr
#4

Clinical Pharmacist

$72.42-$114.33/hr
+ 37 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 1.5
Below most Pharmacy listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,146 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Pembroke

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$652k
Typical market rent
$2,730/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.3
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026).

BEA 2024 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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