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Chen Med
St. Louis, Missouri

Ambulatory Pharmacist

PharmacistNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$118k-$169k

The week · per this postingWeekdays only

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Job Description

We’re unique. You should be, too.

We’re changing lives every day. For both our patients and our team members. Are you innovative and entrepreneurial minded? Is your work ethic and ambition off the charts? Do you inspire others with your kindness and joy?

We’re different than most primary care providers. We’re rapidly expanding and we need great people to join our team.

The Ambulatory Pharmacist is a patient-centered clinical professional dedicated to optimizing medication therapy within primary care clinics.

Operating under a collaborative practice agreement, this role focuses on reducing polypharmacy, enhancing medication adherence, and managing chronic diseases to improve patient outcomes and elevate quality performance metrics such as CMS Star Ratings and HEDIS scores.

The ambulatory pharmacist partners closely with patients, physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, and care teams to deliver evidence-based, individualized care that promotes safety, efficacy, and cost-effectiveness.

Essential Job Duties/Responsibilities

Medication Management & Optimization: Collaborates with healthcare providers to adjust medication therapies, interpret lab results, and support clinical decision-making within a protocol-driven framework.

Comprehensive Medication Reviews: Conducts detailed evaluations of medication regimens addressing safety, efficacy, cost considerations, side effects, and barriers to adherence.

Chronic Disease Management: Proactively manages conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, anticoagulation, and asthma to improve control and prevent complications.

Care Coordination & Transitions: Facilitates seamless transitions of care by resolving medication discrepancies during hospital discharges and preventing readmissions.

Patient Education & Engagement: Delivers personalized counseling on medication use, side effects, and adherence strategies to empower patients and improve compliance.

Lab Testing & Monitoring: Orders, interprets, and utilizes laboratory results to monitor medication, safety and effectiveness.

Collaborative Practice & Protocols: Works directly with physicians and providers to implement and follow care protocols, including independent medication adjustments when appropriate.

Administrative & Support Activities: Assists with physician consultations, provides accurate drug information, and supports the department’s quality improvement initiatives.

Performs other duties as assigned and modified at manager’s discretion.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Knowledge of and experience with state and federal insurance programs
  • Familiarity with appropriate local, state, and federal pharmacy-related regulations
  • Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
  • Excellent organizational, communication, and clinical decision-making skills
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities
  • Willingness to travel locally up to 50% of the time; flexible to work evening, weekends and/or holidays as needed
  • Fluency in spoken and written English
  • This job requires use and exercise of independent judgment

Education and Experience Criteria

  • Doctorate of Pharmacy (PharmD) required
  • Valid pharmacy license in good standing (Doctor of Pharmacy/PharmD) required

Pharmacy residency or ambulatory care certification (e. g. BCACP) preferred

Minimum two (2) years of relevant clinical experience in primary care, ambulatory care, managed care, or related setting

  • Certification in immunization and medication therapy management is a plus
  • Residency training or ambulatory care certification is highly preferred
  • Experience in managed care, HMO, PBM, or MSO settings is a plus

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AMA) or American Red Cross required within first 90 days of employment

Pay Range

$118,062 - $168,658 Salary

The posted pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for this position. Final compensation will depend on a variety of factors including but not limited to experience, education, geographic location, and other relevant factors. This position may also be eligible for a bonuses or commissions.

Employee Benefits

chenmed.makeityoursource.com

We’re ChenMed and we’re transforming healthcare for seniors and changing America’s healthcare for the better. Family-owned and physician-led, our unique approach allows us to improve the health and well-being of the populations we serve. We’re growing rapidly as we seek to rescue more and more seniors from inadequate health care.

ChenMed is changing lives for the people we serve and the people we hire. With great compensation, comprehensive benefits, career development and advancement opportunities and so much more, our employees enjoy great work-life balance and opportunities to grow. Join our team who make a difference in people’s lives every single day.

  • Current employees, if you want to apply to our internal career site, please click HERE
  • Current Contingent Worker please see job aid HERE to apply

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Key Responsibilities

Optimize medication therapy in primary care by conducting medication reviews, managing chronic conditions, monitoring laboratory results, and adjusting therapies under collaborative practice protocols. Educate and coordinate care with patients and multidisciplinary teams, support transitions from hospital care, and contribute to quality improvement.

Requirements

A PharmD and an active pharmacy license in good standing are required, along with at least two years of relevant clinical experience. Residency training or ambulatory care certification is preferred; immunization and medication therapy management certification are a plus, and BLS certification is required within the first 90 days.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Medication OptimizationDiabetes ManagementHypertension ManagementAnticoagulation ManagementAsthma ManagementLaboratory Monitoring

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Ambulatory Pharmacist at Chen Med 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 9,938 active Pharmacy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 40 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 43% are remote, 45% have no call, 75% require no weekends.

Pharmacy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$143k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $158k in an average-cost state. 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
18%
PSLF eligible
18%
Loan repayment
12%
CME allowance
6%

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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 9,938 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • No nights
  • On-site

Living in St. Louis

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$258k≈ 2.2× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,334/mo≈ 14% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.1
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · St. Louis, MO-IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Chen Med

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1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
Paid Time Off
Career Development