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Tempe, Arizona

Per Diem Staff Pharmacist Accredo - Tempe, AZ

PharmacistIncludes callIncludes weekendsPer Diem

Compensation

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Employment & setting
Per Diem
Call expectations
Includes call
Weekends
Includes weekends
Posted 1h ago · Verified live

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY

The Staff Pharmacist is responsible for compounding and dispensing medications within corporate and regulatory guidelines. The Staff Pharmacist will track order status. This position will require product verification and the ability to be flexible.

Hours of operation

  • Sunday 7am-3:30pm, M-F 5am-7pm
  • May include on call, evenings, and weekends.

Essential Functions

  • Provide oversight and quality assurance to pharmacy technicians.
  • Interpret physicians’ or prescribers’ prescriptions.
  • Verify and confirm validity of controlled substances.
  • Verify prescription information entered in the system by data entry or order entry.
  • Back up other pharmacists as needed, perform additional duties as assigned by management

Qualifications

Current resident pharmacist license in good standing.

Advanced problem solving skills and the ability to work collaboratively with other departments to resolve issues.

  • Good oral and written communication skills.
  • Ability to read and interpret prescriptions.
  • Strong focus on quality and accuracy.
  • Ability to manage timelines and meet tight client deadlines.
  • Ability to adapt in a changing environment.
  • Ability to work a flexible schedule for peak volume times.
  • Specialty Pharmacy experience not required
  • Retail/Mail Order pharmacy experience preferred

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.

About Evernorth Health Services

Evernorth Health Services, a division of The Cigna Group, creates pharmacy, care and benefit solutions to improve health and increase vitality. We relentlessly innovate to make the prediction, prevention and treatment of illness and disease more accessible to millions of people. 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 is responsible for compounding and dispensing medications while providing oversight and quality assurance to pharmacy technicians. They must interpret prescriptions, verify controlled substances, and ensure accurate data entry within corporate and regulatory guidelines.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Prescription interpretationControlled substances verificationTime managementAdaptabilityRetail pharmacy

Pharmacist Career Context

Cigna Healthcare holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 75/100, 29 active listings.

Of the 50 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 44% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

Pharmacy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Arizona is 100.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Arizona clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

1.5/ 10
Listing-based score
  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Tempe

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$454k
Typical market rent
$1,649/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.3
State income tax
Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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