Travel Pharmacist Inpatient Job
Listed compensation
$151k-$163k
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- Employment & setting
- Contract
- Call expectations
- Includes call
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
Overview
Pharmacist – Inpatient in Westwood, New Jersey. Start date: 10/06/2026. Travel - temporary assignment for multiple weeks. Weekly pay: $2,899–$3,129. Guaranteed hours: 0. Shift: 5x8 days with either 7:00am–3:30pm or 11:00am–7:30pm. Inpatient pharmacist role supporting a hospital-based inpatient pharmacy in a community hospital setting.
- Weekly pay: $2,899–$3,129 per week
- Guaranteed hours: 0 per week
- Duration: Weeks (travel assignment)
- Shift: 7:00am–3:30pm or 11:00am–7:30pm; 5x8 days
- Start date: 10/06/2026
- Setting: Inpatient pharmacy in a community hospital setting in Westwood, NJ
- On-call: 1 week on-call every 3 weeks
- Orientation: 40 hours onsite; onboarding items completed onsite
- Provide inpatient pharmaceutical care for a patient population spanning neonates to geriatrics, including antibiotics and anticoagulation management, within an inpatient setting.
- Perform dosing adjustments and therapeutic drug monitoring for renal, geriatric, and oncologic patients; manage high-alert medications with safety protocols.
- Compound and dispense sterile IV medications (IV piggyback/IV push) under sterile technique; maintain accurate documentation.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams (IV teams, PT, Respiratory, Radiology, Social Services, Rapid Response, Pharmacy, Transportation) and ensure timely medication-related communication.
- Document all clinical activities in the Epic electronic health record; participate in daily rounds and ensure accurate and complete charting.
- Manage Pyxis inventory and contribute to medication safety initiatives and appropriate resource utilization.
- Active pharmacist license in hand (state or compact) at time of submittal
- Pharmacist degree: PharmD or RPh
- BLS certification
- Epic experience required; inpatient infusion experience preferred; 1 year of clinical experience minimum
- Community hospital experience preferred; travel experience not required
- Ability to work in a hospital/inpatient setting and participate in on-call rotation as described
- Pre-approved time off: 1 per contract; onboarding items/labs completed within 48 hours of contract signing
- Competitive weekly pay
- Onsite orientation: 40 hours
- Onboarding: core items/labs completed within 48 hours of contract signing
- 24/7 recruiter and travel support
- Dedicated assignment support throughout the contract
- Pre-approved time off included per contract
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Please note: Pay rates and guaranteed hours are estimates and may vary. Final compensation packages and confirmed hours will be discussed during the hiring process.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Pharmacist Career Context
Of the 40 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 25% are remote, 40% have no call, 70% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$157k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $144k in an average-cost state. 63.8% of New Jersey 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).
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