Overnight Staff Pharmacist
Listed compensation
$64-$66/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
Benefits
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Position Summary
To dispense and check prescriptions, oversee the work of the pharmacy technicians, respond to inquiries by physicians, client facilities, and patients. Management skills to promote accuracy of all items dispensed by the pharmacy. Responsible for the continuation of pharmacy management’s goals and objectives within the dispensing pharmacy.
Essential Duties
Dispense and verify prescriptions according to Federal and State regulations, dosage, strength, patient allergies, disease states, drug interactions and formularies.
Provide physicians, nurses, and patients with therapeutic recommendations and/or medication information and when necessary to resolve patient issues.
SCHEDULE: Graveyard shifts only available.
Requirement
Licensed Pharmacist in WA is mandatory.
Key Responsibilities
The pharmacist is responsible for dispensing and verifying prescriptions while ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations. They also oversee pharmacy technicians and provide therapeutic information to patients and healthcare providers.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a valid Pharmacist license in the state of Washington. The role requires the ability to work graveyard shifts and manage pharmacy operations effectively.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Pharmacist Career Context
Of the 40 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 25% are remote, 63% have no call, 48% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Washington is 107.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$135k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $126k in an average-cost state. 59.8% of Washington clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $133k–$137k | Pharmacy median $185k (middle half $166k–$196k)10 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$126k in purchasing power | Washington index 107.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Pharmacy listings in Washington | 241 active | 10,169 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 25% remote · 63% no call · 48% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Washington pharmacist listings (all specialties): 10% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 14% offer loan repayment245 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Pharmacy listings | 3,588 in the last 30 days | 3,264 the 30 days before (+10%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Pharmacy pay trend | +2.7% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Location & Logistics
Washington has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$135k midpoint, that is roughly $5k–$9k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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About Skilled Nursing Pharmacy
Benefits & Perks
Living in Vancouver
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $473k
- Typical market rent
- $1,803/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 23 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 105.4
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.