Pediatric Pharmacist- St. Louis Children's at CoxHealth
Compensation
Pay not listed
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Job Description
Facility
CoxHealth South: 3801 S National Ave, Springfield, Missouri, United States of America, 65807
Department: 1829 SLC-CH Pharmacy
Scheduled Weekly Hours
0
Hours: Varied
Work Shift
Rotating (United States of America)
CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence:
- Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times.
- Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces, Greatest Workplaces in Healthcare (2025, 2026), Greatest Workplaces for Women (2023, 2024), and Greatest Workplaces for Diversity (2024) by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group.
- Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads.
- Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare (2025).
Benefits
- Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement with Employer Match and more (20+ hrs/week)
- For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth
Job Description
Staff pharmacists process/verify orders for medications, monitor patient medication therapies and provide drug information. Staff pharmacists supervise and direct support personnel. In the absence of the pharmacy manager, a staff pharmacist may be required to assume the essential responsibilities and perform the duties of the pharmacy manager.
Education
- Required: Bachelor's in pharmacy - Graduate of an ACPE accredited school of Pharmacy
- Preferred: Doctor of Pharmacy - Completion of ASHP accredited PGY1 residency
Experience
- Required: No Prior Experience Required
- Preferred: 2 years healthcare setting or equivalent residency training
Skills
None specified
Licensure/Certification/Registration
Required: Registered with Missouri Board of Pharmacy as Pharmacist
Eligibility for licensure requires submission of application for Pharmacy License at time of hire
Medication Therapy Services Certification must be obtained within 90 days of hire
Key Responsibilities
Staff pharmacists are responsible for processing and verifying medication orders while monitoring patient medication therapies. They also provide drug information and supervise support personnel within the pharmacy department.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy from an ACPE accredited school and be registered with the Missouri Board of Pharmacy. Completion of an ASHP accredited PGY1 residency is preferred, and Medication Therapy Services certification must be obtained within 90 days of hire.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
Key Skills
Pediatrics — Pharmacist Career Context
Of the 50 active Pharmacist listings this role was benchmarked against, 26% are remote, 52% have no call, 62% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 7.2 / 10 · top 10% in pediatrics (pharmacy) | ranked against 37 Pediatrics (Pharmacy) listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Cost of living | Missouri index 90.8 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| All pharmacist listings in Missouri | 215 active | 10,421 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 26% remote · 52% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Missouri pharmacist listings (all specialties): 25% state a sign-on bonus (median $25k) · 18% offer loan repayment215 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Pediatrics listings | 1,154 in the last 30 days | 752 the 30 days before (+53%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Pharmacist pay trend (all specialties) | +3.3% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Pediatric Pharmacist- St. Louis Children's at CoxHealth at CoxHealth a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Pediatrics (Pharmacy) — ranked against 37 active Pediatrics (Pharmacy) listings on WeekdayDoc.
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Benefits & Perks
Living in Springfield
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $235k
- Typical market rent
- $1,192/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 18 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 88.6
- State income tax
- Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Springfield, MO metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.