Pharmacist - Patient Care

PharmacistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$52-$86/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 47m ago · Verified live

Job Description

About Us

Cooper Norcross Health, formerly Cooper University Health Care, is a leading academic health system affiliated with Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. Headquartered in Camden, New Jersey, Cooper Norcross Health has revenues of more than $3 billion and an A+ credit rating from both S&P and Fitch Ratings.

Cooper Norcross Health has nearly 14,000 team members, including more than 2,200 nurses, more than 1,200 employed physicians representing 95 specialties and subspecialties, and more than 700 advanced practice providers.

The health system operates MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper as well as four hospitals – its 663-bed flagship Cooper Norcross University Hospital in Camden, its 229-bed Cooper Norcross University Hospital Cape Regional in Cape May Court House, Children’s Hospital at Cooper Norcross Health in Camden, and The Recovery Village Cherry Hill at Cooper, a substance abuse rehabilitation and inpatient treatment facility, in partnership with Advanced Recovery Systems.

Cooper Norcross University Hospital in Camden is the only Level 1 Trauma Center in South Jersey and the busiest in the region. The hospital has been recognized as a top-performing regional hospital by U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals annual survey for eight years.

More than 2.54 million patients visit Cooper Norcross Health facilities annually. Its ambulatory network encompasses three outpatient surgery centers, seven urgent care centers, a wound care center, and more than 130 physician, physical therapy, and radiology offices extending from the Delaware River to the New Jersey shore.

Cooper Norcross Health, a not-for-profit health system, was named one of America’s Best Large Employers for 2026 by Forbes, ranking among the top 200 in the nation. Visit CooperHealth.org(opens in new window) to learn more.

Short Description

Review every medication order and dosage for completeness, safety and efficacy prior to dispensing to an individual patient including routine, stat and investigational orders. Maintain drug information, investigational, educational, cost containment and clinical programs

Experience Required

  • Hospital pharmacy experience (or clinically relevant experience) or graduate of a Doctor of Pharmacy Program required.
  • Education Requirements
  • Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy from accredited School of Pharmacy

License/Certification Requirements

New Jersey Pharmacy license (or eligible for licensure).

Key Responsibilities

Review medication orders and dosages for completeness, safety, and efficacy prior to dispensing. Maintain clinical programs, drug information, and cost containment initiatives.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an accredited school. Must hold or be eligible for a New Jersey Pharmacy license.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Medication order reviewDosage verificationClinical pharmacyDrug information managementInvestigational drug programsPatient safetyPharmacy operations

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 42 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 50% have no call, 45% 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 ~$144k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $132k in an average-cost state. 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

How many Pharmacy jobs are remote?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$108k–$179kPharmacy median $150k (middle half $128k–$172k)10 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$132k in purchasing powerNew Jersey index 108.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pharmacy listings in New Jersey308 active10,188 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 36% remote · 50% no call · 45% no weekends42 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNew Jersey pharmacist listings (all specialties): 13% state a sign-on bonus · 35% offer loan repayment313 active listings, Nov 2026
New Pharmacy listings3,639 in the last 30 days3,238 the 30 days before (+12%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Pharmacy pay trend+3.2% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Pharmacist Jobs

17 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

17 jobs · 14 employers
2
<$135k
8
$135k-150k
4
$150k-165k
3
$165k-180k

Annual compensation range

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UMass Memorial Health · Holden, Massachusetts

$99k-$178k
#2

Pharmacist I w/ $25,000 sign on bonus - Animal Health International

Patterson Companies · Sunnyside, Washington

$133k-$178k
#3

Senior Clinical Pharmacist

$126k-$174k
#4

Clinical Pharmacist Manager

$150k-$160k
+ 15 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 1.5
Better work-life than 10% of Pharmacy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,122 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site

Living in Camden

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$168k
Typical market rent
$1,787/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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