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Pharmacy Alternatives
Asheville, North Carolina

Pharmacist

PharmacistIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Our Company

Pharmacy Alternatives

Overview

Pharmacy Alternatives is hiring a full-time Pharmacist in Ashville, NC!

Join our closed-door pharmacy team where you’ll work in a non-retail environment, dedicated to meeting the pharmaceutical needs of long-term care and senior living clients. If you’re passionate about delivering exceptional service and high-quality care, we want to hear from you. Apply today and become part of a team committed to making a difference!

Schedule: Monday - Friday Four 10hr shifts

  • Rotating weekend
  • Benefits and perks for you!
  • Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
  • Health Savings & Flexible Spending Accounts (up to $5,000 for childcare)
  • Tuition discounts & reimbursement
  • 401(k)
  • Company Paid Time Off
  • Shift Differential
  • DailyPay
  • Pet Insurance
  • Employee wellness and discount programs

*Benefits may vary by employment status

Responsibilities

How YOU Will Benefit

  • Supportive team with room to work independently
  • Ongoing training and career growth
  • Advancement opportunities in a growing company
  • Referral bonuses

As a Pharmacist you will:

Evaluate physician medication orders for drug appropriateness, correct dosage, potential drug interactions, and proper route of administration.

Provide clinical recommendations to physicians and healthcare staff regarding medication therapy changes and optimizations.

Maintain up-to-date patient/resident profiles, including medical history, lab results, and current medications (prescription, OTC, and home remedies).

Ensure laboratory tests required for monitoring high-risk medications are appropriately ordered, reviewed, and communicated to the healthcare team.

Collaborate with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to provide clinical and technical support.

Document all communications and clinical interventions in the patient’s medical record, including interactions with families and caregivers.

Implement and enforce policies and procedures for the safe handling, dispensing, and clinical oversight/management of medications.

Ensure compliance with all state and federal regulatory requirements related to pharmacy practice and medication management.

  • Report medication-related errors and adverse drug events to the Pharmacy Manager as required.
  • Educate and support clinical team and healthcare agency staff on safe and effective medication handling procedures.
  • Perform other pharmacy-related tasks and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

Qualifications

Required

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy, Pharm D preferred
  • One year experience in long term care desired
  • License/Certification(s): current and valid pharmacist license in the state of practice
  • Knowledge of drug therapy guidelines, medication safety practices, and regulatory standards (CMS, DEA, FDA).
  • Proficiency in electronic medical records and pharmacy information systems
  • Strong clinical judgement, and effective written and verbal communication

*Position will be posted for a minimum of 7 business day

About Our Line of Business

Pharmacy Alternatives®, an affiliate of PharMerica, is a specialized pharmacy provider focused on serving individuals with cognitive or intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD).

Pharmacy Alternatives offers long-term pharmacy solutions specializing in serving special-needs populations who live in intermediate care facilities, waiver homes, group homes, assisted living, supported-living or foster care.

Our state-of-the-art approach includes packaging technology specially designed for the population we serve and electronic medication management that helps people live their best lives. For more information, please visit pharmacyalternatives.com. Follow us on Facebook and LinkedIn.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Medication therapy managementClinical pharmacyDrug interaction screeningPatient profile maintenanceRegulatory complianceClinical judgmentInterdisciplinary collaborationDocumentation

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 50 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 14% are remote, 64% have no call, 52% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Pharmacy market look like in North Carolina?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score3.9 / 10 · above average in pharmacyranked against 10,057 Pharmacy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Cost of livingNorth Carolina index 94.3US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pharmacy listings in North Carolina324 active10,273 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 14% remote · 64% no call · 52% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNorth Carolina Pharmacist listings: 22% state a sign-on bonus (median $20k) · 22% offer loan repayment334 active listings, Nov 2026
New Pharmacy listings3,675 in the last 30 days3,327 the 30 days before (+10%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Pharmacy pay trend+3.3% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Pharmacy Alternativessilver tier, 74/100Top Employers work-life index3 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (10,057 Pharmacy listings), Top Employers work-life 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

29 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

21 jobs
7
<$150k
5
$150k-165k
4
$165k-180k
3
$180k-195k
2
$195k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

21 jobs
401k / retirement match
86% this job
Sign-on bonus
33%
CME allowance
14%
Loan repayment
10%
PSLF eligible
10%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacist

Summit Pacific Medical Center · Elma, Washington

$66.43-$99.27/hr
#2

Clinical Pharmacist

Puyallup Tribal Health Authority · Tacoma, Washington

$157k-$196k
#3

Dispensing Pharmacist - Long Term Care - Full Time

$55.53-$93.08/hr
#4

Ambulatory Infusion Clinical Pharmacist Float

$59-$88.5/hr
+ 27 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 3.9
Better work-life than 70% of Pharmacy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,057 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends
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About Pharmacy Alternatives

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Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
Health Savings & Flexible Spending Accounts (up to $5,000 for childcare)
Tuition discounts & reimbursement
401(k)
Company Paid Time Off
Shift Differential
DailyPay
Pet Insurance

Living in Asheville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$451k
Typical market rent
$1,726/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.5
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Asheville, NC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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