Staff Pharmacist Per Diem
Listed compensation
$44-$79/hr
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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Job Description
Explore opportunities with CPS, part of the Optum family of businesses. We’re dedicated to crafting and delivering innovative hospital and pharmacy solutions for better patient outcomes across the entire continuum of care.
With CPS, you’ll work alongside our team of more than 2,500 pharmacy professionals, technology experts, and industry leaders to drive superior financial, clinical, and operational performance for health systems nationwide. Ready to help shape the future of pharmacy and hospital solutions? Join us and discover the meaning behind Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
The Per Diem Staff Pharmacist will have the opportunity to apply your clinical expertise by evaluating and interpreting medication orders, compounding, and dispensing prescriptions in accordance with legal and professional standards.
You will play a critical role in identifying, preventing, and resolving medication-related issues to ensure safe, effective, and individualized patient care.
Through the application of evidence-based protocols, you will promote clinically sound and cost-effective drug therapy, contributing to improved patient outcomes and advancing the standard of pharmaceutical care.
Facility: Three Trails Behavioral Hospital will provide innovative, evidence-based care for children and adolescents, adults and seniors in a secure environment conducive to healing. With programming tailored to the needs of each individual, treatment plans will focus on achieving positive outcomes.
Schedule: Monday- Friday 8am-4:30pm. This position will work as needed
Primary Responsibilities
- Review, verify, and dispense medication orders to ensure appropriateness, safety, and accuracy
- Provide clinical pharmacy services, including medication therapy management and pharmacokinetic dosing and monitoring
- Collaborate with physicians, nurses, and care teams to optimize medication regimens for hospitalized patients
- Oversee sterile and non-sterile compounding activities, ensuring compliance with USP and hospital standards
- Monitor patient outcomes and medication safety, identifying and preventing adverse drug events
- Supervise and support pharmacy technicians and interns, ensuring efficient and compliant workflow
- Ensure regulatory and accreditation compliance, including Joint Commission, state, and federal requirements
You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.
Required Qualifications
- ACPE-accredited pharmacy degree (PharmD preferred)
- Active Missouri Pharmacist license in good standing
- 1+ years of pharmacy experience
Preferred Qualifications
3+ years of pharmacy working in a behavioral hospital setting
Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements).
No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The hourly pay for this role will range from $44.00 to $79.00 per hour based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.
At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life.
Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes.
We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.
UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.
UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
Key Responsibilities
The Staff Pharmacist will review, verify, and dispense medication orders while providing clinical pharmacy services such as pharmacokinetic dosing and medication therapy management. They will also collaborate with care teams to optimize patient regimens and ensure compliance with regulatory and safety standards.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an ACPE-accredited pharmacy degree and an active Missouri Pharmacist license. A minimum of one year of pharmacy experience is required, with preference given to those with behavioral hospital experience.
Key Skills
Pharmacist Career Context
Of the 40 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 48% have no call, 75% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$128k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $141k in an average-cost state. 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.4 / 10 · top 25% in pharmacy | ranked against 10,330 Pharmacy listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $92k–$164k | Pharmacy median $187k (middle half $146k–$187k)70 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$141k in purchasing power | Missouri index 90.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Pharmacy listings in Missouri | 197 active | 10,140 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 40% remote · 48% no call · 75% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| UnitedHealth Group | silver tier, 75/100 | Top Employers work-life index1,414 active listings |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Staff Pharmacist Per Diem at UnitedHealth Group a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Pharmacy — ranked against 10,330 active Pharmacy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
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