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Meijer
Columbus, Ohio

Relief Pharmacist - Full Time

PharmacistFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

As a family company, we serve people and communities. When you work at Meijer, you’re provided with career and community opportunities centered around leadership, personal growth and development. Consider joining our family – take care of your career and your community!

  • Meijer Rewards
  • Weekly pay
  • Scheduling flexibility
  • Paid parental leave
  • Paid education assistance
  • Team member discount

Development Programs for Advancement and Career Growth

Please review the job profile below and apply today!

This position must practice the profession of pharmacy in an environment that by philosophy and policy, promote patient care and education. This person must be patient directed, clinically oriented, and have a vision to take Meijer Pharmacy to the next level of patient care.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Fill prescriptions safely and accurately.
  • Maintain positive relationships with patients, team members and leadership.
  • Hold pharmacy technicians accountable for results in an appropriate and effective manner and have a vision to expand and grow the pharmacy business.
  • Educate and mentor pharmacy technicians to be effective team members.
  • Motivate team members to perform to their highest level.
  • Competent and knowledgeable of Meijer Policies and Procedures, as well as state and federal laws.
  • Effective communication skills and agent of change.
  • Excellent organization skills with the ability to prioritize workload.
  • Listen to the patient and resolve patient’s needs, customer service.
  • In the absence of the pharmacist in charge, will be responsible for the pharmacy operations.
  • Perform and oversee (where allowed) clinical services including immunizations.

This job profile is not meant to be all inclusive of the responsibilities of this position; may perform other duties as assigned or required.

What You Bring with You (Qualifications)

  • Bachelor of Science Degree or Doctorate of Pharmacy.
  • Registered and licensed in the state of practice.
  • Certified Immunization Pharmacist (except Indiana).
  • CPR certification.
  • Retail/Community Practice.

Key Responsibilities

The pharmacist will safely and accurately fill prescriptions while providing clinical services such as immunizations and patient education. They are also responsible for mentoring pharmacy technicians and overseeing pharmacy operations in the absence of the pharmacist in charge.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor of Science or Doctorate of Pharmacy degree and be licensed in the state of practice. Additionally, a CPR certification and status as a Certified Immunization Pharmacist are required.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Prescription fillingTeam leadershipConflict resolutionRegulatory compliance

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 50 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 14% are remote, 58% have no call, 50% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Pharmacy market look like in Ohio?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingOhio index 92.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pharmacy listings in Ohio491 active10,156 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 14% remote · 58% no call · 50% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedOhio Pharmacist listings: 19% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 12% offer loan repayment498 active listings, Nov 2026
New Pharmacy listings3,666 in the last 30 days3,150 the 30 days before (+16%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Pharmacy pay trend+3.3% 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

29 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

24 jobs
6
<$155k
11
$155k-175k
4
$175k-195k
3
$195k-215k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

23 jobs
401k / retirement match
100%
Sign-on bonus
35%
Loan repayment
4%
Relocation assistance
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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$74.97-$101.21/hr
#2

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$83.85-$101.02/hr
#3

Clinical Pharmacist

$157k-$196k
#4

Dispensing Pharmacist - Long Term Care - Full Time

$55.53-$93.08/hr
+ 27 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 9,956 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Meijer

Retail
Grand Rapids, Michigan
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Weekly Pay
Scheduling Flexibility
Paid Parental Leave
Paid Education Assistance
Team Member Discount
Development Programs

Living in Columbus

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$259k
Typical market rent
$1,471/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.5
State income tax
Up to 4%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Columbus, OH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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