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Albany Medical Center
Albany, New York

Staff Pharmacist - Evenings

PharmacistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$104k-$167k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.

Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Department/Unit

Pharmacy

Work Shift

Evening (United States of America)

Salary Range

  • $104,306.00 - $166,890.00
  • Salary Range: Min $43.14 - Max $63.58

This position is for full time straight evening shift (1500-2300). The Pharmacist is responsible for providing a full range of pharmaceutical care services. Working as part of the patient care team the pharmacist contributes unique expertise in medication safety, therapeutics, education and medication preparation. The Pharmacist reports to the Pharmacy Supervisors and Directors.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Provide comprehensive pharmaceutical care
  • Actively promote medication safety

Promote Rational Cost-effective Use of Medications

  • Provide pharmaceutical care to all types and ages of patients cared for at AMC.
  • Effectively performs medication order and drug therapy review leading to improved patient outcomes
  • Prepare and dispense medications
  • Provide drug information

Monitor Patient Drug Therapy

  • Collaborate with other caregivers, the patient and significant others to optimize pharmaceutical care
  • Supervise and direct support personnel
  • Participate in training and development of staff
  • Provide professional services and when needed, leadership, to the Department, Center and Community
  • Routinely work with management and others to improve pharmaceutical care and services.
  • In the absence of a supervisor, can assume essential responsibilities and functions of pharmacy supervisor/manager for limited periods of time.
  • Assist in the continued advancement of pharmaceutical care services.
  • Willingly provide any and all appropriate functions as a recognized expert and leader.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in pharmacy from ACPE accredited school - required
  • Doctorate Degree in pharmacy from ACPE accredited school - preferred
  • Experience in health system pharmacy practice - preferred

Demonstrated Basic Working Knowledge of Pharmacy Practice

  • Assumes responsibilities for coordinating and supervising one or more areas or functions of the department when needed.
  • Applies skills and knowledge to improve overall quality of pharmaceutical care within organizational.
  • Developing as a role model through dedication to the highest standards of professionalism.
  • Demonstrates ability to develop a leadership role in providing pharmaceutical care.
  • Licensed Pharmacist Current NYS Pharmacy License. Upon Hire - required
  • Thank you for your interest in Albany Med Health System!
  • Albany Med Health System is an equal opportunity employer.

This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Med Health System, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that:

Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Health System policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.

Key Responsibilities

The Staff Pharmacist provides comprehensive pharmaceutical care, including medication safety, therapy review, and patient education. They also supervise support personnel and collaborate with the healthcare team to optimize patient outcomes.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Dispensing medicationsPatient monitoringClinical collaborationStaff supervisionRegulatory complianceHIPAA compliance

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 41 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 51% are remote, 54% have no call, 73% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$136k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $126k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Pharmacist Jobs

20 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution20 jobs · 15 employers

7
<$145k
2
$145k-165k
8
$165k-185k
2
$185k-205k
1
$230k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks18 jobs · 15 employers

401k / retirement match
94%
Sign-on bonus
33%
Loan repayment
6%
Relocation assistance
6%
PSLF eligible
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#4

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 5.1
Better work-life than 80% of Pharmacy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,314 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Albany

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$329k≈ 3.2× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,631/mo≈ 19% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
99.6
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Albany Medical Center

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Albany, NY
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive benefits package