Outpatient Pharmacist - PRN

PharmacistPer Diem

Listed compensation

$75/hr

The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

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

Posted 7mo ago

Job Description

Shift: PRN

Department: Pharmacy

Compensation

  • Salary: $75.00/hour

About the Job

MU Health Care is looking for a passionate and detail-oriented Outpatient Pharmacist to join our dynamic team! The ideal candidate will possess exceptional communication skills, professional integrity, and a genuine empathy for patients.

We seek someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, excels in clinical problem-solving, and is dedicated to providing top-notch patient care. If you are a proactive team player with a commitment to maintaining high standards of accuracy and efficiency, we want you on our team. Join us in making a difference in the lives of our patients every day!

About MU Health Care

At MU Health Care, we have an inspired, hard-working and collaborative environment driven by our mission to save and improve lives. We believe anything is possible and rally around solutions. We celebrate innovation and offer opportunities to be a part of something bigger — to have a voice and role in the work that is serving our community and changing the field of medicine.

Our academic health system — the only in mid-Missouri — is home to multiple hospitals, including the region’s only Level 1 Trauma Center and region’s only Children’s Hospital as well as over 90 specialty clinics. Here, you can define your career among our many clinical and nonclinical positions — with growth, opportunity and support every step of the way.

  • Learn more about MU Health Care.
  • Learn more about living in mid-Missouri.

Detailed Job Description

  • Accurately and efficiently complete all components of processing, verifying, and dispensing a prescription.
  • Maintain records of the transactions of the pharmacy as required by state and federal law and as necessary to maintain adequate control and accountability of all drugs.
  • Contribute to the overall cleanliness of the pharmacy.

Contribute to an efficient workflow in all steps of the prescription process including accurate point-of-sale services (e. g. cash handling, prescription mail out, and mobile delivery) and third-party adjudication; other duties as assigned.

Provide clinical problem-solving, health care education, drug information, medication use evaluation, patient counseling on prescription and over-the-counter therapy, and other direct patient activities.

  • Effectively communicate with staff members, medical professionals, and patients about medications.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of and take correct action in clarification of medication orders, facilitation of controlled substance discrepancy resolution, significant drug interactions, and appropriate patient medication dosage.
  • Document clinical interventions and troubleshoot complex problems and situations.
  • Display professional integrity and empathy in all written and oral forms of communication.
  • Establish and maintain effective working relationships with departmental personnel, superiors, employees, and the public.
  • May complete unit/department specific duties and expectations as outlined in department documents.
  • Pharmacist licensure by the Missouri Board of Pharmacy.

Medication Therapy Services (MTS) endorsement within one (1) year as a condition of continued employment in this job classification.

Notice of Intent to Immunize (NOI) endorsement within one (1) year as a condition of continued employment in this job classification.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in retail pharmacy. Completion of an ASHP-accredited PGY1 Residency.

Additional license/certification requirements as determined by the hiring department.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met with or without reasonable accommodation. The performance of these physical demands is an essential function of the job. The employee may be required ambulate, remain in a stationary position and position self to reach and/or move objects above the shoulders and below the knees. The employee may be required to move objects up to 10 lbs.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Key Responsibilities

The pharmacist is responsible for accurately and efficiently processing, verifying, and dispensing prescriptions while maintaining required legal records and contributing to pharmacy cleanliness. Key duties also involve providing clinical problem-solving, patient education, drug information, and effectively communicating medication details to staff, professionals, and patients.

Requirements

Candidates must possess a Pharmacist licensure by the Missouri Board of Pharmacy, along with exceptional communication skills, professional integrity, and empathy. Continued employment requires obtaining Medication Therapy Services (MTS) and Notice of Intent to Immunize (NOI) endorsements within one year.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Record KeepingWorkflow ManagementMedication Order ClarificationControlled Substance Resolution

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 40 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 35% are remote, 38% have no call, 73% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$156k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $172k in an average-cost state. 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

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Sign-on bonus
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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 4.8
Better work-life than 70% of Pharmacy listings

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

Living in Columbia

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$290k
Typical market rent
$1,444/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
89.4
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Columbia, MO metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About University of Missouri Health Care

Hospitals and Health Care
Columbia, Missouri
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

PRN Schedule
Academic Health System