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Billings, Montana

Pharmacist Per Diem

PharmacistPer Diem

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Job Description

Pharmacist - Per Diem - Billings, Montana

Join our world-class team of driven, passionate healthcare professionals who are focused on service excellence and providing top quality care!

Big Sky Rehabilitation Hospital in Billings, Montana, is a leading inpatient rehabilitation hospital dedicated to helping patients recover, regain independence, and achieve their highest level of function after serious illness, injury, or surgery.

Through comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation, 24-hour nursing care, and coordinated interdisciplinary treatment, our team provides expert care for patients recovering from stroke, brain and spinal cord injuries, neurological conditions, orthopedic procedures, amputations, and other complex medical conditions.

Serving communities across Montana and the surrounding region, we help patients return to their families, workplaces, and everyday lives with greater strength, confidence, and independence. Every team member plays a vital role in creating life-changing outcomes and moments of hope for patients and families.

Join a collaborative, compassionate team dedicated to delivering exceptional care through human connection.

We are seeking a Pharmacist to join our team of passionate patient caregivers!

As a participating hospital of Ernest Health, we offer robust recognition, wellness, and retention programs. These programs focus to enhance the employees’ work experience, recognize, and celebrate achievements.

We also encourage employees to share their work experience through “My Ernest Journey” and through our Engagement Survey, where our approach is “You Spoke, We Listened”. These platforms provide additional avenues for employees to give feedback about their work experience and share what is important to them.

Our hospital offers comprehensive benefits, designed to support your health and financial well-being.

Benefits

  • PPO and High Deductible Medical Plan options
  • Flexible Spending and Health Savings Account options available
  • Dental and Vision coverage
  • 401K with employer matching
  • Life insurance
  • Short-and-long term disability

Wellness & Work Life Balance

  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Wellness Program with quarterly wellness challenges with participation incentives
  • Earned Time Off - start accruing vacation time on start date

Professional Growth

Continuing education opportunities and reimbursement

Qualifications

Required Skills

  • Current license as a Registered Pharmacist required
  • Experience in a hospital setting preferred.
  • Supervisory experience preferred.

Additional Qualifications/Skills

  • Knowledge of and adherence to national pharmacist regulations and standards of practice.
  • Knowledge of clinical operations and procedures.
  • Demonstrates general computer skills including: data entry, word processing, email, and record management.
  • Demonstrates an understanding of treatment costs and financial support as they relate to quality and efficiency.
  • Demonstrates strong critical thinking skills.
  • Leadership skills in delegating, organizing, and educating coworkers and staff.
  • Effective organizational and time management skills.
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
  • Ability to maintain proper levels of confidentiality.
  • Ability to work closely and professionally with others.
  • Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards.

Responsibilities

Consults with nursing and medical staff on prescription orders, patient reactions, and errors or complaints. Conducts drug utilization reviews and prepares drug review criteria for medical staff approval. Monitors drug therapies as assigned by medical staff and suggests alternatives as appropriate.

Consults with physician and physician groups concerning financial risk management related to prescribing. Integrates the hospital’s mission and “Guiding Principles” into daily practice.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Drug Utilization ReviewPatient ConsultationOrganizational SkillsDelegationRegulatory Compliance

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 50 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 46% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Montana is 94.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of Montana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Pharmacy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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Salary Distribution31 jobs · 27 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks25 jobs

401k / retirement match
92% this job
Sign-on bonus
28%
Loan repayment
8%
PSLF eligible
8%
CME allowance
4% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 1.5
Below most Pharmacy listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,275 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Billings

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$387k
Typical market rent
$1,426/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.5
State income tax
Up to 6.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Billings, MT metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Ernest Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Mesquite, Texas
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

PPO and High Deductible Medical Plan options
Flexible Spending and Health Savings Account options
Dental and Vision coverage
401K with employer matching
Life insurance
Short-and-long term disability
Employee Assistance Program
Wellness Program with quarterly challenges