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Paducah, Kentucky

Per Diem Pharmacist

PharmacistNo weekendsPer Diem

Listed compensation

$44-$79/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Posted 33m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Opportunities with Genoa Healthcare. A career with Genoa Healthcare means you're part of a collaborative effort to serve behavioral health and addiction treatment communities. We do more than just provide medicine: we change lives for the better.

People with serious mental or chronic illness - and those who care for them - have moving stories, and at Genoa we become their voice, their partner.

Working as part of a coordinated care team, we partner with community-based providers and others to ensure that people with complex health conditions get the right medications and are able to follow their treatment plans.

Our personalized services - in-clinic pharmacies, medication management and more - are leading the way to a new level of care.

Genoa is a pharmacy care services company that is part of Optum and UnitedHealth Group’s family of businesses. We are part of a leading information and technology-enabled health services business dedicated to making the health system work better for everyone. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

We seek a Per Diem Pharmacist to perform professional duties and responsibilities associated with the processing of prescriptions. Per Diem Pharmacists are classified as temporary employees and work on an intermittent basis.

  • Tour a Genoa Pharmacy at the following link: Genoa Healthcare On-site Pharmacy Tour (youtube.com)
  • Pharmacy Location: 425 Broadway Street Suite P, Paducah, KY
  • Pharmacy Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 - 5:00.

Primary Responsibilities

  • Distributes drugs prescribed by physicians and other health practitioners
  • Provides information to customers about medications and their use
  • Focuses on providing a superior level of customer service
  • Ensures compliance with all relevant laws of the applicable State Board of Pharmacy
  • Administration of immunizations as allowed by State Boards of Pharmacy

Any Other Usual and Customary Pharmacy Duties

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

  • BA or PharmD in Pharmacy
  • Current pharmacist license in state of which you will work
  • Certified immunizer
  • Valid driver's license and access to reliable transportation

Preferred Qualifications

  • Retail Experience
  • Long Term Care/Assisted Living experience

Behavior or Mental Health Experience

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 - $79 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 help make the health system work better for everyone. Together, we are shaping the future of healthcare by harnessing technology and innovation to make care simpler to navigate, more affordable and more connected for the people we serve.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcomed, valued, heard and respected, empowering people to bring their authentic selves to work and strengthening our collective impact through diverse talents, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

UnitedHealth Group and its affiliated brands are 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 and its affiliated brands are a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

Key Responsibilities

Dispense medications prescribed by physicians and other healthcare practitioners, and provide customers with information about medications and their use. Deliver high-quality customer service, comply with applicable pharmacy laws, administer immunizations as permitted, and perform customary pharmacy duties.

Requirements

A bachelor's degree or PharmD in Pharmacy, a current pharmacist license in the state of employment, certified immunizer status, and a valid driver's license with reliable transportation are required. Retail, long-term care or assisted living, and behavioral or mental health experience are preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Prescription ProcessingMedication DispensingMedication CounselingPharmacy Law ComplianceImmunization Administration

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 40 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 25% are remote, 60% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Kentucky is 90.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$128k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $142k in an average-cost state. 61.6% of Kentucky clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

How many Pharmacy jobs are remote?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score3.9 / 10 · above average in pharmacyranked against 10,003 Pharmacy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$92k–$164kPharmacy median $162k (middle half $162k–$162k)49 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$142k in purchasing powerKentucky index 90.2 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pharmacy listings in Kentucky237 active10,186 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 25% remote · 60% no call · 60% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedKentucky Pharmacist listings: 19% state a sign-on bonus · 20% offer loan repayment239 active listings, Nov 2026
New Pharmacy listings3,759 in the last 30 days3,073 the 30 days before (+22%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Pharmacy pay trend+3.3% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
UnitedHealth Groupsilver tier, 72/100Top Employers work-life index1,614 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (10,003 Pharmacy listings), Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 3.9
Better work-life than 70% of Pharmacy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,003 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • On-site
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About UnitedHealth Group

Hospitals and Health Care
Eden Prairie , Minnesota
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive benefits package
Incentive and recognition programs
Equity stock purchase
401(k) contribution

Living in Paducah

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$226k
Typical market rent
$1,168/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
86.1
State income tax
Up to 4.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Paducah, KY-IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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