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Community Pharmacist jobs are open across retail chains, health systems, independent pharmacies, and specialty and long-term care settings, from new-grad staff pharmacist to pharmacy manager, clinical pharmacist, and compounding specialist. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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ST. CHARLES HEALTH SYSTEM
JOB DESCRIPTION
TITLE: Community Pharmacist
REPORTS TO POSITION: Pharmacy Manager
DEPARTMENT: Pharmacy
DATE LAST REVIEWED: May 2026
OUR VISION: Creating America’s healthiest community, together
OUR MISSION: In the spirit of love and compassion, better health, better care, better value
OUR VALUES: Accountability, Caring and Teamwork
DEPARTMENT SUMMARY: The St. Charles Health System Pharmacy provides a broad range of inpatient and outpatient pharmaceutical care services to ensure safe and effective medication use.
POSITION OVERVIEW: TheCommunity Pharmacist provides pharmaceutical care to the patient as well as ensures the accurate and timely preparation, storage, billing, labeling, and distribution of medications in accordance with St. Charles Health System policies and procedures, and state and federal law under the direction of the Pharmacy Manager. This position does not directly manage any other caregivers.
LOCATION: Pharmacists may be asked to work at multiple St. Charles Health System worksites at the request of leadership to fulfill short term, immediate staffing needs.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES:
Ensures safety and quality of care in all actions and operations.
Provides medication counseling, monitoring, drug utilization review, and patient assessments.
Administers immunizations in accordance with applicable laws, organizational policy, clinical protocols, and scope-of-practice requirements, while ensuring safe vaccine handling, documentation, and patient education.
Ensures accurate and proper labeling, packaging, compounding, billing, verification, and delivery of medications.
Performs work in support of the specialty pharmacy program which meets or exceeds accreditation standards.
Responsible for purchasing, receiving, storage, and processing of inventory.
Maintains accurate computerized medication profiles.
Supervises and coordinates the activities of assigned pharmacy technicians engaged in the preparation, labeling and delivery of medications and other pharmaceutical supplies in accordance with physicians prescriptions.
Ensures compliance with federal, state and local laws and regulations pertaining to the dispensing of drugs and controlled drugs and the maintenance of required records.
Maintains flexibility and readiness to work in multiple worksites either at the request of, or in mutual agreement with, leadership.
Supports the vision, mission and values of the organization in all respects.
Supports Lean principles and engages in continuous improvement activities.
Provides and maintains a safe environment for caregivers, patients and guests.
Conducts all activities with the highest standards of professionalism and confidentiality. Complies with all applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures, supporting the organization’s corporate integrity efforts by acting in an ethical and appropriate manner, reporting known or suspected violation of applicable rules, and cooperating fully with all organizational investigations and proceedings.
Delivers customer service and/or patient care in a manner that promotes goodwill, is timely, efficient and accurate.
May perform additional duties of similar complexity within the organization, as required or assigned.
EDUCATION:
Required: Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy.
Preferred: PharmD.,Completion of an ASHP accredited PGY-1 residency training.
LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION/REGISTRATION:
Required: Current registration by the Oregon Board of Pharmacy. APhA Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Certificate. AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider certification.
Preferred: Any certification through the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS).
EXPERIENCE:
Required: N/A
Preferred: Six (6) months or more retail pharmacy experience.
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
Must be able to wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required to perform the job safely.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Continually (75% or more): Standing and walking, keyboard operation, carrying 1-10 pounds.
Frequently (50%): Lifting 1-10 pounds, pushing or pulling 1-25 pounds, grasping/squeezing.
Occasionally (25%): Sitting, bending, climbing stairs, lifting and carrying 11-25 pounds,
Use of clear and audible speaking voice and ability to hear normal speech level.
Rarely (10%): Stooping/kneeling/crouching, reaching overhead, pushing or pulling 25-50 pounds, climbing ladder/stepstool, whispered speech level.
Never (0%): Lifting or carrying 25-50 pounds, operation of a motor vehicle.
Exposure to Elemental Factors
Rarely (10%): Heat, cold, wet/slippery area chemical solution.
Never (0%): Noise, dust, vibration, uneven surface.
Blood-Borne Pathogen (BBP) Exposure Category
Risk for Exposure to BBP
Schedule Weekly Hours:
0
Caregiver Type:
Relief
Shift:
Variable (United States of America)
Is Exempt Position?
No
Job Family:
PHARMACIST
Scheduled Days of the Week:
Variable
Shift Start End Time:
Variable
ST. CHARLES HEALTH SYSTEM
JOB DESCRIPTION
TITLE: Community Pharmacist
REPORTS TO POSITION: Pharmacy Manager
DEPARTMENT: Pharmacy
DATE LAST REVIEWED: May 2026
OUR VISION: Creating America’s healthiest community, together
OUR MISSION: In the spirit of love and compassion, better health, better care, better value
OUR VALUES: Accountability, Caring and Teamwork
DEPARTMENT SUMMARY: The St. Charles Health System Pharmacy provides a broad range of inpatient and outpatient pharmaceutical care services to ensure safe and effective medication use.
POSITION OVERVIEW: TheCommunity Pharmacist provides pharmaceutical care to the patient as well as ensures the accurate and timely preparation, storage, billing, labeling, and distribution of medications in accordance with St. Charles Health System policies and procedures, and state and federal law under the direction of the Pharmacy Manager. This position does not directly manage any other caregivers.
LOCATION: Pharmacists may be asked to work at multiple St. Charles Health System worksites at the request of leadership to fulfill short term, immediate staffing needs.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES:
Ensures safety and quality of care in all actions and operations.
Provides medication counseling, monitoring, drug utilization review, and patient assessments.
Administers immunizations in accordance with applicable laws, organizational policy, clinical protocols, and scope-of-practice requirements, while ensuring safe vaccine handling, documentation, and patient education.
Ensures accurate and proper labeling, packaging, compounding, billing, verification, and delivery of medications.
Performs work in support of the specialty pharmacy program which meets or exceeds accreditation standards.
Responsible for purchasing, receiving, storage, and processing of inventory.
Maintains accurate computerized medication profiles.
Supervises and coordinates the activities of assigned pharmacy technicians engaged in the preparation, labeling and delivery of medications and other pharmaceutical supplies in accordance with physicians prescriptions.
Ensures compliance with federal, state and local laws and regulations pertaining to the dispensing of drugs and controlled drugs and the maintenance of required records.
Maintains flexibility and readiness to work in multiple worksites either at the request of, or in mutual agreement with, leadership.
Supports the vision, mission and values of the organization in all respects.
Supports Lean principles and engages in continuous improvement activities.
Provides and maintains a safe environment for caregivers, patients and guests.
Conducts all activities with the highest standards of professionalism and confidentiality. Complies with all applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures, supporting the organization’s corporate integrity efforts by acting in an ethical and appropriate manner, reporting known or suspected violation of applicable rules, and cooperating fully with all organizational investigations and proceedings.
Delivers customer service and/or patient care in a manner that promotes goodwill, is timely, efficient and accurate.
May perform additional duties of similar complexity within the organization, as required or assigned.
EDUCATION:
Required: Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy.
Preferred: PharmD.,Completion of an ASHP accredited PGY-1 residency training.
LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION/REGISTRATION:
Required: Current registration by the Oregon Board of Pharmacy. APhA Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Certificate. AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider certification.
Preferred: Any certification through the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS).
EXPERIENCE:
Required: N/A
Preferred: Six (6) months or more retail pharmacy experience.
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
Must be able to wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required to perform the job safely.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Continually (75% or more): Standing and walking, keyboard operation, carrying 1-10 pounds.
Frequently (50%): Lifting 1-10 pounds, pushing or pulling 1-25 pounds, grasping/squeezing.
Occasionally (25%): Sitting, bending, climbing stairs, lifting and carrying 11-25 pounds,
Use of clear and audible speaking voice and ability to hear normal speech level.
Rarely (10%): Stooping/kneeling/crouching, reaching overhead, pushing or pulling 25-50 pounds, climbing ladder/stepstool, whispered speech level.
Never (0%): Lifting or carrying 25-50 pounds, operation of a motor vehicle.
Exposure to Elemental Factors
Rarely (10%): Heat, cold, wet/slippery area chemical solution.
Never (0%): Noise, dust, vibration, uneven surface.
Blood-Borne Pathogen (BBP) Exposure Category
Risk for Exposure to BBP
Schedule Weekly Hours:
0
Caregiver Type:
Relief
Shift:
Variable (United States of America)
Is Exempt Position?
No
Job Family:
PHARMACIST
Scheduled Days of the Week:
Variable
Shift Start End Time:
Variable
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Find Community Pharmacist JobsCommunity Pharmacist Job Market
Who's Hiring
- Optum38
- Baptist Health System KY & IN7
- UCLA Health4
- WVU Medicine3
- Cardinal Health2
Top Industries Hiring
- Healthcare & Medical Services
- Insurance
- Consulting & Professional Services
- Education
- Retail
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in community pharmacist jobs.
- Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree from an ACPE-accredited institution
- Active pharmacist license in the state of employment in good standing
- One to three years of community or retail pharmacy practice experience
- APhA immunization delivery certification or equivalent state-approved credential
- Proficiency with pharmacy dispensing and clinical management software systems
- Experience providing medication counseling and medication therapy management services
Tips for Your Community Pharmacist Job Search
Tailor your resume to setting type
Retail, hospital, and specialty pharmacy employers each weight different skills. Highlight immunization certifications and patient counseling volume for retail roles, clinical documentation and collaborative drug therapy management for health system positions, and sterile or non-sterile compounding credentials for specialty settings.
List your pharmacist licenses by state
Many employers post openings across multiple states or operate compact-state networks. List every active state license prominently near the top of your resume so recruiters can quickly confirm reciprocity eligibility without digging through your work history.
Target roles by your MTM certification status
Medication therapy management and immunization certifications like APhA or MTM can be decisive filters in applicant tracking systems. If you hold them, include the full credential name and year earned. If you're in progress, note the expected completion date.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists community pharmacist openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Prepare for scenario-based interview questions
Community pharmacist interviews frequently include real-world dispensing error scenarios, patient interaction role-plays, and drug interaction questions. Practice walking through your verification workflow, how you handle prescription discrepancies, and how you counsel patients on complex medication regimens.
Negotiate schedule flexibility, not just pay
Retail and hospital pharmacy roles often involve rotating shifts, weekends, and on-call coverage. When negotiating your offer, clarify scheduling expectations, holiday rotation policies, and whether the position is floater or staff before accepting.
Community Pharmacist Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most community pharmacists?
Optum, Baptist Health System KY & IN, and UCLA Health are hiring the most community pharmacists right now, with openings concentrated in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Kentucky, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Volume fluctuates as retail chains and health systems adjust staffing ahead of flu season and open enrollment periods.
How many community pharmacist jobs are remote?
About 7% of community pharmacist openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, with most remote roles concentrated in telepharmacy, medication therapy management, and clinical call-center positions rather than traditional dispensing. Brick-and-mortar retail and hospital roles are almost always on-site.
How do you become a community pharmacist?
You earn a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an accredited college of pharmacy, complete two years of post-secondary pre-pharmacy coursework before admission, and pass both the NAPLEX and MPJE licensing exams after graduation. Most states also require completing an internship under a licensed pharmacist during your Pharm.D. program before they issue a full pharmacist license.
How do you get hired as a community pharmacist with little experience?
Pharmacy intern and extern positions during your Pharm.D. program are the main entry point, and many employers convert strong interns directly to staff pharmacist roles after licensure. Highlighting your rotation sites, the volume of prescriptions you verified, and any immunization or MTM certifications you earned as a student makes your application competitive even without post-licensure experience.
What does the community pharmacist interview process look like?
Most community pharmacist interviews start with a phone or video screen focused on license status, availability, and scheduling flexibility. That is typically followed by an in-person interview with the pharmacy manager or district leader covering clinical knowledge, patient counseling scenarios, and how you handle dispensing errors. Some retail chains include a brief drug interaction or drug utilization review exercise.
Where can I find and apply to community pharmacist jobs?
You can find and apply to community pharmacist jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States in one place. Search for roles that match your license state, preferred setting, and experience level, then apply directly to each listing that fits.
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