
Pharmacist Floater FT - Downstate NY
Poughkeepsie, NYFull-time$50–72/hrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 1w ago
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Job overview
The Pharmacy Floater oversees pharmacy operations, regulatory compliance, financial and personnel functions, and patient care across a seven-store territory from Catskill, NY, to Westfall, PA. The role includes counseling patients, training pharmacy associates, and maintaining safety and quality standards. The ideal candidate will be dual licensed in New York and Pennsylvania.
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Pay Range: $50.00- $72.00
SUMMARY
The Pharmacy Floater is responsible for overseeing the pharmacy's operations, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and company regulations, and managing financial and personnel functions to maintain optimal performance. They also provide patient care services, including counseling and training pharmacy associates, while maintaining high standards for safety, quality, and legal compliance.
This position offers a more concentrated coverage area compared to traditional Floating Pharmacist roles, with a smaller territory and fewer store locations. The assigned territory spans from Catskill, NY, to Westfall, PA, and includes just seven stores, providing a more manageable and consistent floating schedule. The ideal candidate will be dual licensed in NY/PA.
This position covers the 7 stores below:
Chatham, NY
Catskill, NY
Poughkeepsie, NY
Newburgh, NY
Middletown, NY
Warwick, NY
Westfall, PA
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
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Registers with state board of pharmacy as supervising pharmacist or pharmacist in charge.
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Responsible for maintaining the pharmacy in good standing with all federal, state, board of pharmacy regulations, and company policies.
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Responsible for guidance and training of pharmacy associates and holds them accountable for complying with regulatory and company police.
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Counsels patients and medical providers regarding the nature and use of drugs, dosage, drug interactions, and side effects.
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Maintains department facilities consistent with legal and company standards.
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Achievement of financial goals such as sales, gross profit maximization as well as minimization of shrink and supply expense.
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Train and develop pharmacy interns and technicians
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Receive telephone prescriptions and authorizations from prescriber’s offices
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
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Licensed and registered Pharmacist in good standing in NY & PA
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Ability to travel to various stores
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Immunization Certification
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Must be 21 years of age.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
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Required education to be a State Licensed Pharmacist
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Proficiency with pharmacy computer systems and automated dispensing systems
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Strong leadership skills and ability to manage others.
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Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word
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Ability to read, write, and perform basic math functions
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Walking Frequent 3-5 Hours
Standing Constant 5-8 Hours
Grasping/Finger Movement & Dexterity- Left/Right Hands Occasional 1-3 Hours
Bending Occasional 1-3 Hours
Twisting Occasional 1-3 Hours
Pivoting Occasional 1-3 Hours
Squatting/Kneeling Occasional 1-3 Hours
Pushing/Pulling Occasional 1-3 Hours up to 25lbs
Lifting Occasional 1-3 Hours up to 25lbs
Driving Constant 5-8 Hours
EQUIPMENT USED
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Telephone system
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Pharmacy Computer
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Case Cutter
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Marking Gun
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Cash Register
Our Company does not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, affection or sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, liability for military service, status as a veteran, gender identity or expression, genetic information, pregnancy, and any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
Should your hours and availability better fit the needs of another store or desired shift, we may consider your application for another location or shift.
How this job compares
Set against the 11,338 open Pharmacist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$50–72/hr
- New York median$60–76/hr573 hourly ranges
- US median$60–79/hr7,597 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $61/hr, is 10% below the New York median midpoint ($68/hr) — in the middle half of Pharmacist hourly ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 690 open Pharmacist jobs in New York and 11,338 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
- CVS Health293 open
- Walgreens160 open
- University of Rochester27 open
- Experience
- Pharmacist postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median (3,906 postings).
- Education
- 6,588 of the 11,338 open Pharmacist jobs (58%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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