Pharmacist
CHRISTIANSBURG, VAFull-time$135–141K/yrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago
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Job overview
Pharmacy Alternatives is hiring a full-time Pharmacist for its closed-door pharmacy team in Christiansburg, Virginia. The role serves long-term care and senior living clients in a non-retail environment, evaluating medication orders, supporting medication therapy, and collaborating with healthcare professionals. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., with a rotating short Sunday shift; there is no on-call work or holiday work.
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Full job description
Our Company
Pharmacy Alternatives
Overview
Pharmacy Alternatives is hiring a full-time Pharmacist in Christiansburg, VA!
Join our closed-door pharmacy team where you’ll work in a non-retail environment, dedicated to meeting the pharmaceutical needs of long-term care and senior living clients. If you’re passionate about delivering exceptional service and high-quality care, we want to hear from you. Apply today and become part of a team committed to making a difference!
Schedule:
Monday - Firday 10am-6:30pm
Rotating short Sunday shift 9am-1pm
No on call & No Holidays
*RPh or PharmD required
Benefits and perks for you!
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Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
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Health Savings & Flexible Spending Accounts (up to $5,000 for childcare)
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Tuition discounts & reimbursement
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401(k)
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Company Paid Time Off
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Shift Differential
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DailyPay
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Pet Insurance
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Employee wellness and discount programs
- Benefits may vary by employment status
Responsibilities
How YOU will benefit:
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Supportive team with room to work independently
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Ongoing training and career growth
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Advancement opportunities in a growing company
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Referral bonuses
As a Pharmacist you will:
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Evaluate physician medication orders for drug appropriateness, correct dosage, potential drug interactions, and proper route of administration.
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Provide clinical recommendations to physicians and healthcare staff regarding medication therapy changes and optimizations.
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Maintain up-to-date patient/resident profiles, including medical history, lab results, and current medications (prescription, OTC, and home remedies).
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Ensure laboratory tests required for monitoring high-risk medications are appropriately ordered, reviewed, and communicated to the healthcare team.
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Collaborate with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to provide clinical and technical support.
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Document all communications and clinical interventions in the patient’s medical record, including interactions with families and caregivers.
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Implement and enforce policies and procedures for the safe handling, dispensing, and clinical oversight/management of medications.
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Ensure compliance with all state and federal regulatory requirements related to pharmacy practice and medication management.
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Report medication-related errors and adverse drug events to the Pharmacy Manager as required.
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Educate and support clinical team and healthcare agency staff on safe and effective medication handling procedures.
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Perform other pharmacy-related tasks and responsibilities as assigned.
Qualifications
Qualifications
Required:
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Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy, Pharm D preferred
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One year experience in long term care desired
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License/Certification(s): current and valid pharmacist license in the state of practice
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Knowledge of drug therapy guidelines, medication safety practices, and regulatory standards (CMS, DEA, FDA).
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Proficiency in electronic medical records and pharmacy information systems
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Strong clinical judgement, and effective written and verbal communication
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*Position will be posted for a minimum of 7 business day
About our Line of Business
Pharmacy Alternatives®, an affiliate of PharMerica, is a specialized pharmacy provider focused on serving individuals with cognitive or intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). Pharmacy Alternatives offers long-term pharmacy solutions specializing in serving special-needs populations who live in intermediate care facilities, waiver homes, group homes, assisted living, supported-living or foster care. Our state-of-the-art approach includes packaging technology specially designed for the population we serve and electronic medication management that helps people live their best lives. For more information, please visitwww.pharmacyalternatives.com. Follow us onFacebook (https://www.facebook.com/pharmacyalternatives) andLinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/pharmacy-alternatives-llc) .
Salary Range
USD $135,200.00 - $141,440.00 / Year
BrightSpring Health Services, and our family of brands, provides equal employment opportunity
Job LocationsUS-VA-CHRISTIANSBURG
ID 2026-199321
Line of Business Pharmacy Alternatives
Position Type Full-Time
Pay Min USD $135,200.00/Yr.
Pay Max USD $141,440.00/Yr.
How this job compares
Set against the 11,186 open Pharmacist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$135–141K/yr
- Virginia median$104–172K/yr49 salary ranges
- US median$104–172K/yr1,587 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $138K, is close to the Virginia median midpoint ($135K) — in the middle half of Pharmacist salary ranges in Virginia.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 320 open Pharmacist jobs in Virginia and 11,186 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Virginia
- CVS Health101 open
- Walgreens57 open
- Walmart42 open
- Experience
- Pharmacist postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median (3,806 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 6,597 of the 11,186 open Pharmacist jobs (59%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 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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