Staff Pharmacist - Hospital

Overview

$40,000 Retention Bonus • 90 Days Housing • $7,500 Relocation Assistance

 

Advance your pharmacy career in a place where your work matters — and your life outside work does too. Fairbanks, Alaska offers unmatched clinical practice, a tight‑knit medical community, and a lifestyle you won’t find anywhere else. 

 

At Foundation Health Partners, Pharmacists truly practice at the top of their license. You’ll join a collaborative, respected team where your clinical judgment is valued and your voice is heard.

What You’ll Do

• Deliver comprehensive pharmaceutical care across the full medication‑use process

• Partner closely with physicians, nurses, and care teams to optimize therapy

• Perform clinical assessments and monitor drug therapy outcomes

• Oversee pharmacy technicians and ensure safe, accurate medication dispensing

• Support a patient‑centered, high‑acuity hospital environment with strong interdisciplinary collaboration

Preferred: Hospital residency or equivalent inpatient experience.

 

Pay & Benefits:

• Compensation: $58.30 to $93.29 (DOE)
• Retention Bonus: $40,000 for eligible new hires 
• Relocation Assistance: up to $7,500 
• Temporary Housing: 90 Days Temporary Housing Provided
• Shift Differentials: Weekend +$2/hr • Evening +$2.50/hr • Night +$6/hr 
• Benefits: Medical, Vision, Dental, PTO, annual increases, 401k match
• Education Benefits: FHP Tuition Assistance, Student Loan Forgiveness
• Other Benefits: Onsite Gym, Wellness Programs, Employee Discount programs
• Schedule: Full‑time, 4×10s, varied shifts with some weekends. 

About Fairbanks Memorial Hospital:

 

A non‑profit, 152‑bed, Joint Commission–accredited hospital serving Interior Alaska.

Known for:

• Strong patient‑to‑nurse ratios

• Shared leadership structure

• High clinical autonomy

• A culture that values innovation, teamwork, and professional growth

Why Fairbanks:

 

Fairbanks is the Golden Heart City — a community with big‑town amenities and small‑town warmth.

 

No state income tax. No sales tax.

100,000‑person metro area.

College town + military community + endless outdoor recreation.

 

Summer: Midnight sun, hiking, fishing, kayaking, festivals, berry picking

Winter: Northern lights, skiing, snowshoeing, hot springs, dog mushing, ice art

 

A place where you can build a career and a life.

 

Responsibilities

 

Reviews medication orders and evaluates their appropriateness and completeness with respect to patient data including age, height, weight, diagnosis, laboratory values and other pertinent patient information. Contacts the prescriber with suggestions for improvement and resolves problems with the medication orders as needed. Documents resolutions and clinical interventions in the appropriate manner. Complies with directives of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee as it relates to formulary management. Accurately and completely documents patient assessment data and clinical interventions.

Utilizes clinical pharmacy skills in assessing and formulating recommendations to physicians ensuring positive patient outcomes, safety, quality and economical drug therapy. Participates in and supports decentralized pharmacist activities, when appropriate and where applicable and appropriate.

Reviews and verifies or enters orders into the medication management information system in an accurate and timely manner. Assures entries to the patient medication profile presents no significant problems in regard to drug interactions, incompatibilities, therapeutic duplications or patient safety.

Prepares and dispenses medications and IV solutions in an accurate and timely manner in compliance with company policies and procedures.

Supervises and directs work of pharmacy technicians and interns. Coordinates medication preparation and distribution work of the pharmacy technicians and ensures accuracy prior to dispensing medications for distribution.

Provides accurate, appropriate and timely information to physicians, nurses, patients and others regarding medication therapy, drug product guidelines, law and regulations, medication formulary and other topics related to medication use and control.

Ensures accurate records are being maintained. (e.g. audits, controlled s