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Veterans Health Administration

Clinical Pharmacist

Reno, NV · On-site +1

$125K - $173K/yr

Provides appropriate selection of drug therapy based upon the pharmaceutical principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics; monitoring for efficacy, side effects and clinical outcome; and ...

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Veterans Health Administration

Clinical Pharmacist

Reno, NV · On-site +1

$133K - $173K/yr

Provides appropriate selection of drug therapy based upon the pharmaceutical principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics; monitoring for efficacy, side effects and clinical outcome; and ...

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Float Health

Intake Specialist

Reno, NV · Remote

$48K - $50K/yr

You'll serve as a liaison between specialty pharmacies, nurses, and patients-leveraging technology ... This is a fully remote position based in the US. Employment Type: This is a full time position ...

Float Health

Intake Specialist

Reno, NV · On-site +1

$48K - $50K/yr

You'll serve as a liaison between specialty pharmacies, nurses, and patients-leveraging technology ... This is a fully remote position based in the US. Employment Type: This is a full time position ...

PharMerica

Sr Human Resources Business Partner

Reno, NV · Remote

... remote position. What We Offer: * Benefits start on the 1st day of the month following 30 days of ... Operating long-term care, home infusion, and specialty pharmacies across the nation, we combine the ...

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How much do remote pharmacist jobs pay per hour?

As of Aug 7, 2026, the average hourly pay for remote pharmacist in Reno, NV is $60.74, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $55.87 and $67.12 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a remote pharmacist?

Remote pharmacists work primarily from home or another location outside of the office or health care facility. Similar to pharmacists who work in hospitals and commercial pharmacies, remote pharmacists handle prescriptions and may answer questions about drug interactions, but they are typically consultants for hospitals and clinics or handle prescriptions for mail order drug companies, short- and long-term care facilities, and other similar businesses. Remote pharmacists monitor the process of filling prescriptions for their company; they oversee the accurate entry of prescribed medications into the system and ensure the orders are filled efficiently. Remote pharmacists may need to visit the office occasionally, but they do the majority of their administrative work remotely. They usually do not have a lot of direct interaction with patients.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a remote pharmacist, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Remote Pharmacist, you need a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree, state licensure, and strong clinical knowledge of medications and therapy management. Familiarity with pharmacy management software, telehealth platforms, and electronic health record (EHR) systems is essential. Excellent communication, attention to detail, and time management skills make someone stand out in this position. These competencies ensure safe, effective medication management and high-quality patient care in a virtual healthcare environment.

What is the difference between Remote Pharmacist vs Pharmacist?

AspectRemote PharmacistPharmacist
CredentialsLicensed Pharmacist, State LicenseLicensed Pharmacist, State License
Work EnvironmentTelepharmacy, Home OfficeRetail, Hospital, Community Pharmacy
Employer & IndustryTelehealth companies, mail-order pharmaciesPharmacies, Hospitals, Clinics
Work SetupRemote, VirtualOn-site, Physical Locations

Remote Pharmacists primarily work remotely through telepharmacy platforms, providing medication counseling and verification from home. Traditional Pharmacists work on-site in pharmacies or hospitals. Both roles require licensing, but Remote Pharmacists focus on virtual services, while Pharmacists are physically present at their workplaces.

How does a remote pharmacist typically communicate and collaborate with healthcare teams and patients?

Remote pharmacists rely on secure digital platforms, such as telehealth software, electronic health records, and email, to communicate with physicians, nurses, and patients. Collaboration often involves reviewing prescriptions, providing medication counseling, and participating in virtual care team meetings. While the lack of in-person interaction can be a challenge, effective communication skills and familiarity with telepharmacy tools are essential for success. Remote pharmacists also play a pivotal role in ensuring patient safety by addressing medication-related questions and resolving issues promptly.
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Clinical Pharmacist

Veterans Health Administration

Reno, NV • On-site, Remote

$125K - $173K/yr

Full-time

Posted 2 days ago

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Company rating: 8.1 out of 10

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Job description

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The VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System (VASNHCS) is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Clinical Pharmacist to provide comprehensive pharmaceutical care in the outpatient settings. This position plays a vital role in ensuring safe, effective, and evidence-based medication use for our Veteran population across Northern Nevada and Northeastern California.
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Duties
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The primary function of a clinical pharmacist is to assure the safe and appropriate use of medications and be an advocate of rational drug therapy through the following:
  • Evaluation of the appropriateness of drug therapy based on patient specific factors
  • Individualization of drug therapy
  • Evaluation
  • Dispensing and providing medications
  • Drug information

The incumbent performs duties that include, but are not limited to the following:
  • Provides appropriate selection of drug therapy based upon the pharmaceutical principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics; monitoring for efficacy, side effects and clinical outcome; and advises prescribers as appropriate.
  • Provides patient-specific therapeutic drug monitoring and communicates relevant findings and/or recommendations to other health care providers in charge of the patient both orally and in writing.
  • Performs continuous evaluation of prescribed medications to assure optimal drug therapy.
  • Provides and documents in the medical record medication counseling to patients.
  • Completes medication histories including patient interviews.
  • Serves as a drug information resource by providing up-to-date drug information to prescribers, other health care professionals, patients and caregivers.
  • Participates in patient care rounds, review charts, evaluates pertinent laboratory data, drug-drug and drug-nutrient interactions, monitors for adverse drug effects, and screens for allergies.
  • Performs medication reconciliation at all transitions of care, including updating the medication profile to reflect an accurate, active list of VA and non-VA medications.
  • Performs discharge medication reconciliation prior to patient's discharge and summarizes the significant findings, both documented in the medical record and appropriately reports to the responsible physician.
  • Shares responsibility in providing education to patients regarding anticoagulation therapies and help facilitate patient enrollment into the outpatient anticoagulation clinics and communicate appropriate follow-up as necessary with the patient.
  • Assesses drug safety and efficacy, including evaluation of physical symptoms.
  • Reports adverse drug events (ADE), near misses, and medication errors in alignment with VA ADERS reporting program.
  • Reviews all medication orders for appropriateness, drug selection, dosage, route of administration and the amount, prior to dispensing.
  • Ensures all medication orders are entered into the electronic patient medical record.
  • Fills all orders in a timely fashion; review of the patient's allergy history, drug-drug, drug-nutrient, drug-laboratory and drug-disease state interactions and assessment for clinical relevance should be performed and dealt with appropriately.
  • Reviews medication profiles and monitors for compliance or potential abuse; problems encountered shall be resolved.
  • Maintains adequate drug stock, inspects drug storage areas, supervises repacking and the operation of automated dispensing equipment.
  • Supervises the activities of support personnel.
  • All controlled substances in the section are secured and controlled according to applicable laws (DEA; CFR 21, Part 1300), VA rules and regulations and department policy. Accurate physical count, documentation, and administrative requirements (per VA Handbook 1108.01) are consistently and thoroughly maintained. Compliance is evidenced by supervisor review and reports of incidents provided to the supervisor.
  • Controlled substance discrepancies are resolved in a thorough and timely manner. Unresolved discrepancies are reported immediately to the supervisory pharmacist for resolution and to the VA Police if still unresolved after supervisory review. Compliance evidenced by supervisor review and review of Police reports submitted.
  • Receives faxed, mailed, electronically prescribed, or delivered prescriptions written by Non-VA providers.
  • Communicates with the pharmacy procurement team when specialty medications are needed.
  • Assumes an active role in the overall pharmacy-training program consisting of students, externs, interns, residents, and professional and non professional staff members. Conducts on-the-job training, in-services and provides guidance through designated programs.
  • Provides education to health care providers regarding medication use.
  • When assigned, participates effectively as pharmacy representative for committees, task forces, etc., and perform other duties that are deemed essential to the pharmacy operation.
  • Other duties as assigned by management.

Work Schedule: Varies. May include weekends and holidays
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 03379-F
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
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Conditions of employment
  • You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
  • All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
  • Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
  • Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
  • Subject to background/security investigation.
  • Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
  • Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
  • Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
  • Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:
  • your performance and conduct;
  • the needs and interests of the agency;
  • whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
  • whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
Qualifications
Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.
BASIC REQUIREMENTS:
  1. Citizenship:Citizen of the United States. (Noncitizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3g, this part.)
  2. English Language Proficiency: Pharmacists must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), and 7407(d).
  3. Education:
    • (1) Graduate of an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) accredited College or School of Pharmacy with a baccalaureate degree in pharmacy (BS Pharmacy) and/or a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree. Verification of approved degree programs may be obtained from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, 20 North Clark Street, Suite 2500, Chicago, Illinois 60602-5109; phone: (312) 664-3575, or through their Web site at: http://www.acpe-accredit.org/.(NOTE: Prior to 2005 ACPE accredited both baccalaureate and Doctor of Pharmacy terminal degree program. Today the sole degree is Doctor of Pharmacy.)
    • Graduates of foreign pharmacy degree programs meet the educational requirement if the graduate is able to provide proof of achieving the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Commission (FPGEC) Certification, which includes passing the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination (FPGEE) and the Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet-Based Test (TOEFL iBT).
  4. Licensure: Full, current and unrestricted license to practice pharmacy in a State, Territory, Commonwealth of the United States (i.e., Puerto Rico), or the District of Columbia. The pharmacist must maintain current registration if this is a requirement for maintaining full, current, and unrestricted licensure. A pharmacist who has, or has ever had, any license(s) revoked, suspended, denied, restricted, limited, or issued/placed in a probationary status may be appointed only in accordance with the provisions in VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Chapter 3, section B, paragraph 16.

  • NOTE: Individuals who have or have had multiple licenses and had any such license revoked for professional misconduct, professional incompetence or substandard care, or who surrendered such license after receiving written notice of potential termination of such license by the State for professional misconduct, professional incompetence, or substandard care, are not eligible for appointment to the position unless such revoked or surrendered license is fully restored (38 U.S.C. § 7402(f)). Effective November 30, 1999, this is a requirement for employment. This requirement does not apply to licensed pharmacists on VA rolls as of that date, provided they maintain continuous appointment and are not disqualified for employment by any subsequent revocations or voluntary surrenders of State license, registration or certification
    • Exception. Non-licensed pharmacists who otherwise meet the eligibility requirements may be given a temporary appointment at the entry level as a Graduate Pharmacist under the authority of 38 U.S.C. § 7405(c)(2)(B). The appointing official may waive the requirement of licensure for a period not to exceed 2 years for a pharmacist that provides care under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist. For grade levels above the GS-11, the candidate must be licensed.

Grandfathering Provision: All licensed pharmacists employed in VHA in this occupation on the effective date of this qualification standard are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the title, series and grade held, including positive education and licensure/certification/registration that are part of the basic requirements of the occupation. For employees who do not meet all the basic requirements required in this standard, but who met the qualifications applicable to the position at the time they were appointed to it, the following provisions apply:
  1. Employees grandfathered into the GS-660 occupational series may be reassigned, promoted up to and including the full performance (journey) level, or changed to lower grade within the occupation, but may not be promoted beyond the journey level or placed in supervisory or managerial positions.
  2. Employees who are appointed on a temporary basis prior to the effective date of the qualification standard may not have their temporary appointment extended or be reappointed, on a temporary or permanent basis, until they fully meet the basic requirements of the standard. Employees initially grandfathered into this occupation, who subsequently obtain additional education and/or licensure/certification/registration, that meet all the basic requirements of this qualification standard must maintain the required credentials as a condition of employment in the occupation.
  3. If a licensed pharmacist who was retained under this provision leaves the occupation, the employee loses protected status and must meet the full VA qualification standard requirements in effect at the time of reentry to the occupation.

Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019.
Grade Determinations: In addition to the basic requirements for employment listed above, the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates.
GS-11 Pharmacist:
  • Experience, Education, and Licensure: None beyond the basic requirements.

GS-12 Clinical Pharmacist (Full Performance Level)-
  • Experience or Education: In addition to the basic requirements, candidates must meet one of the following:
    • 1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level, or
    • Completion of an ACPE-accredited Pharm.D. program.
  • Assignment: A pharmacist in this assignment handles routine medication-related activities in accordance with local, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN), and national policies and regulations. These include, but are not limited to: reviewing, interpreting, and verifying medication orders for appropriateness; processing and filling medication orders; interacting with and making recommendations to other clinical staff regarding medication therapy ordered to ensure safe and effective care; reviewing the patient's medications, allergies, labs, and other pertinent information from the medical record to identify and solve medication-related problems; contact

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The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, serving millions of Veterans each year. Located in Phoenix, AZ, and many other parts of the US, the VHA operates under the Department of Veteran Affairs, as suggested by their official website va.gov. The VHA is dedicated to providing the highest level of comprehensive care to its veterans. The organization offers a broad spectrum of medical, surgical, and rehabilitative care, including mental health services, research, and pharmacy benefits.

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