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Travel Pharmacist — Taos, NM (IHS Taos-Picuris Service Unit)
Specialty: Pharmacist (Outpatient/Ambulatory Care)
Location: Taos, NM 87571
Facility Type: Indian Health Service (IHS) Ambulatory Health Center — Pharmacy Department
Shift: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM (40 hrs/week); occasional weekend/holiday coverage by arrangement
Contract Length: 13 weeks, extendable up to 1 year
Start Date: Approx. 4–6 weeks from selection (pending credentialing/background clearance)
Pay Package
- Taxable hourly rate: $44.00/hr
- Overtime rate (1.5x, over 40 hrs/wk): $66.00/hr
- Weekly per diem (non-taxed): $1,414.00
- Blended rate: $79.35/hr
- Weekly gross pay package: $3,174.00
- One-time travel stipend: $500.00 (paid once)
Position Highlights
Direct outpatient pharmacy services at a full-scope ambulatory clinic serving the Taos-Picuris community: prescription interpretation and dispensing, medication counseling, inventory/controlled-substance recordkeeping, and patient medication profile review. OT is based on patient load and historically limited (contract caps it around 48 hrs/year).
Requirements
- Active pharmacist license (any U.S. state/territory)
- BSPharm or PharmD from an accredited program
- 3 professional references current resume
- Immunization records (MMR, Hep B, Varicella, Influenza, Tdap) and TB screening within 12 months
- Physical exam within the last 12 months
- Must pass federal background/character investigation (fingerprinting, OPM eQIP) — required before start
- Comfortable working with multicultural patient population; interpreter use as needed
Facility Notes
Government-furnished workstation, phone, and PIV card (issued after 120 days). Contractor provides own lab coat/uniform per IHS standards. Non-personal services contract — independent contractor status.
Pay: $70.00 - $80.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40.0 per week
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Active pharmacist license (any U.S. state/territory)
- BS Pharm or PharmD from an accredited program
- BLS
Work Location: In person
Benefits:
Work From HomeSalary : $70 - $80