Staff pharmacist vs float pharmacist

The differences between staff pharmacists and float pharmacists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a staff pharmacist has an average salary of $118,844, which is higher than the $118,744 average annual salary of a float pharmacist.

The top three skills for a staff pharmacist include patients, patient care and customer service. The most important skills for a float pharmacist are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Staff pharmacist vs float pharmacist overview

	Staff Pharmacist	Float Pharmacist
Yearly salary	$118,844	$118,744
Hourly rate	$57.14	$57.09
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	115,299	51,231
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	-	-

What does a staff pharmacist do?

The job of staff pharmacists entails dispensing prescription drugs to patients and offering their expertise on how to safely use prescribed medicines. Their job responsibilities include overseeing the medications prescribed to patients, providing healthy lifestyle advice such as diet, stress management and exercise, providing immunizations, and conducting health and wellness screenings. They also supervise the work of pharmacists in training and pharmacy technicians, teach other health practitioners on the appropriate medication therapies for individual patients, and do certain administrative tasks.

What does a float pharmacist do?

The primary role of a Float Pharmacist is to assist customers with their health care needs through filling prescriptions and providing excellent customer service. They supervise the work completed by pharmacy technicians and support staff.

Staff pharmacist vs float pharmacist salary

Staff pharmacists and float pharmacists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Staff Pharmacist	Float Pharmacist
Average salary	$118,844	$118,744
Salary range	Between $93,000 And $151,000	Between $92,000 And $152,000
Highest paying City	Richmond, CA	Sacramento, CA
Highest paying state	California	Oregon
Best paying company	Safeway	H-E-B
Best paying industry	Retail	Retail

Differences between staff pharmacist and float pharmacist education

There are a few differences between a staff pharmacist and a float pharmacist in terms of educational background:

	Staff Pharmacist	Float Pharmacist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Pharmacy	Pharmacy
Most common college	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Staff pharmacist vs float pharmacist demographics

Here are the differences between staff pharmacists' and float pharmacists' demographics:

	Staff Pharmacist	Float Pharmacist
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 46.5% Female, 53.5%	Male, 43.3% Female, 56.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.1% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 5.6% Asian, 20.7% White, 62.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 7.6% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 5.8% Asian, 20.1% White, 62.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between staff pharmacist and float pharmacist duties and responsibilities

Staff pharmacist example responsibilities.

Dose and manage all Vancomycin and Aminoglycoside antibiotics throughout the entire hospital including overseeing, evaluating, and ordering antibiotic labs.
Maintain excellent relationship with patients base on consultations, efficacy, and compassion.
Implement value-added customer service programs including individualize counseling, smoking cessation classes, and flu and pneumonia immunization clinics.
Coordinate prescription fulfillment and verification, including reviewing patient profiles for interactions, allergies, and compatibility prior to dispensation.
Train and coach new hires, interns and in turn ensure patient compassion.
Used PYXIS machine to fill control prescription and to retrieve information on particular orders.

Float pharmacist example responsibilities.

Manage many aspects of daily operations of pharmacy department with emerging focus on oncology.
Dose and manage all Vancomycin and Aminoglycoside antibiotics throughout the entire hospital including overseeing, evaluating, and ordering antibiotic labs.
Facilitate the training of staff from Eckerd to CVS
Provide pharmacist coverage to CVS stores locate around Wisconsin.
Check each prescription drug order for appropriateness of therapy, drug interactions, and medication allergies prior to dispensing.
Check prescriptions for appropriate dosage, drug interactions, allergies and contra-indications before dispensing medications.

Staff pharmacist vs float pharmacist skills

Common staff pharmacist skills

Patients, 21%
Patient Care, 18%
Customer Service, 17%
Patient Safety, 11%
Compassion, 9%
Immunization, 6%

Common float pharmacist skills

Patients, 30%
Customer Service, 22%
Patient Care, 22%
Immunization, 8%
Inventory Management, 8%
Disease State Management, 1%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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