Position Title : Pharmacist
Work Location : North Chicago, IL 60064
Assignment Duration : 06 Months
Work Schedule : Monday–Friday, 8.5-hour shifts with 30-minute lunch and 30 minutes of breaks.
- Shifts rotate every 1 week between 7 : 00 AM, 9 : 00 AM, and 11 : 00 AM starts.
- Hours range between 7 : 00 AM – 7 : 30 PM.
- No weekends, except on very rare occasions.
- No overtime unless there is a business need.
- Holiday schedule : During weeks with holidays, typically 32 hours; may choose to make up hours.
- Training : First 2 weeks 8 : 00 AM – 4 : 30 PM set schedule, following 2 weeks into rotating shifts.
- Work Arrangement : Onsite
Position Summary : Reviews prescriptions issued by Physician, or other authorized prescriber to assure accuracy and determine formulas and ingredients needed.
Directs pharmacy workers engaged in mixing, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals.
Key Responsibilities :
Answers questions and provides information to pharmacy customers on drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and storage or pharmaceuticals.Maintains established procedures concerning quality assurance, security of controlled substances, and disposal of hazardous waste drugs.Enters data such as patient name, prescribed medication and cost, to maintain pharmacy files, charge system, and inventory.Assays medications to determine identity, purity, and strength.Instructs interns and other medical personnel on matters pertaining to pharmacy.Compounds medications, using standard formulas and processes such as weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients.Qualification & Experience :
MUST be Licensed in IL.Retail Pharmacy experience.Multi-tasking.Great Communication Skills.Self-motivating.Experience in retail / mail order / specialty preferred but not required.Ambitious and looking to grow / learn.Comfortable with contractor pay structure.For past employment tenure, prefer at least one year history and prefer it to be with a retail organization i.e. Walgreens / CVS.Candidates MUST be comfortable being on their feet all day. No heavy lifting, however, they will be pushing carts that may be heavy - no more than 30lbs.Working Conditions & Physical Demands (If Applicable) :Working in a distribution area.Not much time pushing carts, maybe every few hours (3 to 4) – they may have to push 1 cart.They will be working in a distribution area.Will they be interacting with patients and / or providers? Not initially, but possible in the future.Note that hours could be anytime between 6am and 10pm (usually 8 hour shift).