Staff Pharmacist

Staff Pharmacist – Evening Shift

Location: 281 SHORE DR, Burr Ridge, IL 60527
Compensation: $60/hr (Paid Weekly)
Allmed Benefits: Vision, Health, Dental Insurance and 401(k)
Contract to Hire: 10/12/2026 to 01/09/2027 (ASAP - Dates update upon hire)
Schedule: Monday–Friday, evening shift; weekends as scheduled
Interview: 1 round, in-person

Position Overview

The Staff Pharmacist is responsible for supporting the day-to-day operations of a long-term care dispensing pharmacy while ensuring the highest standards of medication safety, accuracy, compliance, and patient care.

Working collaboratively with pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, the Staff Pharmacist will provide comprehensive drug screening, clinical review, medication verification, information, processing, and dispensing services. This position plays a critical role in ensuring medications are accurately verified and released according to established 2:00 PM and 2:00 AM release deadlines for long-term care facilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute daily pharmacy operations in accordance with established workflow, production goals, and deadlines.
• Verify prescriptions, refill orders, medication labels, packaging, and drug information for completeness and accuracy.
• Perform comprehensive drug screening and clinical review, including drug-drug, drug-disease, drug-food interactions, and allergy considerations.
• Collaborate with pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to ensure medications are accurately verified and prepared for scheduled releases.
• Help ensure pharmacy workflow meets established 2:00 PM and 2:00 AM medication release goals.
• Supervise pharmacy production staff to ensure proper order entry, workflow, pharmacy security, and adherence to delivery schedules.
• Prepare and/or supervise the preparation of sterile IV medications and solutions.
• Assist with the ordering, receiving, handling, documentation, and secure storage of controlled substances.
• The Pharmacist will maintain perpetual inventory for Schedule II controlled substances.
• Check and monitor CUBEX machines and pharmacy kits, including refrigerator and IV kits.
• Respond to phone calls, emails, billing requests, and data-entry requests.
• Ensure the pharmacy remains compliant with local, state, and federal pharmacy regulations.
• The Pharmacist with compliance related to DEA policies and procedures and third-party payer requirements.
• Ensure crushed or dropped medications are properly segregated for destruction or disposal in accordance with applicable hazardous and non-hazardous waste regulations.
• The Pharmacist will ensure the pharmacy workflow dashboard is cleared daily.
• Provide evening, weekend, and holiday coverage as required.
• Follow all applicable government regulations, including HIPAA.
• Comply with departmental policies regarding safety, attendance, and dress code.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Doctorate degree in Pharmacy from an accredited School of Pharmacy.
• Current Illinois Pharmacist License in good standing.
• Minimum of 1 year of pharmacist experience.
• Strong clinical knowledge and ability to interpret:
• Drug-drug interactions
• Drug-disease interactions
• Drug-food interactions
• Medication allergies
• Ability to accurately and efficiently dispense prescription medications.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills.
• Strong multitasking and organizational abilities.
• Ability and willingness to work flexible hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit or stand for approximately 7–10 hours per day.
• May occasionally be required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, bend, crouch, walk, or crawl.
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Comfortable working in a long-term care pharmacy environment where noise levels may be elevated.

Work Environment

This position operates within a fast-paced long-term care dispensing pharmacy and requires strong attention to detail, clinical judgment, teamwork, and the ability to meet time-sensitive medication distribution deadlines. The Staff Pharmacist will work closely with pharmacy leadership, pharmacists, technicians, and production staff to maintain safe and efficient pharmacy operations.

Interview Process

• One interview round
• In-person interview

Pay: $60.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40.0 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Staff Pharmacist: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• Licensed Pharmacist (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $60