Pharmacist

Position Title: Pharmacist

Assignment Duration: 6 Months

Location: North Chicago, IL (60064)

Work Schedule: Mon-Friday - 8 hour shift. Shifts will be in increments of 8.5 hrs. with 30min lunch and can vary from 7am to 7:30pm i.e., 7-3:30, 9-5:30, 11-7:30 Over time is not required, however we do offer upon business needs 8-4:30 training schedule Rotating schedule every 1 week.

Note that hours could be anytime between 6am and 10pm (usually 8 hour shift) What shift? Any 8hr shift between 7 am to 7:30 pm, it will rotate every 2 weeks

Position Summary: Reviews prescriptions issued by Physician, or other authorized prescriber to assure accuracy and determine formulas and ingredients needed.

Key Responsibilities:

• Directs pharmacy workers engaged in mixing, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals.
• 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.
• Reviews prescriptions issued by Physician, or other authorized prescriber to assure accuracy and determine formulas and ingredients needed.
• Compounds medications, using standard formulas and processes such as weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients.
• Directs pharmacy workers engaged in mixing, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals.
• 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. Qualification & Experience:
• For past employment tenure, HM has indicated the following: I prefer at least one year history and prefer it to be with a retail organization i.e. Walgreens/CVS