Pharmacist in North Chicago, IL

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.

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

4 open roles

• Will not work weekends and nights a
• Must be licenced pharmacist
• Some retail or mail order pharmacy exp
• 7-7 hours of operation but can change depending on business needed (8.5 hours per day) (rotating shift) (i.e., 7-3:30, 9-5:30, 11-7:30 )
• 6 months to 1 year exp needed
• Reviews prescriptions issued by Physician, or other authorized prescriber to assure accuracy and determine formulas and ingredients needed.
• Will not talk to customers

Work Schedule (Define days,# of hours)/ Is Overtime offered or required?

• 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

Duties:

• 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.
• 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.
• 4-7 years of experience.

Notes from the Intake Call:

Years of experience/education and/or certifications required: 4-7 years of experience

What are the top 3-5 skills requirements should this person have?

• MUST be Licensed in IL
• Retail Pharmacy experience (i.e. CVS, Walgreens, Target etc)
• Multi-tasking
• Great Communication Skills
• Self-motivating

Additional Notes from the manager

• How much time will be spend pushing carts? Is the environment they will be working in a distribution center/warehouse? Not much time, 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
• Would you consider a candidate who has industrial pharmacy background rather than experience in retail – if they have handled high volume orders? Yes (mail order)
• Note that hours could be anytime between 6am and 10pm (usually 8 hour shift)

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