Pharmacist in Charge

WHO WE ARE
At Polaris Pharmacy Services, we're more than a pharmacy - we're a dedicated partner in care, transforming how patients experience long-term, post-acute, correctional, PACE, and specialty pharmacy services. As industry leaders, we're raising the bar for quality and coordination across all sites of care, ensuring every patient receives seamless, compassionate, and expert support.

Founded in 2015, Polaris is proud to be locally and independently owned, with a growing national footprint. Our team thrives in a mission-driven environment where innovation meets purpose, and every role contributes to making a real impact. We offer more than just a job - we provide competitive pay, robust benefits, and genuine opportunities for career advancement.

If you're passionate about shaping the future of pharmacy and making a difference in the lives of those who need it most, we invite you to grow with us.
Job Summary:
The Pharmacist in Charge is responsible for overseeing and leading the pharmacists and their day-to-day operational needs with the dispensing of prescription medication as required in meeting the needs and requirements of a long-term care pharmacy.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Responsible for maintaining workflow in the department, monitoring its productivity and performance, and ensuring that all run times are met.
• Coordinate the daily pharmacist process including all dispensing situations and requirements as specified in current policies and procedures.
• Prepare and post pharmacist work schedule and in a timely manner including specific job assignments.
• Responding and following up on all inquiries on Polaris Direct and Email
• Provide customer service by triaging requests according to priority.
• Resolve customer issues; ensuring accurate information is provided.
• Work with compliance technician to ensure physicians are following up with written scripts for verbal CIIs. Report to DEA when necessary.
• Provide clinical expertise by responding to drug-related questions and concerns initiated by internal staff and external customers.
• Ensure all deliveries are sent timely.
• Manage backorders - verify legitimacy, attempt alternatives, contact facility.
• Ensure Prepack RPH check is caught up
• Ensure that all pharmacists are appropriately trained according to current policies and procedures.
• Maintain current working knowledge of facility policies and procedures as relates to pharmacy services.
• Follow all applicable government regulations including HIPAA.
• Other duties as assigned; Job duties may vary depending on business needs.
• Monitor daily workflow (PV1, PV2, Pre-pack check, clarifications) to ensure it is caught up.
• Responsible for the flow of work and appropriate outcomes

QUALIFICATIONS/COMPETENCIES:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Perform accurately and efficiently when dispensing prescription medications.
• Ability to work flexible hours, which may include evening, weekends, and holidays.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and well-developed verbal and written communication skills with English as the primary language.
• Ability to work independently as well as working in a team environment, meets deadlines, establish priorities, and be flexible, work under pressure with multiple tasks. Must have strong organizational, customer service, and time management skills, ability to problem solve.
• This position must exhibit maturity in judgment.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• Current Pharmacist license active and in good standing in the state of practice required.
• Management experience preferred.
• Bachelor's degree or Pharmacy Doctorate from an accredited School of Pharmacy
• Experience using Frameworks LTC
• Experience using Microsoft Word, Excel and Microsoft Outlook
• Minimum of two (2) year's recent experience in a Long-Term Care and/or Post-Acute care or one (1) year experience as a production pharmacist preferred (not required).
• Experience and knowledge base of intravenous admixtures services and intravenous therapy desired.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that should be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:

• May sit or stand seven (7) to ten (10) hours per day
• The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, bend, walk
• May be necessary to work extended hours as needed
• May lift and/or move up to 30 pounds
• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this role

HOLIDAY & PTO POLICY

• Paid holidays are provided annually, with 6 days offered each year, along with 5 sick days.
• Employees earn up to 10 PTO days each year, with rollover options and milestone bonuses.
• Employees have the option to cash out up to 10 PTO hours each quarter for added financial flexibility.

Please note, because we are a pharmacy most of our locations are open 24-hours a day, 7 days a week and therefore schedules may change as determined by the needs of the business.

BENEFITS for full time Employees

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• 401 (k) (available for Part Time & Full Time EEs)
• Company Paid Life insurance
• Short-term and Long-term disability insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Personal Time Off (PTO)
• Competitive pay with annual performance reviews and merit-based raises
• Career growth potential
• Annual on-site voluntary Flu Vaccines
• Employee referral bonus program