Pharmacist I

Pharmacist

As a Pharmacist, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the safe and effective dispensing of medications. Your expertise will be utilized in reviewing prescriptions for accuracy, determining necessary formulas and ingredients, and providing essential information to customers regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and storage. You will also be responsible for maintaining quality assurance procedures, securing controlled substances, and managing hazardous waste disposal.

Responsibilities

• Review prescriptions issued by physicians or authorized prescribers to ensure accuracy and determine necessary formulas and ingredients.
• Direct pharmacy staff in mixing, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals.
• Provide information and answer questions for pharmacy customers on drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and storage of pharmaceuticals.
• Maintain established procedures for quality assurance, security of controlled substances, and disposal of hazardous waste drugs.
• Enter data such as patient names, prescribed medications, and costs to maintain pharmacy files and inventory.
• Assay medications to determine identity, purity, and strength.
• Instruct interns and other medical personnel on pharmacy-related matters.

Essential Skills

• Must be licensed in Illinois and include the license number on your resume.
• Retail pharmacy experience preferred.
• Ability to multitask effectively.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Self-motivated with a desire to grow and learn.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in retail, mail order, or specialty pharmacy is preferred but not required.
• Comfortable with contractor pay structure.

Work Environment

This position is located in a distribution area, requiring candidates to be comfortable standing for extended periods. While there is no heavy lifting involved, you may need to push carts weighing up to 30 lbs every few hours. The work schedule includes an 8-hour shift, rotating every two weeks, with potential hours between 7:00 am and 7:30 pm. The initial training schedule is from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. Overtime is not mandatory but may be offered based on business needs. Interaction with patients and providers is not expected initially but may occur in the future.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Waukegan, IL.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $55.00 - $60.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Waukegan, IL.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jun 19, 2026.