Job Title: Pharmacist

Duration: 6 months

Location: North Chicago, IL 60064

Description:

• 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.

***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.

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

Main priorities:

• Must be licensed

• Experience in retail/mail order/specialty preferred but not required

• Ambitious and looking to grow/learn

• Comfortable with contractor pay structure