Evening & Weekend Pharmacist (Long-Term Care)

MedWiz Pharmacy; Woodridge (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

MedWiz Pharmacy in Illinois is seeking a Staff Pharmacist to ensure safe and effective medication use, including dispensing prescriptions and educating patients. You will collaborate with healthcare professionals to optimize patient care and maintain quality standards.

The role emphasizes second shift availability, weekend flexibility, and accurate data entry with a strong focus on medication safety and clinical verification.

Qualifications

• Doctorate of Pharmacy required.
• Active State Pharmacist license.
• 1-3 years of pharmaceutical experience.
• Long term care pharmacy experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform initial review and clinical verification of medications/prescriptions, including checking for drug interactions, therapy duplication, and clinical issues based on patient's age, medical conditions, and status.
• Conduct final verification on filled medications to ensure correct product usage, absence of damage, intact blister packs, and no missing pills, adhering to quality assurance standards.
• Ensure accurate entry of prescriptions and verify correct typing of prescriptions. Accurately perform data entry for various types of prescriptions.
• Controlled medication inventory functions including checking in orders per DEA regulations, documentation, online ordering and inventory management, and ensuring appropriate storage.
• Utilize MedBank for prescription verification and controlled medication emergency dispensing (training provided).
• Review prescriptions, contacting facilities or prescribers as necessary to address any issues.

Skills

Clinical verification

Medication safety

Data entry accuracy

Communication skills

Education

Doctorate of Pharmacy

Tools

Pyxis MedBank

Frameworks

Job description

MedWiz Pharmacy in Illinois is seeking a Staff Pharmacist to ensure safe and effective medication use, including dispensing prescriptions and educating patients. You will collaborate with healthcare professionals to optimize patient care and maintain quality standards.

The role emphasizes second shift availability, weekend flexibility, and accurate data entry with a strong focus on medication safety and clinical verification.