Lead Pharmacist - Onalaska Clinic Pharmacy

Gundersen Health System; Onalaska (WI); On-site; USD 132,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Top retirement plan

Leadership opportunity

Job summary

Emplify Health by Gundersen invites a Lead Pharmacist to join our pharmacy leadership team in Onalaska, WI. You will serve as Pharmacist in Charge, guiding operations, compliance, and program integrity across our health system.

This role emphasizes clinical leadership, regulatory oversight, and ongoing staff development, with opportunities to shape transitions of care and ensure exceptional service for patients and providers within Gundersen Health System.

Qualifications

• PharmD or Bachelor's degree from an accredited school of pharmacy.
• Wisconsin Pharmacist license.
• Familiarity with Wisconsin pharmacy law.
• Experience in pharmacy operations, specialty pharmacy, regulatory compliance, or transitions of care preferred.
• Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to develop training, support staff development, and maintain program standards.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Pharmacist in Charge.
• Collaborate with leadership to ensure accreditation standards are met.
• Develop and review training for pharmacy staff related to your area.
• Maintain clear communication with pharmacists and other stakeholders to ensure quality service.
• Function as the senior clinical staff person for GHS specialty services.
• Maintain oversight of clinical decision-making aspects of the specialty program.
• Work with administrative directors to maintain program integrity and ensure qualified clinicians are accountable to the organization.
• Maintain current unrestricted pharmacy licensure in accordance with accreditation standards.
• Lead transitions of care initiatives and develop projects with internal and external stakeholders to improve patient continuity across the Gundersen Health System.
• Support operations, regulatory, compounding, specialty, and transitions of care functions as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Collaboration

Training development

Education

PharmD or Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy

Job description

Love + medicine is who we are, it's what we do, it's why people want to work here.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

FTE: Full-Time, 40 hours/week

Shift: 8-hour shifts, days & PMs; weekend and holiday rotation

Pay: $131,768-$197,641/year (wage based on years of experience)

Lead Pharmacist

Location: Onalaska

Emplify Health by Gundersen is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Lead Pharmacist to join our pharmacy leadership team in Onalaska. This role serves as the Pharmacist in Charge, ensuring compliance with Wisconsin State Board of Pharmacy requirements and accreditation standards.

Joining Emplify Health by Gundersen as a Lead Pharmacist means stepping into a leadership role where your clinical expertise, operational oversight, and commitment to quality care directly support patients, providers, and pharmacy teams. You'll work in a collaborative, mission-driven environment rooted in LOVE + MEDICINE, with the opportunity to influence pharmacy practice, strengthen program integrity, and help ensure exceptional service across the health system.

What you'll do:

• Serve as the Pharmacist in Charge
• Collaborate with leadership to ensure accreditation standards are met
• Develop and review training for pharmacy staff related to your area
• Maintain clear communication with pharmacists and other stakeholders to ensure quality service
• Function as the senior clinical staff person for GHS specialty services
• Maintain oversight of clinical decision-making aspects of the specialty program
• Work with administrative directors to maintain program integrity and ensure qualified clinicians are accountable to the organization
• Maintain current unrestricted pharmacy licensure in accordance with accreditation standards
• Lead transitions of care initiatives and develop projects with internal and external stakeholders to improve patient continuity across the Gundersen Health System
• Support operations, regulatory, compounding, specialty, and transitions of care functions as assigned

What you'll get:

• Salary range: $131,768-$197,641/year (wage based on years of experience)
• Competitive benefits package, including our top-rated retirement plan
• Opportunity to lead and shape pharmacy operations and specialty services
• Professional development support, including education and training opportunities
• A collaborative, patient-centered culture grounded in LOVE + MEDICINE

What you'll need:

• PharmD or Bachelor's degree from an accredited school of pharmacy
• Wisconsin Pharmacist license
• Familiarity with Wisconsin pharmacy law
• Experience in pharmacy operations, specialty pharmacy, regulatory compliance, or transitions of care preferred
• Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills
• Ability to develop training, support staff development, and maintain program standards

Emplify Health is comprised of two of the Midwest's most respected healthcare systems, Bellin Health and Gundersen Health System. Once neighbors, we are now partners, united in our mission to provide exceptional care to our communities. As a not-for-profit, patient-centered healthcare network, we have headquarters in Green Bay and La Crosse, Wisconsin. Our extensive network includes 11 hospitals and more than 100 clinics, serving communities across Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. With thousands of dedicated nurses, providers, and support staff, we are committed to delivering primary, specialty, and emergency care, along with innovative medical education programs. Join us in making a meaningful difference in the lives of our patients and communities.

We inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning and innovating. This is our purpose. Together with our values - belonging, respect, excellence, accountability, teamwork and humility - our pillars set our foundation and our future.

Equal Opportunity Employer