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 package

Top-rated retirement plan

Professional development support

Job summary

Emplify Health by Gundersen in Onalaska, Wisconsin, seeks a Lead Pharmacist to serve as Pharmacist in Charge, ensuring compliance with Wisconsin State Board of Pharmacy requirements and accreditation standards. This leadership role combines clinical expertise with operational oversight to support patients, providers, and pharmacy teams.

You’ll lead transitions of care, guide staff training, maintain licensure, and drive improvements across Gundersen Health System’s specialty services, while

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

Pharmacy operations

Regulatory compliance

Training development

Transitions of care

Pharmacology knowledge

Education

PharmD or Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school of 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
• Lead Pharmacist Location: Onalaska
• 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)

Emplify Health by Gundersen is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Lead Pharmacist to join our pharmacy leadership team in Onalaska. This role is 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 Around here, loving your job is part of the job. Join our mission in changing healthcare while finding a career you'll love! Gundersen Health System offers a proud, local history spanning more than 100 years. Our personalized patient care model is only the beginning of what you will experience as we foster population health transformation and innovation to serve our communities and you. We've made it a priority to enrich the lives of our employees as they find a career they love. Using each employee’s unique talents and passions, Gundersen is committed to delivering exceptional patient and family-centered care to the communities we serve. You can be part of an exciting, highly adaptable and mission-driven organization with a work environment that supports you personally and professionally and a work culture where you are valued and appreciated offering an employee-first culture, work-life balance, and career advancement & growth opportunities. This culture allows our organization to attract elite talent, like yourself!

What You Can Expect:

Empowerment to shape your work environment, encouragement to improve processes and create efficiencies, and support when seeking opportunities for growth Culture that encourages self-care and provides you with opportunities to be your best self at work and at home Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages, as applicable, ensuring your comfort and well-being as a valuable team member Support for your career growth through Professional Development Opportunities, our Tuition Investment Program, Career Development Center, and online continuing education courses Inside our walls and our neighborhoods, we deliver world‑class medical care and the right amount of love. We call it LOVE + MEDICINE and it’s more than our practice. It is who we are. Gundersen Health System, based in La Crosse, WI, is the leading provider of primary and specialized care in western Wisconsin, southeast Minnesota, and northeast Iowa; serving more than 500,000 residents throughout 22 counties. Our physician‑led, not‑for‑profit healthcare system includes a 325‑bed teaching hospital, tertiary referral center, and Level II Trauma Center; community clinics; 6 affiliate critical access hospitals; nursing homes; behavioral health services; vision centers; pharmacies; and air and ground ambulance services. Together, we inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning, and innovating. We deliver Love + Medicine every day to change lives in our communities and enrich the lives of our employees.

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A rewarding career and an excellent quality of life awaits you.

Learn more about our excellence in patient care, education, research, culture, and something we call Love + Medicine at www.gundersenhealth.org/careers/life.