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Pharmacist

Contract: North Chicago, Illinois, US

Salary Range: 45.00 - 50.00 | Per Hour

Job Code: 364942

End Date: 2025-10-11

Days Left: 25 days, 10 hours left

To discuss more about this job opportunity, please reach out to Deepak Arya (LinkedIn URL - www.linkedin.com/in/deepak-arya-8a79aa22a/), email your updated resume at Email - deepak.arya@collabera.com. Thank you! 

Pay rate: $45 - $50/hr. (Negotiable) 

Position Details:

Industry: Pharmaceutical
Title: Pharmacist II
Duration: 06 Months (++Possibility of Extension)
Location: North Chicago, IL - 60064
 
Schedule Details:
  • Training: 1-month training program, Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
  • Regular Shifts: 8-hour shifts rotating every 2 weeks:
    • Shift 1: 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM
    • Shift 2: 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
    • Shift 3: 11:00 AM – 7:30 PM
  • Breaks: 30-minute lunch + 30-minute additional break
  • Rotation: Mandatory 2-week rotation cycle (no flexibility)
  • Days: Monday–Friday (no weekends, no overtime required)
Position Overview:
This role involves verifying and dispensing prescriptions accurately, compounding medications, supervising pharmacy staff, and maintaining quality and compliance standards. The pharmacist must ensure prescriptions match physician orders (quantity and medication) and oversee high-volume dispensing in a retail or mail-order setting.
 
Key Responsibilities
  • Review prescriptions for accuracy, proper dosage, and formulation.
  • Compound medications using standard formulas (weighing, measuring, mixing).
  • Supervise pharmacy staff in mixing, packaging, and labeling.
  • Verify prescriptions vs. physician orders (pharmacist verification levels 1 & 2).
  • Provide drug information on interactions, side effects, dosage, and storage.
  • Maintain patient prescription records, medication costs, and inventory control.
  • Ensure compliance with quality standards, controlled substance security, and proper hazardous drug disposal.
  • Guide and train interns and new pharmacy staff.
  • Eventually manage inbound and outbound calls once fully settled in the role.
Qualifications:
  • Must have: Active Illinois Pharmacist License (license number must be listed or verifiable on resume).
  • 0–10 years of experience in retail pharmacy (CVS, Walgreens, Target) or high-volume mail-order pharmacy.
  • Recent PharmD graduates licensed in Illinois will also be considered.
  • Detail-oriented, independent worker with strong organizational skills.
  • Ability to stand for extended periods and occasionally push carts up to 30 lbs.
Top 5 Non-Negotiables:
  • Active Illinois Pharmacist License.
  • Experience in retail or high-volume mail-order pharmacy.
  • Strong multitasking ability and attention to detail.
  • Self-motivated with a growth mindset.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Preferred Skills:
  • High-volume prescription dispensing experience (500+ prescriptions/day).
  • Comfort working in distribution or mail-order settings
  • Familiarity with rotating shifts and flexible scheduling.
  • Ability to interact with patients and providers when required.
Additional Notes:
  • Candidates must be comfortable with structured shift rotations (no exceptions).
  • Overtime is not required but may be offered.

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, (paid time , paid sick and safe time , hours of paid vacation time, weeks of paid parental leave, paid holidays annually - AS Applicable) 

Job Requirement
  • Pharmacist License (Illinois)
  • Prescription Verification
  • Medication Compounding
  • Retail/Mail-Order Pharmacy
Reach Out to a Recruiter
  • Recruiter
  • Email
  • Phone
  • Deepak Arya
  • deepak.arya@collabera.com
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