Chief Pharmacist
Job in
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60290, USA
Listing for:
Laka & Company
Full Time
position
Listed on 2025-12-18
Job specializations:
-
Healthcare
Pharmacy, Pharmacy Technician
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Base pay range
$/yr - $/yr
Duties
Planning, managing, organizing, and coordinating all pharmacy services and operations to ensure safe, accurate, and high-quality pharmacy-centered care aligned with the mission, values, and objectives of the organization.Providing strategic direction, oversight, and decision-making for pharmacy services, operating procedures, systems, workflows, purchasing, inventory, and vendor relationships.Supervising, assigning, training, assisting, and supporting all pharmacy staff in the delivery of patient-focused pharmacy services.Performing staff pharmacist duties as needed, including dispensing, compounding, consulting, and preparing medications and prescriptions.Ensuring that pharmacy services support patient safety, patient experience, patient access, quality, automation, and technological innovation.Obtaining and managing the human, financial, and physical resources necessary to operate a high-performing pharmacy department.Serving on committees and representing pharmacy services as the technical expert on pharmaceutical matters.Building strong relationships with healthcare professionals across the organization and participating in activities connected to the pharmacy and therapeutics committee and formulary management.Preparing, mixing, compounding, packaging, and dispensing medications and preparations, including providing oral consultation to patients regarding prescriptions, usage, and effects.Maintaining accurate and compliant prescription records, ordering and storing supplies, managing inventory levels, and ensuring all controlled substances are handled, dispensed, documented, and secured in accordance with legal requirements.Preparing required reports, statistics, and studies related to pharmacy operations.Planning, organizing, and coordinating department goals, action plans, schedules, workflows, and timetables.Anticipating potential problems, developing preventative plans, and recommending solutions for operational issues.Monitoring pharmaceutical developments, legislative changes, new drugs, and medical trends to assess organizational needs and adjust programs accordingly.Overseeing, enhancing, and coordinating the electronic processing of pharmacy services, drug distribution programs, formulary design, and automation.Developing, implementing, and modifying pharmacy policies, procedures, rules, protocols, and regulatory compliance measures.Ensuring security of all pharmacy assets, medications, and controlled substances.Conducting worksite analysis for hazard identification, ensuring proper use of PPE, and maintaining a safe, compliant, and patient-centered working environment.Promoting customer service and a collaborative, supportive, positive department culture that respects privacy and confidentiality.Leading, motivating, guiding, and setting standards for pharmacy staff performance, communication, documentation, and accountability.Performing administrative responsibilities including approving timecards, approving time-off requests, developing staff schedules, applying disciplinary procedures, and maintaining department resources.Conducting formal and informal performance reviews for all pharmacy staff.Hiring, training, evaluating, developing, and managing all pharmacy staff to ensure competency, accuracy, and effectiveness in job performance.Ensuring that appropriate training programs, competency records, courses, and orientation processes are documented and maintained.Completing departmental training needs assessments and requesting training resources when necessary.Requirements
- Must possess a valid license to practice as a pharmacist in the State of Illinois at the time of employment.
- Must possess a Doctor of Pharmacy degree (Pharm
D). - Must have at least five years of experience as a licensed pharmacist with at least two years of pharmacy supervisory and pharmacy management experience.
- Must have thorough knowledge of pharmacy practices, pharmaceutical methods and procedures, chemistry, mathematics, national formularies, and all federal and state laws governing the dispensing and use of prescription medications, including controlled substances.
- Must…
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