About this role
Job Title: Pharmacist Job Description
The Pharmacist is responsible for the continuation of pharmacy management goals and objectives within the dispensing pharmacy. The role involves providing routine and emergency comprehensive and accurate drug screening, information processing, and dispensing services for various drug distribution systems. Management skills and accuracy are essential to ensure that the appropriate drug product reaches the customer efficiently and safely.
Responsibilities
- Execute day-to-day operations in the pharmacy as they pertain to workflow, production quotas, and deadlines.
- Ensure compliance with all local, state, and federal rules and regulations regarding the practice of pharmacy.
- Assist in ensuring compliance with all DEA policies and procedures and third-party payer contract rules.
- Supervise pharmacy production staff to ensure proper order entry, workflow, security, and adherence to delivery schedules.
- Check for completeness and accuracy of all new and refill labels and orders, as well as drug packaging and labeling.
- Prepare and/or supervise all sterile IV drug products or solutions.
- Assist in the ordering, handling, receiving, documentation, and storage of all controlled substances, maintaining a perpetual inventory for Schedule II drugs.
- Provide evening, weekend, and holiday coverage during scheduled on-call rotation as required by management.
- Ensure the workflow dashboard is cleared daily.
- Follow all applicable government regulations, including HIPAA.
- Comply with departmental policies regarding safety, attendance, and dress code.
Essential Skills
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Pharmacy from an accredited School of Pharmacy.
- Current license to practice pharmacy in good standing.
- Proficiency in clinical interpretation: drug-drug, drug-disease, drug-food interactions, and allergies.
- Ability to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and well-developed verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to perform accurately and efficiently when dispensing prescription medications.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- Ability to work flexible hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and holidays.
- Effective multitasking skills.
Work Environment
This position operates in a long-term care facility and may use standard office and/or pharmacy equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, rolling carts, and fax machines. A significant portion of work will be performed in the long-term care facility where noise levels may be loud. Physical demands include sitting or standing for seven to ten hours per day, and occasionally sitting, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, bending, crouching, walking, and crawling. Employees may need to work extended hours and lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. No travel is expected for this position.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Morrisville, NC.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $55.00 - $60.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:
Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Morrisville, NC.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Nov 16, 2026.
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Morrisville,NC. About Actalent
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regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability,
sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected
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San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the
city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants
with arrest and conviction records.
Massachusetts Lie Detector:
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a
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shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):
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