Pharmacist Supervisor
Mercyhealth
Rockford, ILFull-time$113–170K/yrPosted 4w agoStill listed today
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Job overview
Mercyhealth seeks an experienced retail pharmacist to serve as a clinical and operational resource across retail pharmacy locations. The supervisor supports staff development and education, leads a long-term pharmacy project, contributes to policies and procedures, and promotes consistent best practices. The role includes staffing as a retail pharmacist and supervising staff pharmacists and technicians.
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OVERVIEW We are seeking an experienced retail pharmacist to serve as a clinical and operational resource, providing high-quality pharmaceutical care while supporting staff development, education, and professional growth. This role will also lead a long-term pharmacy initiative, contribute to policies and procedures, and promote consistent best practices across retail pharmacy locations.
SCHEDULE: 40-hours per week SHIFT: Variable Shifts
Sign-on bonus available!
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Maintains a professionally operating retail pharmacy and conducts self as a role model, serving as a resource for the other retail pharmacy partners.
- Staff primarily as a retail pharmacist but may be required to work in other functions of the retail pharmacy operations in support of the department.
- Is an expert retail pharmacist who relies on skills of comprehensive knowledge and experience.
- Provides staff development and education in area of retail pharmacy.
- Takes ownership of one long-term retail pharmacy project assuring that the information, data is carried through to all the retail pharmacies.
- Participates in formulating retail pharmacy policies and procedures in the provision of pharmaceutical care.
- Maintains practice by ongoing professional literature review, continuing education and self-evaluation.
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE Graduate of an accredited Pharmacy program
CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE Wisconsin/Illinois Pharmacist license, depending on location
OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Computer experience
- Strong accuracy skills
- Excellent interpretive/analytical skills for pharmaceutical calculations for drug dosage, IV rates, etc.
LEVEL OF SUPERVISION Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems; employee adherence to annual education and certification requirements
SUPERVISES Staff Pharmacists and Techs
PAY RANGE:
$113,022.72 - $169,534.08 Mercyhealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
Mercyhealth offers competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package including:
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Medical, Dental, Vision
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Life & Disability Insurance
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FSA/HSA Options
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Generous, accruing paid time off
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Paid Parental and caregiver leave
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Career advancement and educational opportunities
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Tuition and certification reimbursement
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Certification Reimbursement
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Well-being Programs
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Employee Discounts
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On-Demand Pay
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Financial Education
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Annual recognition/awards events
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Partner appreciation days
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Family entertainment/attractions discount
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Community service/improvement opportunities
Click here for more details regarding Mercyhealth Careers Benefit Information.
At Mercyhealth, we don’t simply hire people, we empower employee-partners who are passionate about making lives better. As an integrated health system, we deliver exceptional, coordinated across seven hospitals, 85 primary and specialty clinics, and a team of over 7,500 professionals serving northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin.
Mercyhealth has been nationally recognized for our commitment to our people and culture, including:
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#1 in the nation on AARP's Best Employers for Workers Over 50
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One of Working Mother magazine's 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers
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A Top 50 Company and Top 10 Nonprofit for Executive Women
How this job compares
Set against the 11,245 open Pharmacist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$113–170K/yr
- Illinois median$98–172K/yr88 salary ranges
- US median$104–172K/yr1,620 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $141K, is 5% above the Illinois median midpoint ($135K) — in the middle half of Pharmacist salary ranges in Illinois.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 353 open Pharmacist jobs in Illinois and 11,245 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Illinois
- Walgreens133 open
- Walmart53 open
- CVS Health48 open
- Experience
- Pharmacist postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median (3,856 postings).
- Education
- 6,565 of the 11,245 open Pharmacist jobs (58%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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