SENIOR PHARMACIST

Requisition No: 857072 

Agency: Department of Corrections

Working Title: SENIOR PHARMACIST

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 70026161 

Salary:  $96,873.66 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 08/05/2025 

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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

We Never Walk Alone

ADVERTISING TITLE: Senior Pharmacist

This open competitive advertisement is for a Career Service position located at the Region 2 Pharmacy in Pharmacy Services. 

As a member of the pharmacy services team, our mission is to ensure the safe, effective, and efficient use of medications for all individuals under our care. We provide high-quality pharmaceutical care, promoting health and wellness, and supporting the overall mission of the Florida Department of Corrections. Our goal is to enhance patient outcomes through collaboration, education, and adherence to best practices in medication management.

This position is not a telework position and is required to report to the FDC office in the area it serves.

JOB DUTIES:

• Mix and Dispense Medications: Get hands-on with creating and distributing pharmaceutical drugs and supplies, ensuring patients receive the right treatments.
• Shape Pharmacy Policies: Play a key role in crafting and implementing innovative pharmacy policies, methods, and procedures to enhance efficiency and safety.
• Train Future Pharmacists: Mentor and train pharmacists and pharmacy assistants in the latest techniques for manufacturing, compounding, and dispensing medications.
• Manage Inventory Systems: Develop and oversee a cutting-edge inventory control system to keep track of all pharmacy drugs and materials, ensuring nothing runs out.
• Collaborate with Healthcare Professionals: Work closely with doctors, nurses, and hospital staff to evaluate and improve pharmacy services, making impactful recommendations to the Pharmacy Manager.

BENEFITS:

• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
• Comprehensive health insurance and life insurance with accidental death and dismemberment benefits.
• Supplemental Dental, Vision, Life, Disability and Hospitalization insurance.
• Tuition-Free college courses.
• Retirement Plans with the Florida Retirement System:
  • Pension Plan (Traditional Retirement Pension Plan)
  • Investment Plan (401(K)-Type Retirement Plan)
  • Deferred Retirement Option Program (Drop)
  • Deferred Compensation
  • Recently Retired? Beginning July 1, 2024, there is no longer a reemployment limitation; beginning with the 7th calendar month from the member's distribution date, there are no restrictions on working for an FRS employer. You will not be required to repay any prior distributions, and you may continue receiving distributions from the Investment Plan or Pension Plan without interruption.

REQUIREMENTS:

• All licensure as a Pharmacist in accordance with Florida Statute 465 in good standing with the Florida Board of Pharmacy and the Florida Department of Health.

Support of knowledge, skills, and abilities should be demonstrated on the application, in the education, in the work experience, in the work sample, in the interview and/or during reference checks.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

BACKGROUND SCREENING REQUIREMENT

The Florida Department of Corrections requires all job applicants and volunteers to pass a Level 2 background check as per Chapter 435, Florida Statutes. This check must be completed before they can start working or volunteering.

EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY

The Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) only hires U.S. citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. FDC uses E-Verify to confirm an employee’s eligibility to work after completing the I-9 form. For online application issues, call the People First Service Center at 1-877-562-7287. Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE.  Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply.  Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.  Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code.  Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here.  All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.