Job Description

💊✨ Pharmacist in Charge (PIC) – Lead with Impact at Symbria Rx at Great Plains in Lees Summit, MO!

The Pharmacist in Charge (PIC) plays a critical leadership role—ensuring full regulatory, legal, and compliance oversight of the pharmacy while also working hands-on as a Staff Pharmacist

You’ll serve as the pharmacist of record with state and federal agencies, ensuring operations meet all laws, regulations, accreditation standards, and company policies.

💡 This is the perfect blend of leadership + clinical practice.

While driving compliance, you’ll also stay connected to patient care—supporting daily dispensing, clinical review, and pharmacist coverage to ensure safe, accurate, and timely medication delivery

🏥 What is Long-Term Care Pharmacy?

At Symbria, we combine the personalized care of an independent pharmacy with the innovation of a tech-forward leader 🚀

With over 20 years of experience, we invest in cutting-edge solutions to improve patient safety and help our partners thrive.

💊 Our advanced strip packaging programs

• ⏱️ Save time
• ✅ Improve accuracy
• ♻️ Reduce waste
• ❤️ Support medication adherence

We serve a variety of care settings:

• 🏡 Assisted Living
• 🏥 Skilled Nursing
• 🧠 Memory Care
• 🌱 Developmental Communities
• ➕ And more specialized environments

📅 Curious to learn more? Book time with Jessica Tyler

Responsibilities

🔍 What You’ll Do

⚖️ Regulatory & Compliance Leadership

• Serve as the designated PIC per state requirements
• Ensure compliance with DEA, Board of Pharmacy, and all regulatory bodies
• Maintain licenses, permits, and controlled substance registrations
• 📋 Lead audits, inspections & plans of correction
• 🔄 Stay ahead of regulatory changes and guide the team
• 🤝 Partner with leadership, compliance, and quality teams

💊 Staff Pharmacist Responsibilities

• Verify and interpret medication orders for accuracy & safety
• Collaborate with prescribers to clarify therapies
• 🧪 Monitor labs, therapies, and patient outcomes
• ✔️ Final verification before dispensing
• 💬 Provide clinical guidance to staff and patients
• 📦 Support workflow to ensure timely medication delivery

🤝 Operational & Team Support

• Support efficient, compliance-driven workflows
• 🎓 Train and mentor pharmacists & technicians
• 📞 Participate in on-call coverage as needed
• 💡 Identify process improvements and drive efficiency

Qualifications

🎓 Qualifications

✅ Required:

• PharmD from an accredited college
• Active pharmacist licenses: Missouri & Kansas
• 📜 Prior PIC or regulatory leadership experience
• 🏥 3+ years in institutional pharmacy
• Strong knowledge of pharmacy regulations
• 💻 Comfortable with pharmacy systems & Microsoft Office

⭐ Preferred:

• Long-term care pharmacy experience
• Audit, inspection, or accreditation experience
• Knowledge of quality & compliance programs

💼 Why Symbria?

At Symbria, you’re not just an employee—you’re an owner 🏆

We are proudly a 100% employee-owned company, meaning your work directly contributes to shared success.

🌟 What You’ll Get:

• 💰 Competitive pay
• 🏖️ Generous PTO
• 🛡️ Professional liability coverage
• 📈 100% employer-funded ESOP retirement plan
• 💼 401(k) + Roth options
• 🎓 Continuing education support
• 🤝 Credit union membership

❤️ Our Core Values

• Integrity – Do the right thing
• Compassion – Serve with heart
• Stewardship – Balance mission & margin
• Innovation – Always improve
• Teamwork – Win together

✨ If you’re a compliance-driven leader who still loves clinical care, this role gives you the best of both worlds.

All applicants will be afforded equal opportunity without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, order of protection status, national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, military status or an unfavorable discharge from military service.