Clinical Pharmacist | Every Other Weekend | Day/ Evening Shift Rotation

ChristianaCare; Elkton (KY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Paid PTO

Parental leave (12 weeks)

Care@Work for dependents

Fitness and wellness reimbursement

Job summary

ChristianaCare in Maryland invites applications for a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at the Cecil Campus. The role focuses on clinical pharmacy services, with rounds in ICU and other units as needed, and involvement in antimicrobial stewardship.

The position includes interdepartmental collaboration, drug information delivery, and mentorship of staff pharmacists within a comprehensive clinical program.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate drug efficacy, monitor outcomes, review contraindications/precautions, and provide drug therapy consultations.
• Evaluate laboratory tests needed to monitor drug therapy and document recommendations.
• Report, record, assess, and evaluate adverse drug reactions.
• Provide accurate, timely drug information to medical, pharmacy, nursing, and other healthcare professionals.
• Serve as a resource and mentor for staff pharmacists.

Job description

Job Details

Do you want to work at one of the top 100 hospitals in the nation?

Our amazing Pharmacy Team dispenses approximately 8 million individualized patient doses per year, as well as 262,000 retail/mail order prescriptions. We provide medications that are safe and efficacious.

Life is full of choices, and whom you work for is one of life’s most important decisions. ChristianaCare has earned national recognition for excellence. Choose an organization that provides career advancement and the opportunity to impact health.

Come and join us in the ChristianaCare Pharmacy - Dedicated to getting the right drug to the right patient at the right time!

The position requires a PGY1 Residency and will actively participate in rounds for both ICU and other unit(s) as needed. In this position, you will serve as a clinical resource for providers and staff. You will also assist with antimicrobial stewardship program efforts, in addition to other listed duties and responsibilities that are central to our clinical pharmacy program.

This is an every other weekend position (16 hours, 8 hour shifts) that primarily works day shift with an evening shift component. Holidays as required.

Why ChristianaCare?

• At the Cecil Campus, operations run through a network of inpatient pharmacies, including a central pharmacy that focus on critical care, emergency medicine, neonates, oncology, pediatrics, perioperative services, sterile and non-sterile compounding and trauma.
• Clinical services include robust acute and ambulatory care services. In the acute care setting, the department employs a decentralized model of practice, placing pharmacists directly into patient care units as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• BS degree in Pharmacy required
• PharmD degree preferred
• ASHP-accredited PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency required; equivalent experience will be considered (3 years of acute care hospital experience)
• Current/eligible for licensure in the state of Maryland
• Board certification preferred

Responsibilities :

• Evaluate drug efficacy, document drug use patterns, monitor therapeutic goals and outcomes, review for contraindications/precautions, drug –drug, drug-food, drug-laboratory, and drug-disease state potentials as well as provide verbal and written consultations concerning drug therapy as requested.
• Evaluate appropriate laboratory tests necessary to monitor and support the patient’s drug therapy as well as document recommendations, interventions, and services rendered as appropriate.
• Report, record, assess, and evaluate adverse drug reactions.
• Provide accurate, timely, and cost-effective drug information to medical, pharmacy, nursing, and other healthcare professionals.
• Serve as a resource and mentor for the staff pharmacist.
• Support and assist interdepartmental projects such as MUEs, P&T drug monographs, newsletter articles and performance improvement activities.
• Provide informative sessions or materials to patient groups or healthcare professionals as needed.
• Serve as a preceptor for both pharmacy students and pharmacy residents

ChristianaCare Offers:

Incredible Work/Life benefits including medical/dental/ vision insurance coverage on your first day of employment, paid PTO, retirement plans, twelve weeks of paid parental leave, annual membership to care.com, access to backup care services for dependents through Care@Work, retirement planning services, financial coaching, fitness and wellness reimbursement, and great discounts through several vendors for hotels, rental cars, theme parks, shows, sporting events, movie tickets and much more!

Hourly Pay Range: $58.26 - $93.22

This pay rate/range represents ChristianaCare’s good faith and reasonable estimate of compensation at the time of posting. The actual salary within this range offered to a successful candidate will depend on individual factors including without limitation skills, relevant experience, and qualifications as they relate to specific job requirements.

Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

Post End Date

Oct 30, 2026

EEO Posting Statement

ChristianaCare offers a competitive suite of employee benefits to maximize the wellness of you and your family, including health insurance, paid time off, retirement, an employee assistance program. To learn more about our benefits for eligible positions visithttps://careers.christianacare.org/benefits-compensation/