Clinical Staff Pharmacist | Inpatient Pharmacy

ChristianaCare; Newark (DE); On-site; USD 81,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

12 weeks parental leave

403(b) retirement plan

Job summary

ChristianaCare seeks a Clinical Staff Pharmacist at the Newark Campus to join a centralized and satellite pharmacy network, delivering inpatient care within a multidisciplinary team.

The role emphasizes interpretation of orders, patient safety, and collaboration across units, with weekend and holiday rotation and IV/sterile compounding responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy or PharmD from an accredited college required.
• Hospital pharmacy experience preferred but not required.
• Current licensure (or eligible to reciprocate) in the State of Delaware.

Responsibilities

• Review and interpret provider orders and dispense medications.
• Evaluate drug efficacy and review contraindications and precautions.
• Clarify and resolve questioned orders with providers prior to dispensing initial doses.
• Manage specific medication therapies per approved policies (e.g., warfarin, aminoglycosides, vancomycin, IV to PO conversions, renal dose adjustments).
• Provide drug information to allied healthcare professionals.
• Coordinate and supervise workplace activities.
• Assume responsibility of satellite pharmacies including sterile product processing in IV Admixture Service lab and OR pharmacy.

Education

Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy or PharmD

Job description

Job Details

Do you want to work at one of the top 100 hospitals in the nation? ChristianaCare is currently recruiting for a Clinical Staff Pharmacist to join our team. Life is full of choices, and ChristianaCare recognizes whom you work for is an important decision. Choose an organization that values pharmacy services and provides the opportunity to impact the health of our community adhering to our Core Values and Behaviors guided by Excellence and Love.

This position is full-time (40 hours weekly, 8-hour shifts) that primarily works day shift with an evening shift component and a weekend/holiday requirement; currently every 4th weekend and 1-2 holiday shifts per year.

Why ChristianaCare?

• At the Newark Campus, operations run through a network of pharmacists, including a central pharmacy and satellite pharmacies that focus on critical care, emergency medicine, heart failure, investigational drugs, neonates, oncology, pediatrics, perioperative services, sterile and non-sterile compounding, transplant, 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.
• Generous PTO and 12-Week Fully Paid Parental Leave
• 403(b) with competitive employer match and Defined Contribution Retirement Plan
• Not-for-profit organization eligible with the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program
• Pharmacy Board Certification reimbursement

As an Inpatient Pharmacist you will:

• Review and interpret provider orders and dispense medication
• Evaluate drug efficacy and review for contraindications/precautions

• Clarify and resolve questioned orders with providers prior to dispensing initial doses.
• Manage specific medication therapies per approved policies (e.g., warfarin, aminoglycosides, vancomycin, IV to PO conversions, renal dose adjustments, indication-directed dose adjustments, selection of surgical prophylaxis medications)
• Provide drug information to allied healthcare professionals.
• Coordinate and supervise work-place activities
• Assume responsibility of the satellite pharmacies including the sterile product processing in the IV Admixture Service lab and OR pharmacy

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy or PharmD degree from an accredited College of Pharmacy required
• Hospital pharmacy experience preferred but not required
• Current licensure (or eligible to reciprocate) in the State of Delaware

About ChristianaCare:

ChristianaCare is one of the country's most dynamic health systems, centered on improving health outcomes, making high-quality care more accessible and lowering health care costs. ChristianaCare includes an extensive network of outpatient services, home health care, hospital care at home, medical aid units, three hospitals (1,300 beds). We provide a Level I trauma center, Level III neonatal intensive care unit, a comprehensive stroke center and regional centers of excellence in heart and vascular care, cancer care and women's health. We rank 21st in the nation for hospital admissions and 6th for admission of stroke patients. ChristianaCare is a not-for-profit teaching health system with our outstanding, data-powered care coordination service and a focus on population health and value-based care. ChristianaCare is shaping the future of health care!

If you 're inspired to make a difference, we invite you to become a ChristianaCare caregiver.

Hourly Pay Range: $59.43 - $95.08

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

Jan 29, 2027

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 visit https://careers.christianacare.org/benefits-compensation/