Clinical Pharmacist | Step-Down ICU Focused | Inpatient Pharmacy | $15,000 Sign On Bonus

ChristianaCare is one of the top 100 hospitals in the nation, offering an opportunity to impact community health through a values-driven approach centered on Excellence and Love.

About the role

This full-time (40 hours weekly, 8-hour shifts) Clinical Pharmacist position primarily works day shift, providing direct patient care to high-acuity and step-down ICU patients. The role includes evening shift components and weekend/holiday coverage focused on ICU, with a requirement of every 4th weekend and 1-2 holiday shifts per year.

At the Newark Campus, pharmacists operate within a network of inpatient services, including central and satellite pharmacies specializing in critical care, emergency medicine, heart failure, investigational drugs, neonates, oncology, pediatrics, perioperative services, sterile and non-sterile compounding, transplant, and trauma. The department employs a decentralized model, integrating pharmacists directly into patient care units as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Participate in direct patient care through daily interdisciplinary rounds.
• Manage specific medication therapies per approved policies (e.g., warfarin, aminoglycosides, vancomycin, IV to PO conversions, renal dose adjustments, indication-directed dosing adjustments, selection of surgical prophylaxis medications).
• Evaluate drug efficacy, monitor therapeutic goals and outcomes, and review for contraindications/precautions.
• Order and evaluate laboratory tests per approved protocols to support medication therapy monitoring.
• Identify opportunities during chart review for counseling and medication history completion.
• Communicate recommendations directly with providers and electronically document interventions.
• Serve as a preceptor for pharmacy students and residents.
• Provide drug information to allied healthcare professionals and fulfill provider-initiated pharmacy consults.
• Assist with projects such as medication use evaluations (MUEs), drug monographs, and performance improvement activities.
• Review and interpret provider orders, dispense medication, and coordinate workplace activities.
• Supervise satellite pharmacies, including sterile product processing in the IV Admixture Service lab and OR pharmacy.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy or PharmD from an accredited College of Pharmacy.
• ASHP-accredited pharmacy residency preferred or equivalent experience (3 years acute care).
• Board certification preferred.
• Current licensure (or eligible to reciprocate) in the State of Delaware.

Benefits

• Generous PTO plan and 12-week fully paid parental leave.
• 403(b) with competitive employer match and defined contribution retirement plan.
• Not-for-profit organization eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.
• Pharmacy Board Certification reimbursement.

Pay

Hourly pay range: $58.26 - $93.22. The actual salary within this range will depend on individual factors including skills, relevant experience, and qualifications.