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ChristianaCare
Newark, Delaware

Clinical Staff Pharmacist | Inpatient Pharmacy | Day Shift | 10 - 12 Hour Shifts

Pharmacist Above average in PharmacyNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$121K - $194K

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Includes call
Weekends
Includes weekends
Posted 1mo ago · Verified live

Job Description

  • 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 (80 hours bi-weekly, 10-12 hour shifts) predeteremined shift rotation schedule. Weekday hours are 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM and weekend/holiday hours are 600 AM to 4:30 PM when scheduled. Holidays that fall during the rotation schedule will be assigned holiday(s). Example 2-week schedule below:

First Week

Sunday - 6:00 a. m. - 4:30 p. m.

  • Monday - OFF
  • Tuesday - OFF

Wednesday - 7:00 a. m. - 7:00 p. m.

Thursday - 7:00 a. m. to 7:00 p. m.

  • Friday - OFF
  • Saturday - OFF

Second Week

Sunday - OFF

Monday -7:00 a. m. - 7:00 p. m.

Tuesday - 7:00 a. m. - 7:00 p. m.

  • Wednesday - OFF
  • Thursday - OFF

Friday - 7:00 a. m. - 7:00 p. m.

Saturday - 6:00 a. m. - 4:30 p. m.

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

Key Responsibilities

The pharmacist will review and interpret provider orders, dispense medications, and manage specific medication therapies such as anticoagulants and antibiotics. They will also provide drug information to healthcare professionals and oversee operations in satellite pharmacies, including sterile product processing.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or a PharmD degree from an accredited college. Current licensure or eligibility to reciprocate in the State of Delaware is required.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Medication dispensingDrug therapy managementClinical pharmacyMultidisciplinary collaborationRenal dose adjustmentWarfarin managementVancomycin dosingAminoglycoside dosingPharmacy operations

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 40 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 45% are remote, 57% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Pharmacy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 4.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Delaware is 99.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$76k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $76k in an average-cost state. 63.5% of Delaware clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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CME allowance
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Work-life snapshot

3.0/ 10
Listing-based score

Above average in Pharmacy

  • No nights
  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Newark

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$327k
Typical market rent
$2,037/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 6.6%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About ChristianaCare

Hospitals and Health Care
Newark, Delaware
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Generous PTO
12-Week Fully Paid Parental Leave
403(b) with competitive employer match
Defined Contribution Retirement Plan
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible
Pharmacy Board Certification reimbursement