Clinical Pharmacist | Medical Teaching Team | Inpatient Pharmacy | $15,000 Sign On Bonus
Listed compensation
$59.43-$95.08/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Do you want to work at one of the top 100 hospitals in the nation?
ChristianaCare is currently recruiting for a Clinical 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. Position would have an opportunity to serve as a dedicated clinical resource for an assigned medical teaching service.
Why ChristianaCare?
At the Newark Campus, operations run through a network of inpatient 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 plan 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 a Clinical Pharmacist you will:
- 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 provider
- Electronically document interventions and provide sign out as appropriate
- Opportunities to serve as a preceptor for both pharmacy students and residents
- Provide drug information to allied healthcare professionals and fulfill provider-initiated pharmacy consults
- Assist with projects such as MUEs, drug monographs, and performance improvement activities
- Review and interpret provider orders and dispense medication
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
- ASHP-accredited pharmacy residency or equivalent experience (3 years acute care)
- Board certification preferred
- 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
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 careers.christianacare.org
Key Responsibilities
The Clinical Pharmacist will participate in direct patient care through interdisciplinary rounds and manage specific medication therapies per approved protocols. They will also supervise satellite pharmacy operations, including sterile product processing and drug information support for healthcare professionals.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or a PharmD degree from an accredited institution. An ASHP-accredited pharmacy residency or at least 3 years of acute care experience is required, along with current licensure in the State of Delaware.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Pharmacist Career Context
Of the 40 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 23% are remote, 57% have no call, 48% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Delaware is 99.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$161k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $161k in an average-cost state. 63.5% of Delaware clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 3.0 / 10 · above average in pharmacy | ranked against 10,041 Pharmacy listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $124k–$198k | Pharmacy median $146k (middle half $138k–$154k)256 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$161k in purchasing power | Delaware index 99.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Pharmacy listings in Delaware | 42 active | 10,253 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 23% remote · 57% no call · 48% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | $15k sign-on · loan repayment | US pharmacist listings (all specialties): 22% state a sign-on bonus (median $25k) · 18% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Pharmacy listings | 3,644 in the last 30 days | 3,211 the 30 days before (+13%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Pharmacy pay trend | +3.0% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
| ChristianaCare | silver tier, 74/100 | Top Employers work-life index3 active listings |
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