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ChristianaCare
Newark, Delaware

Clinical Staff Pharmacist | Midnight Shift | 7 On / 7 Off

PharmacistIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$59.43-$95.08/hr

The week · per this posting · 7 on / 7 off

7 on / 7 off: every day of your on-week (including its weekend), then a full week off.

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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 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 7 on / 7 off Midnight Shift rotation schedule. Hours are 9 pm to 8 am Monday through Friday and 9 pm to 9 am on Saturday and Sunday. Holidays and weekends that fall during the week of midnights will be assigned holiday(s) and weekends.

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 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
  • At least one year of experience working as a pharmacist in an acute care hospital, or;

Two years of previous experience working as a Pharmacy Intern, or Pharmacy Technician in an acute care hospital, or

Two years of experience as a Pharmacist in an in-patient hospital other than acute care, a long term care setting, or an out-patient Infusion Center

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
  • Feb 26, 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 careers.christianacare.org

Key Responsibilities

The pharmacist will review and interpret provider orders, dispense medications, and manage specific medication therapies within a decentralized inpatient model. They are also responsible for coordinating satellite pharmacy activities, including sterile product processing and providing drug information to the healthcare team.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or a PharmD degree from an accredited institution. At least one year of acute care hospital experience or equivalent pharmacy experience is required, along with current licensure in the State of Delaware.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Medication dispensingClinical pharmacyRenal dose adjustmentMedication therapy managementMultidisciplinary team collaborationPharmacy operationsClinical documentationMedication safetyPharmacologyInpatient pharmacy

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 42 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 26% are remote, 55% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

In Delaware, the Pharmacy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$155k (18 salary observations; 37 listings), vs ~$141k nationally (2,072 salary observations; 11,989 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

How many Pharmacy jobs are remote?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.0 / 10 · top 25% in pharmacyranked against 10,050 Pharmacy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$124k–$198kPharmacy median $149k (middle half $138k–$161k)238 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Delaware vs national$155k median in Delaware$141k nationally (+10%)18 state / 2,072 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$161k in purchasing powerDelaware index 99.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pharmacy listings in Delaware45 active10,187 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 26% remote · 55% no call · 62% no weekends42 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentUS pharmacist listings (all specialties): 24% state a sign-on bonus (median $23k) · 18% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Pharmacy listings3,578 in the last 30 days3,274 the 30 days before (+9%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Pharmacy pay trend+3.4% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
ChristianaCaresilver tier, 74/100Top Employers work-life index3 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (10,050 Pharmacy listings), Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinical Staff Pharmacist | Midnight Shift | 7 On / 7 Off at ChristianaCare a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Pharmacy — ranked against 10,050 active Pharmacy listings on WeekdayDoc.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 6.0
Better work-life than 90% of Pharmacy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,050 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends
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About ChristianaCare

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

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
403(b) with employer match
Defined Contribution Retirement Plan
PSLF Eligible
Pharmacy Board Certification Reimbursement
Generous PTO
12-Week Fully Paid Parental Leave

Living in Newark

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$325k
Typical market rent
$2,036/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 (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 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.