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ChristianaCare
Wilmington, Delaware

Clinical Staff Pharmacist |Day/Evening Rotating Shifts

PharmacistIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$58 - $93/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

Ask the employer about call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

Come and join us in the ChristianaCare Pharmacy - Dedicated to getting the right drug to the right patient at the right time!

Why ChristianaCare?

At the Wilmington Campus, operations run through a network of inpatient pharmacies, including a central pharmacy and satellite pharmacies that focus on critical care, emergency medicine, heart failure, investigational drugs, oncology, perioperative services, sterile and non-sterile compounding, 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.

ChristianaCare is currently recruiting for a Clinical Staff Pharmacist. This position will work on a Day/Evening shift rotation at the Wilmington campus In-Patient Pharmacy. Weekends and holidays as required.

Rotating Schedule

10:00 a. m - 6:30 p. m.

11:00 a. m. - 7:30 p. m.

1:30p. m. – 10:00 p. m.

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

Principle Duties and Responsibilities

Review and interpret provider's medication orders, evaluate drug efficacy, therapeutic goals and indications, review for contraindications/precautions, the patient's current status of health, and review drug profiles and patient's medical record for drug-drug, drug-food, drug-laboratory and drug-disease state(s) potentials.

Resolve such problems in consultation with the prescriber and nurse and clarify questioned orders prior to dispensing the first dose.

Evaluate specific medication therapies consistent with departmental policy; anticoagulation, aminoglycosides and vancomycin

Appropriately convert/manage medications per P&T approved pharmacist policy; IV to PO and renal dose adjustment

Report, record, assess, and evaluate adverse drug reactions.

Provide accurate, timely, and cost-effective drug information to medical, pharmacy, nursing, and other healthcare professionals.

Coordinates and supervises work-place activities and resources; promotes professional competence; assures that services rendered and work performed are in accordance with specific standards; advises, assists, and supervises work of pharmacy technicians; assumes final responsibility for accuracy of their work; to include satellite pharmacies as well as sterile product processing in the IV Admixture Service lab, OR pharmacy and ambulatory chemotherapy areas, where the pharmacist is responsible for assuring USP 797 standards are consistently in compliance.

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 careers.christianacare.org

Key Responsibilities

The pharmacist will review and interpret medication orders, evaluate therapeutic goals, and resolve potential drug-related issues in consultation with the healthcare team. They are also responsible for supervising pharmacy technicians and ensuring compliance with USP 797 standards in sterile product processing.

Requirements

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

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Medication order reviewDrug therapy evaluationAdverse drug reaction reportingPharmacy supervisionUSP 797 complianceMultidisciplinary team collaborationAnticoagulation managementCritical care pharmacy

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 40 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% are remote, 50% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Delaware is 99.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$157k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $157k in an average-cost state. 63.5% of Delaware clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinical Staff Pharmacist |Day/Evening Rotating Shifts at ChristianaCare a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Pharmacy — ranked against 10,350 active Pharmacy listings on WeekdayDoc.

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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
42%
Loan repayment
11%
Relocation assistance
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CME allowance
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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 6.4
Better work-life than 90% of Pharmacy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,350 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site
  • Includes weekends

Living in Wilmington

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$299k
Typical market rent
$1,786/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 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

Health Insurance
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plan
Employee Assistance Program