Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Day Shift, Pediatrics and NICU
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30+ days ago
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Job Summary
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Adventist HealthCares Shady Grove Medical Center is hiring a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist for our Pediatric and NICU departments in Rockville MD. Qualified candidates will be eligible for up to a $10000 sign-on bonus. (*Current AHC employees not eligible see below under additional details.)
Shady Grove Medical Center seeks to hire an experienced a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist for our NICU and Pediatric units who will embrace our mission to extend Gods care through the ministry of physical mental and spiritual healing.
As a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist you will:
Evaluate the appropriateness and effectiveness of the patients medications.
Follow the patients progress to determine the effects of the patients medications on his or her health.
Consult with the patients physicians and other health care providers in selecting the medication therapy that best meets the patients needs and contributes effectively to the overall therapy goals.
Review and verify physician orders for appropriateness
Participate in Patient care rounds
Counsel and educate patients/patients family about their medications.
Serve as a preceptor for Pharmacy resident and students
Educate pharmacists nurses and physicians
Assisting with protocol development guidelines order sets and policies & procedures related to safe and effective medication use in the specialty area
Optimizing therapeutic outcomes while providing cost effective treatment
Conducting research or Medication Usage Evaluations (MUE)
Participate in hospital committees
Participate in Pharmacy Staff monthly meetings and weekly huddles
Qualifications include:
Required: Graduation from an ACPE accredited pharmacy school with PharmD degree
Required: ASHP accredited PGY-2 Residency or PGY-1 residency with Minimum of 3 years of clinical pharmacy experience in area of specialty; or minimum of 5 years of hospital experience in the specialized area
Required: Registered Pharmacist with the Maryland Board of Pharmacy
Preferred (required within one year of employment): Board Certification in area of specialty
Preferred: ACLS Certification ( (or PALS & NRP certifications)
Preferred: Member of American Society of Health-system Pharmacists (ASHP) and/or Maryland Society of Health-system Pharmacist (MSHP) or other relevant professional organization
Preferred: Prior experience precepting students and residents
Work Schedule:
Rounding with NICU and Pediatric teams
Participating in neonate and pediatric emergency Codes (PALS trained)
*Current AHC employees arenoteligible for asign-onbonuswho are transferring fromone entity to another and/or transferring within their entity. Employees that have terminated their employment with AHC are not eligible for asign-onbonusprior to six months of returning if hired for a position offering asign-onbonus.
Live In and Enjoy the Capital Area of the USA
Savor the unique advantages of the Maryland and the District of Columbia area including free museums and monuments as well as a wide selection of restaurants concert venues and national parks. The region is home to many government entities embassies and business headquarters resulting in a very diverse mix of cultures backgrounds and traditions. Shady Grove Medical Center is located in the center of the East Coast and offers easy access to visit other areas by car train or plane.
Love where you work while living in the diverse culture-rich community near our nations capital!
To apply please email your CV / resume to
#AHCPharmacyLiftShift25
Pay Range:
$127850.69 - $191776.04If the salary range is listed as $0 or if the position is Per Diem (with a fixed rate) salary discussions will take place during the screening process.
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) this position is classified as:
United States of America (Exempt)At Adventist HealthCare our job is to care for you.
We do this by offering:
Work life balance through nonrotating shifts
Recognition and rewards for professional expertise
Free Employee parking
Medical Prescription Dental and Vision coverage for employees and their eligible dependents effective on your date of hire
Employer-paid Short & Long-Term Disability Basic Life Insurance and AD&D (short-term disability buy-up available)
Paid Time Off
Employer retirement contribution and match after 1-year of eligible employment with a 3-year vesting period
Voluntary benefits include flexible spending accounts legal plans and life pet auto home long term care and critical illness & accident insurance
Subsidized childcare at participating childcare centers
Tuition Reimbursement
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support
As a faith-based organization with over a century of caring for the communities in the Maryland area Adventist HealthCare has earned a reputation for high-quality compassionate care. Adventist HealthCare was the first and is the largest healthcare provider in Montgomery County.
If you want to make a difference in someones life every day consider a position with a team of professionals who are doing just that making a difference.
Join the Adventist HealthCare team today apply now to be considered!
COVID-19 Vaccination
Adventist HealthCare strongly recommends all applicants to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before commencing employment. Applicants may be required to furnish proof of vaccination.
Tobacco and Drug Statement
Tobacco use is a well-recognized preventable cause of death in the United States and an important public health order to promote and maintain a healthy work environment Adventist HealthCare will not hire applicants for employment who either state that they are nicotine users or who test positive for nicotine and drug use.
While some jurisdictions including Maryland permit the use of marijuana for medical purposes marijuana continues to be classified as an illegal drug under the federal Controlled Substances Act. As a result medical marijuana use will not be accepted as a valid explanation for a positive drug test result.
Adventist HealthCare will withdraw offers of employment to applicants who test positive for Cotinine (nicotine) and marijuana. Those testing positive are given the opportunity to re-apply in 90 days if they can truthfully attest that they have not used any nicotine products in the past ninety (90) days and successfully pass follow-up testing. (Nicotine products include but are not limited to: cigarettes cigars pipes chewing tobacco e-cigarettes vaping products hookah and nicotine replacement products (e.g. nicotine gum nicotine patches nicotine lozenges etc.).
Equal Employment Opportunity
Adventist HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to attracting engaging and developing the best people to cultivate our mission-centric culture. Our goal is to have a welcoming equitable and safe place to work and grow for all employees no matter their background. AHC does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race ethnicity color religion sex national origin age disability sexual orientation gender identity pregnancy and related medical conditions protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Adventist HealthCare will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities in accordance with applicable law. Adventist HealthCare is a religious organization as defined under applicable law; however it will endeavor to provide reasonable accommodations for applicants religious beliefs.
Applicants who wish to request accommodations for disabilities or religious belief should contact the Support Center HR Office.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Key Skills
- IT Experience
- LTC Pharmacy
- Hospital Experience
- Pharmacy Software
- Infusion Experience
- Management Experience
- Pharmacy Residency
- Training & Development
- Pharmacy Technician Experience
- Supervising Experience
- Clinical Pharmacy Experience
- Compounding Medications
