Clinical Pharmacist

We are seeking a highly skilled Clinical Staff Pharmacist to join our team at Shady Grove Medical Center. As a key member of our pharmacy team, you will be responsible for preparing and dispensing medications, utilizing pharmacy support personnel, and providing in-service education to physicians, nurses, and other practitioners.

The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in pharmacy practice, with a focus on clinical skills and patient care. You will work closely with our interdisciplinary team to ensure safe and effective medication delivery to our patients.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare and dispense medications in a timely and accurate manner
• Utilize pharmacy support personnel to optimize workflow and patient care
• Provide in-service education to physicians, nurses, and other practitioners on medication use and management
• Perform pharmacy functions to ensure safe and effective medication delivery to the Nursing Department
• Design, recommend, monitor, and evaluate patient-specific pharmacotherapy
• Help assure adherence to medication-use policies and procedures
• Participate in the formulary process to ensure optimal medication use
• Comply with all accreditations, regulatory, and safety requirements
• Maximize work efficiency with the use of technology
• Respond to requests for drug information and provide expert advice
• Ensure continuity of pharmaceutical care and participate in departmental performance improvement programs
• Maintain confidentiality of patient information and adhere to HIPAA guidelines
• Participate in the process for assessing, managing, and reporting medication errors
• Manage time effectively and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines

Requirements:

• Graduation from an ACPE-accredited pharmacy school with a PharmD degree or a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy with acute hospital/clinical experience
• Minimum one year of hospital pharmacy practice experience
• Recent graduates with a minimum of two years of hospital pharmacy technician/intern experience or non-hospital pharmacist experience with counseling and medication therapy management
• Supervisory/management experience is not required but welcome
• Strongly preferred: experience responding to Code Blue calls, ACLS certification/training, performing clinical skills such as medication dosing, renal dosing adjustment, antimicrobial stewardship, and anticoagulant dosing
• Strongly preferred: specific experience with NICU, Emergency Department, Critical Care/ICU, interpersonal skills and comfort with communications with nurses and physicians, knowledge and experience with IV compounding (USP 797 & 800), automation (Pyxis, carousel, etc.), and experience supervising pharmacy technicians

Work Schedule:

Clinical staff pharmacist in central and decentralized clinical areas. Full-time/Days/Evenings/Occasional Nights. Weekend coverage is rotating every third weekend.

Pay Range:

$69.27

In cases where the range is displayed as a $0 amount or if the position is Per Diem (offering a fixed rate), salary discussions will occur during the screening process.

United States of America (Non-Exempt)

At Adventist HealthCare, our job is to care for you.

We do this by offering:

• Work life balance through non-rotating 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 someone's life every day, consider a position with a team of professionals who are doing just that, making a difference.

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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.

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Tobacco use is a well-recognized preventable cause of death in the United States and an important public health issue.

In 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.

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As a result, medical marijuana use will not be accepted as a valid explanation for a positive drug test result.

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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.

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