Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Day Shift, Pharmacy

Shady Grove Medical Center

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Shady Grove Medical Center seeks to hire an experienced Clinical Pharmacy Specialist for our Emergency Department who will embrace our mission to extend God’s care through the ministry of physical, mental, and spiritual healing.
Qualified candidates will be eligible for a $10,000 sign-on bonus. (*Current AHC employees not eligible – see below under additional details.)

As a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, you will:
• Evaluate the appropriateness and effectiveness of the patient’s medications.
• Follow the patient’s progress to determine the effects of the patient’s medications on his or her health.
• Consult with the patient’s physicians and other health care providers in selecting the medication therapy that best meets the patient’s 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 about their medications.
• Serve as a preceptor for Pharmacy resident and students
• Educate pharmacists, nurses and physicians
• Participate in hospital committees
• Participate in Pharmacy Staff monthly meetings and weekly huddles
• Emergency Code participation (ACLS and PALs trained)
• Overseeing Medication History pharmacy technicians

Qualified candidates will possess:
• Required: Graduation from an ACPE accredited pharmacy school, with PharmD degree
• Required: ASHP accredited PGY-2 Residency, or PGY-1 residency with 3 years of clinical pharmacy experience in area of specialty; or minimum of 5 years of hospital experience in the specialized area
• Registered Pharmacist with the Maryland Board of Pharmacy
• Preferred (required within one year of employment): Board Certification in area of specialty
• Preferred: ACLS Certification
• 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:

• Employment Type: Full-time 

• Hours per Week: 40 hrs./week

• Typical Daily Schedule: 10-hr shift/4 days per week

• Shift Type: Day

• Weekend Requirements: Yes

• Holiday Requirements: Required Follow company holiday calendar

$10,000 sign-on bonus paid in 3 installments (at 90 days, 1 year, and 2 years from hire date). Current AHC employees are not eligible for a sign-on bonus if transferring between entities or within the same entity.

Pay Range:

$116,227.90 - $174,341.85

If 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)

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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

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