Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Day Shift, Pediatrics and NICU

Shady Grove Medical Center

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Adventist HealthCare’s 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 $10,000 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 God’s care through the ministry of physical, mental, and spiritual healing.

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/patient’s 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 are not eligible for a sign-on bonus who are transferring from one entity to another and/or transferring within their entity. Employees that have terminated their employment with AHC are not eligible for a sign-on bonus prior to six months of returning if hired for a position offering a sign-on bonus.

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Pay Range:

$127,850.69 - $191,776.04

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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