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Posted: 25-Nov-25

Location: Silver Spring, Maryland

Type: Full Time

Salary: $127,851 - $191,776

Categories:

Clinical Pharmacist

Pharmacy

Job Setting:

Hospital/Institutional

Requirements:

Residency Required

Specialty Practice Areas:

Inpatient Care

Pediatrics/OB-GYN

Salary Details:

At Adventist HealthCare our job is to care for you. We do this by offering: Work life balance; 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

Adventist HealthCare’s White Oak Medical Center is hiring a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist for our Emergency Department in Silver Spring, MD. Qualified candidates will be eligible for up to a $10,000 sign-on bonus.

White Oak Medical Center seeks to hire an experienced a 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.

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)
• Oversee Medication History pharmacy technicians

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.

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. White Oak 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 nation’s capital!

Qualifications include:

• Required: Graduation from an ACPE accredited pharmacy school, with PharmD degree
• Required: ASHP accredited PGY2 Residency, or PGY1 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 (or eligible)
• Preferred (required within one year of employment): Board Certification in area of specialty
• Preferred: ACLS and PALs 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

About Adventist HealthCare White Oak Medical Center

Adventist HealthCare, based in Gaithersburg, Maryland, is a faith-based, not-for-profit organization of dedicated professionals who work together each day to improve the health and well-being of people and communities through a ministry of physical, mental and spiritual healing. Our comprehensive approach to caring for our community includes three acute-care hospitals – Shady Grove Medical Center, White Oak Medical Center and Fort Washington Medical Center – as well as two Physical Rehabilitation hospitals, Outpatient Centers, Imaging Centers, Home Care Services, Employer Health Programs and Physician Networks. We are nationally recognized and honored especially for our Cardiac, OB, Cancer, Stroke, Orthopedic, Rehabilitation and Mental Health services. Consider joining our team of over 6,000 employees and become part of one of the longest serving healthcare systems in the Washington, D.C., area that has a long-standing tradition as the largest provider of charity care and community benefit in Montgomery County. Forbes and the Washington Post have recognized Adventist HealthCare as a Top Employer in the region.

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