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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
• Required: Registered Pharmacist with the Maryland Board of Pharmacy
• Preferred (required within one year of employment): Board Certification in area of specialty
• 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
• Emergency Code participation (ACLS and PALs trained)
• Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required

Work Schedule:

• Rounding with NICU and Pediatric teams
• Participating in neonate and pediatric emergency Codes (PALS trained)

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)

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 someone’s 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!