Job Description

Nemours is seeking a Formula/Pharmacy Technician (Full-Time), to join our Nemours Children’s Health team in Wilmington, DE.

The Formula/Pharmacy Technician is responsible for the calculation, preparation, delivery, and monitoring of specialized neonatal and pediatric formulas of human milk, donor milk, and formula to provide proper medical nutrition. Preparation techniques will adhere to all sanitary regulations and standards established by healthcare facilities. The Formula/Pharmacy Technician supports the daily operations of the formula room to ensure safety for all patients receiving products prepared in the formula room.

The primary role consists of performing milk and formula duties; individuals who are certified as a Pharmacy Technician may also perform Pharmacy Technician duties as needed.

Assists medical team, with issues related to formula orders, substitutions, discharge, and special needs to ensure the patient’s feeding is provided in a timely manner.
Maintains sterile technique during formula and breast milk preparation.
Reads, writes, and performs necessary mathematical skills to correctly prepare infant formula and breast milk orders.
Prepares and delivers all infant formula and breast milk as ordered.
Inventories and maintain sufficient infant feeding room stock.
Meets the requirements and compliance with federal, state, and local health and sanitation.
Maintains HIPAA and OSHA/ Safety Regulations.
Completes necessary paperwork for accurate quantities of expressed human milk and fortifiers to be used for preparation, inventory, billing, and tracking.
Maintains daily inventory of expressed human milk and needed supplies. Places inventory orders to maintain adequate PAR levels of donor milk, fortifiers, and supplies. Puts away orders when received, rotates inventory, and disposes of expired inventory (FIFO).
Cleans and sanitizes work area and equipment using approved techniques and cleaning agents.
Transcribes feeding order information to prepare feeding labels.
Follow processes, as established, for quality assurance monitors.
May cross train for coverage between Pharmacy and Nutrition Department; if certified as a Pharmacy Technician, may perform Pharmacy Tech duties as needed.
Adheres to the Nemours Standard of Behavior.
Additional miscellaneous duties and responsibilities, as may be assigned from time to time by employee’s supervisor.

Job Requirements

High School Diploma required.
Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics preferred.
Minimum three (3) months of experience in healthcare is required.
Experience as a Milk Technician or Pharmacy Technician or Dietetic Technician is preferred.
The following licensures and/or certifications are preferred:
- Certification Pharmacy Technician (CphT)
- Dietetic Technician, registered (DTR)

Nemours Children's Health offers a comprehensive and competitive benefit package which includes:

Competitive base compensation in the top quartile of the market
Annual incentive compensation that values clinical activity, academic accomplishments and quality improvement
Comprehensive benefits: health, life, dental, vision
403B with employer match
Licensure, CME and dues allowance
Not-for-profit status; eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
For those living and working in Florida, enjoy the benefit of no state income tax. Those based in Delaware benefit from the state's moderate tax structure.

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Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized pediatric health system serving more than 1.7 million patient encounters each year. We deliver care across six states through two freestanding children’s hospitals — Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida — along with a network of more than 80 primary, urgent, and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospital partnerships.

Backed by the Nemours Foundation and Alfred I. duPont Trust, our $1.7B nonprofit system is dedicated to improving children's health through clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention. Our Whole Child Health approach focuses equally on prevention and treatment, partnering with communities to help every child thrive.

Inclusion and belonging guide our strategy and growth. We are committed to culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and fostering an environment where every associate, patient, and family feels supported and valued.

Learn more at Nemours.org

About Nemours Children's Health

Nemours Children's Health is committed to improving the health of children. As a non-profit children’s health organization, we consider the health of every child to be a sacred trust.

Through family-centered care in our children’s hospitals and clinics in Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Florida, as well as world-changing research, education and advocacy, Nemours fulfills the promise of a healthier tomorrow for all children — even those who may never enter our doors.

Nemours began more than 80 years ago with the vision of Alfred I. duPont to improve the lives of children and to do whatever it takes to prevent and treat even the most disabling childhood conditions.

Today, through our children’s hospitals and health system, we directly care for 250,000 children annually in Delaware Valley and Florida, including families who travel from across the country and world to see our specialists — treating every child as we would our own.

We also reach beyond the walls of our hospitals and clinics to be a voice for children on a national and international level, and to lead the way in prevention, intervention, education, and research.

Nemours is growing to better serve the children and families in our care. We have 1.1 million square feet of space currently devoted to providing children’s healthcare or under construction, all designed with significant input and advice from our patients and families.

Industry

Healthcare & Social Services

Company Size

5,001-10,000 employees

Headquarters

Jacksonville, Florida

Year Founded

Unknown

Website

nemours.org

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