FormulaPharmacy Technician (Nutrition)

Wilmington, DE - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 10 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Nemours is seeking a Formula/Pharmacy Technician (Full-Time) to join our Nemours Childrens 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 health care facility. The Formula/Pharmacy Technician supports the daily operations of the formula room to ensure the 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 patients 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 maintains 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 prepared 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 employees supervisor.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent required
Bachelors Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics preferred
Minimum of 3 months experience in a healthcare setting is required. Experience as a Milk Technician Pharmacy Technician or Dietetic Technician is preferred.
Certification Pharmacy Technician (CphT) or registration as a Dietetic Technician (DTR) preferred.

Schedule

10-hour day with 6 shifts biweekly every other weekend and 3 out 6 holidays

Nemours Childrens 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 states moderate tax structure.

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Required Experience:

DescriptionNemours is seeking a Formula/Pharmacy Technician (Full-Time) to join our Nemours Childrens 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...

Description

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

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 patients 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 maintains 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 prepared 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 employees supervisor.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent required
Bachelors Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics preferred
Minimum of 3 months experience in a healthcare setting is required. Experience as a Milk Technician Pharmacy Technician or Dietetic Technician is preferred.
Certification Pharmacy Technician (CphT) or registration as a Dietetic Technician (DTR) preferred.

Schedule

10-hour day with 6 shifts biweekly every other weekend and 3 out 6 holidays

Nemours Childrens 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 states moderate tax structure.

#LI-MW1

Required Experience:

Key Skills

Load & Unload
LTC Pharmacy
Typing
Inventory Control
Customer Service
Hospital Experience
Pharmacy Software
Communication skills
Math
Pharmacy Technician Experience
Order Entry
Compounding Medications

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Nemours Children’s Health is an internationally recognized children’s health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children’s hospitals — Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware an ... View more

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