Clinical Pharmacist (Evenings)

Nemours Children's Health • Wilmington, DE

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About The Position

Nemours Children's Health is seeking a full-time Clinical Pharmacist to provide pharmacy services from the Central Pharmacy and/or Outpatient Pharmacies in Wilmington, Delaware. The role provides age- and developmentally appropriate care to infants, children, adolescents, and adults. The pharmacist reviews, clarifies, and makes recommendations on medication orders; coordinates and checks Certified Pharmacy Technician activities; provides drug information and education to hospital personnel, patients, families, and the community; assists with quality improvement initiatives; and ensures compliance with state and federal controlled-substance regulations.

The pharmacist interprets medication orders for accuracy, applying pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic principles, and works to continually improve pharmaceutical care. They provide specialized pharmaceutical services to improve medication use and therapeutic outcomes, advise clinicians about drug therapy, toxicity, interactions, side effects, and dosing, and coordinate technicians involved in medication preparation, labeling, and delivery. The role also supports medical staff and resident education, participates in medication-use reviews, and maintains assigned data, logs, records, and documentation.

The position is scheduled for evenings, 32 hours per week. The organization is a nonprofit pediatric health system serving patients across six states through children's hospitals, care practices, and hospital partnerships.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or PharmD required.
• One to three years of experience required.
• Must be licensed or license-eligible in Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey.
• Associates not licensed in Delaware at hire must begin the licensure process and obtain Delaware licensure on or before the 90th day of employment.
• Associates not licensed in Pennsylvania or New Jersey must obtain licensure in those states within six months after the start date.
• Knowledge or experience in non-sterile operations, including unit-dose training, and sterile operations, including IV compounding.
• Knowledge or experience with TPN, oncology, dialysis, drug storage, distribution and automation technology systems, and pharmacy software.

Nice To Haves

• Hospital Pharmacy experience preferred.
• Pediatric Pharmacy experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review, clarify, and recommend actions regarding medication orders; interpret orders for accuracy using pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic principles.
• Establish and continually improve pharmaceutical care within areas of direct responsibility and assist others in the department with the same.
• Provide specialized pharmaceutical services and advise physicians and practitioners on drug therapy, toxicity, interactions, side effects, and appropriate dosing.
• Provide accurate, adequate, and timely drug information to professional staff, patients, and families.
• Coordinate and check the work of assigned certified pharmacy technicians preparing, labeling, and delivering medications.
• Ensure medication dispensing and records comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, including requirements for controlled substances and investigational drugs.
• Facilitate orientations and educational programs for medical staff and residents about appropriate use of Pharmacy Services.
• Participate in medication-use review activities; collect data and maintain assigned logs, records, and other documentation.
• Assist with quality improvement initiatives and provide age- and developmentally appropriate care to infants, children, adolescents, and adults.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level