Formula/Pharmacy Technician (Nutrition)

Nemours Children's Health • Wilmington, DE

3h

About The Position

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 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 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 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 employee’s supervisor.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Minimum of 3 months experience in a healthcare setting is required. Experience as a Milk Technician, Pharmacy Technician, or Dietetic Technician is preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics preferred
• Certification Pharmacy Technician (CphT) or registration as a Dietetic Technician (DTR) preferred.

Responsibilities

• 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 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 employee’s supervisor.

Benefits

• 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
• Mortgage assistance, relocation packages and 403B with employer match, 457 retirement savings plans
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees