Clinical Pharmacist (Midnight Shift)

The Nemours Foundation; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The Nemours Foundation is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist (Full-Time) to join Nemours Children's Health in Wilmington, Delaware. The role focuses on reviewing medication orders, coordinating technician activities, and delivering patient-centered pharmaceutical care across ages from infants to adults.

Responsibilities include providing drug information, supporting quality improvement initiatives, and ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations related to controlled substances.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Pharmacy or PharmD required.
• Minimum 1–3 years of pharmacy experience.
• Must be licensed or license eligible in DE, PA and NJ; obtain DE license by day 90.
• Experience with sterile and non-sterile compounding; TPN, Oncology, Dialysis.
• Hospital Pharmacy experience and Pediatric Pharmacy experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review, clarify, and make recommendations for all medication orders.
• Coordinate and check activities of Certified Pharmacy Technicians.
• Provide drug information & education to hospital staff and families.
• Assist with quality improvement initiatives and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Hospital Pharmacy experience

Pediatric Pharmacy experience

Licensure DE/PA/NJ

Education

B.S. in Pharmacy or PharmD

Tools

Pharmacy Software

Unit dose automation

IV compounding

Job description

Nemours is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist (Full-Time), to join our Nemours Children's Health team in Wilmington, Delaware.

Work Schedule: Midnight Shift, 7 days on, 7 days off

The Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for providing pharmacy services from the Central Pharmacy. The Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for reviewing, clarifying, and making recommendations for all medication orders, and responsible for coordinating & checking all the activities of the Certified Pharmacy Technicians. This Pharmacist will provide age and developmentally appropriate care to infants, children, adolescents, and adults. They will also provide drug information & education to hospital personnel and community, as well as assist with quality improvement initiatives. Ensures compliance with State & Federal regulations concerning Controlled Substances.

• Previews and interprets medications orders for accuracy using sound principles, accounting for pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic variations in drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination with responsibility for establishing and continually improving the delivery of pharmaceutical care to patients within areas of direct responsibility and assisting others in the department with the same.
• Provides specialized pharmaceutical services to improve drug usage and therapeutic outcomes including advising physicians and practitioners on issues concerning drug therapy, the inherent toxicity of drugs, drug-drug, drug-food interactions, and side effects, as well as assisting in the prescribing of appropriate doses.
• Responsible to provide accurate, adequate, and timely drug information to the professional staff and to patients and their families.
• Coordinates the activities of assigned certified pharmacy technicians engaged in the preparation, labeling and delivery of medications in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations pertaining to the dispensing of drugs, controlled substance medications, investigational drugs, and the maintenance of required records.
• Facilitates orientations and educational programs for the medical staff and residents regarding the appropriate utilization of Pharmacy Services.
• Participates in medication use review activities of the department. Collects data; maintain logs, records, and other documentation as assigned.

Job Requirements

• B.S. in Pharmacy or PharmD required.
• Minimum of one (1) to three (3) years experience required.
• Must be licensed or license eligible in DE, PA,& NJ. Associates who are not licensed in the state of DE at time of hire must start process for licensure and must obtain that DE licensure on or before the 90th day of employment.
• Associates who are not licensed in state(s) of PA, or NJ must obtain licensure for those states within 6 months after start date.
• Non Sterile operations (Unit dose training, etc.); Sterile operations (IV compounding, etc.).
• TPN, Oncology and Dialysis experience; Drug Storage; Distribution, and Automation Technology Systems; Pharmacy Software.
• Hospital Pharmacy experience preferred, Pediatric Pharmacy experience preferred.

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