Formula/Pharmacy Technician

Nemours in; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Nemours Children's Health in Wilmington, DE seeks a Formula/Pharmacy Technician (Full-Time) to calculate, prepare, and deliver infant formula and breast milk, and support the formula room operations for safe patient nutrition.

The role may include pharmacy technician duties if certified, requires high school diploma, healthcare experience, and possible nutrition/dietetics background; cross-training with Nutrition and Pharmacy as needed.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required.
• Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics preferred.
• Minimum three (3) months of healthcare experience required.
• Experience as a Milk Technician or Pharmacy Technician or Dietetic Technician preferred.
• Preferred licensures/certifications: CphT and DTR.

Responsibilities

• Assist medical team with formula orders, substitutions, discharge, and special needs to ensure timely feeding.
• Maintain sterile technique during formula and breast milk preparation.
• Read, write, and perform necessary mathematical skills to prepare infant formula and breast milk orders.
• Prepare and deliver all infant formula and breast milk as ordered.
• Inventory and maintain sufficient infant feeding room stock.
• Comply with federal, state, and local health and sanitation regulations; adhere to HIPAA and OSHA standards.
• Complete paperwork for accurate quantities of expressed human milk and fortifiers for preparation, inventory, billing, and tracking.
• Maintain daily inventory of expressed human milk and supplies; place inventory orders and rotate/dispose of expired items (FIFO).
• Clean and sanitize work area and equipment using approved methods.
• Transcribe feeding order information to prepare feeding labels.
• Follow established quality assurance processes.
• May cross-train for Pharmacy and Nutrition coverage; if Pharmacy Technician certified, may perform Pharmacy duties.

Skills

Healthcare experience

Numerical skills

Sterile technique

Inventory management

Education

High School diploma

Bachelor's degree in Nutrition

Tools

CphT (certification)

DTR (certified)

Job description

Formula/Pharmacy Technician (Finance)

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.

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)

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About Us

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 .