Pharmacy Student Intern (Casual/PRN)

Nemours is seeking a Pharmacy Student Intern (CASUAL/PRN), to join our Nemours Children's Health team in Wilmington, Delaware.  Enrollment and in good standing status with an accredited school of pharmacy is required.

This is an onsite position in Wilmington, Delaware.

This is a whole year internship program, during the school year students work every 3rd weekend (both Saturday and Sunday). During the summer, interns work 2-3 shifts weekly for 5 weeks (it can be nonconsecutive weeks) and during winter time, interns works 2-3 shifts per week. There is a commitment to work 3 holidays in a year.  Currently the shifts could start as early as 7:00 am or as late as 2:30pm. These are 8.5 hours shifts which are subject to change based on department needs.

This Pharmacy Student Intern position is responsible for providing Pharmacy Services within the Inpatient and Outpatient Pharmacy Department of the Nemours Alfred I DuPont Hospital for Children (AIDHC). The position is responsible for assisting in the preparation (including technical aspects of preparation) and delivery of all medications to patients. This position is responsible for providing customer service to internal and external customers, working under the operational supervision of the pharmacist. The majority of tasks and responsibilities are related to preparing, dispensing and distributing medications.

1. Performs various functions associated with the AIDHC drug distribution system and demonstrates familiarity with the general duties and responsibilities of a Pharmacy Student Intern including knowledge, competency and understanding of the position to which he/she is assigned, which may include: cart fill, Pyxis functionality, IV preparation (e.g. syringes, admixtures, hazardous, continuous renal replacement therapy, total parenteral nutrition, etc.), unit dose packaging, filling outpatient prescriptions (data entry, third party processing, barcoding), unit inspections, oral liquid compounding, stock inventory maintenance and replenishment, code cart process, selling prescriptions at POS, delivery of prescriptions, and fielding phone calls.
2. Prepares accurately, through the proper use of equipment and techniques; individualized doses of sterile and non- sterile extemporaneous medication, in an appropriate container, labeled in an appropriate manner and stored at the recommended temperature
3. Medication Delivery. Pharmacy products are distributed accurately, with the appropriate quantity and at the time the product is needed during hourly medication delivery and Batch delivery
4. Inventory Control
5. Participates in hospital and departmental Continuous Improvement (CI) activities
6. Performs other related duties as assigned by authorized personnel to provide departmental flexibility to patient care needs including those for emergency situations.

Job Requirements

• High School Diploma required.  Enrollment and in good standing status with an accredited school of pharmacy is required.
• Delaware Pharmacy Intern License-proof of license required within 90 days of hire.
• Hospital experience preferred.

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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 and Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. DuPont Trust, as well as other income.

As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we’re on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children’s health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child’s world a place to thrive. It’s a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.

Inclusion and belonging guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build an inclusive and supportive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.

To learn more about Nemours Children’s and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us at www.nemours.org.