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
   • Calculates the concentration and volume of the medication to be used prior to its preparation 100% of the time.
   • Unit dose medications are correctly and accurately prepared and labeled. Preparation is appropriately documented as per policy and procedure.
   • Medication is prepared and stored in a manner that is compatible and stable within the anticipated time of use.
   • Weighs, measures, mixes ingredients; compounds and prepared compounds, and prepares capsules, emulsions, liquids, suspensions, powders, ointments and intravenous solutions using such equipment as graduates, balances, mortars, pestles and funnels in a correct manner 100% of the time.
   • Provide proper information on labels as per policy & procedures. Enter proper medication expiration dating as per expiration dating policy and procedure.
   • Prepares medication in a manner that minimizes cost due to wastage.
   • Ensure all doses prepared are verified with a pharmacist prior to dispensing to ensure medications prepared and dispensed are correct and accurate, in an appropriate container, labeled in an appropriate manner and stored at the recommended temperature.
   • Prepares medications to assure that the turnaround time for all uncomplicated medication orders and for all stat medication orders does not exceed 1 hour and 15 minutes respectively, 100% of situations.
   • Patient Specific Batch PO Production and Patient Medication Bin Fill
     • Complete daily PO Production process in the designated start time and sequence of patient care units
     • Discontinued medications are removed from patient bins and refrigerator bins during batch delivery process.
     • Patient medication bins are maintained 100% accurate during medication bin fill process utilizing patch label, DC drug label, and DC patient labels.
     • Places all prepared and checked medications in the correct patient cassette 100%.
   • Patient Specific Batch IV Production
     • Prepares patient specific batch IV production for daily exchange within standard cycle time.
     • Refrigerated medications are properly segregated from non-refrigerated medications.
     • Discontinued medications are removed from production bin, patient bins and refrigerator bins during batch delivery process.
     • Places all prepared and checked medications in the correct nursing unit bins 100%.
     • Follow USP 797 and USP 800 Guidelines and Compliance
   • Sterile products (IV, LVP, TPN and Hazardous) prepared in compliance to USP 797 and USP