Pharmacy Resident

Nemours is seeking a Pharmacy Resident (Full-Time) for our Nemours Children's Health team in Wilmington, Delaware.

The pharmacy practice PGY1 residency with pediatric emphasis is an ASHP accredited, one-year postgraduate program to develop the competencies necessary to provide pharmaceutical care to pediatric patients.

The resident will be selected to participate in this program and with guidance from assigned preceptors, will meet the goals and educational objectives of the program.

The Pharmacy Resident is responsible for providing clinical pharmacy services for the Central pharmacy, Clinical Pharmacy program, ASP program, and the informatics department The Pharmacy Resident is responsible for reviewing, clarifying and making recommendations for all medication orders under the supervision of a rotation preceptor.

During staffing shifts, the Pharmacy Resident is responsible for coordinating and checking all of the activities of the Pharmacy Technician.

The Pharmacy Resident will be involved in various activities that will improve the education of our pharmacy staff (journal clubs, staff development lecture, research).

The Pharmacy Resident will provide drug information and education to hospital personnel, patients, and the community as well as assisting with quality improvement initiatives


* Completes one major research project to be presented at the Annual Pediatric Pharmacy Association Meeting.


* Provide 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.


* Reviews and interprets medication 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 accurate, adequate, and timely drug information to the professional staff and to patients and their families.

Drug information queries will be catalogued and available for future review.

Pharmacy newsletter will be compiled to communicate to providers.


* Documents all clinical activities and interventions accurately and completely.


* Detects and reports suspected adverse drug reactions accurately and in a timely manner.


* Provides presentations/inservices to pharmacy, medical, and nursing staff as assigned.


* Participates in the quality improvement and medication use review activities of the department.

Collects data; conducts quality monitors and inspections; maintains logs, records, and other documentation as assigned.


* Develops and presents drug monographs at Pharmacy and Ther...