Ancillary Applications Analyst – Pharmacy

About the Role

Under the general direction of the IT Clinical Applications Manager, the Ancillary Applications Analyst – Pharmacy serves as a functional owner of MEDITECH pharmacy and medication management applications supporting Pharmacy, Nursing, and Medical Staff across Nexus Health Systems' network of pediatric specialty hospitals and medical-model residential treatment centers in Houston, Shenandoah, The Woodlands, Conroe, Dallas, and San Antonio. The Analyst partners with Pharmacy leadership to translate clinical and operational requirements into system configuration, maintains the safety and integrity of the closed-loop medication process, and serves as a pharmacy applications lead on the organization's migration from MEDITECH Client/Server to MEDITECH Expanse.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a primary point of contact for Pharmacy, Nursing, and Medical Staff on MEDITECH pharmacy and medication management functionality, enhancements, and issue resolution.
• Leads pharmacy dictionary review, mapping, and standardization across all facilities, including drug formulary, order sets, administration schedules, IV and compounding records, and dose range rules.
• Develops and executes test scripts for pharmacy modules and interfaces, including end-to-end medication order, verification, dispensing, and administration scenarios.
• Configures, maintains, and troubleshoots MEDITECH pharmacy applications and dictionaries in both Client/Server and Expanse environments.
• Maintains the drug formulary and drug database content from First Databank, including new drug additions, NDC updates, therapeutic classifications, and clinical decision support rules.
• Builds and maintains medication order sets, protocols, and standing orders in Provider Order Management.
• Supports controlled substance workflows, including reconciliation reporting and discrepancy tracking.
• Designs, builds, and maintains pharmacy and medication safety reports using NPR Report Writer and Report Designer with Data Repository SQL.
• Leads discovery sessions with Pharmacy, Nursing, and Medical Staff to define requirements and document workflows.
• Develops and delivers end-user training for pharmacy and nursing users.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy, Nursing, Health Informatics, Information Systems, Healthcare Administration, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Hands-on MEDITECH pharmacy application experience (PHA, Provider Order Management, eMAR, Bedside Medication Verification) in a live environment.
• Hospital pharmacy operations experience as a pharmacy technician, pharmacist, or pharmacy informatics analyst.
• Experience eliciting requirements, documenting workflows, and developing test scripts.

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) or Master's degree in a related field (Principal level).
• Hands-on MEDITECH Expanse pharmacy experience.
• Participation in a MEDITECH Client/Server or MAGIC to Expanse migration.
• Pediatric, behavioral health, or post-acute pharmacy experience.
• Automated dispensing cabinet integration and controlled substance reconciliation experience.

Skills

• MEDITECH applications (Client/Server and Expanse): PHA, POM, eMAR, BMV, NUR/PCS, MM.
• NPR Report Writer (Client/Server); Report Designer and Data Repository (Expanse).
• Third-party systems: First Databank, Pyxis automated dispensing cabinets, wholesaler ordering.
• Technical skills: SQL, report design, data validation, system development lifecycle, change control practices.
• Professional skills: Requirements analysis, workflow documentation, test script development, user acceptance testing.

Experience

The scope, independence, and leadership expectations scale by level:

• Analyst I (0–2 years): Pharmacy operations background with MEDITECH end-user exposure; supports build and testing under direction.
• Analyst II (3–5 years): Hands-on MEDITECH pharmacy configuration; independent build and reporting; leads defined workstream tasks.
• Senior (5–8 years): Hands-on Client/Server and Expanse; leads pharmacy module and clinical decision support design; leads a project workstream.
• Principal (8+ years): Leads medication management application strategy across the system; mentors analysts; leads program-level initiatives.

This position is based at the Houston corporate office, with onsite presence required at Nexus campuses during critical implementation events.