Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Informatics

About the role

The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Informatics will assist in the design, development, validation, implementation, and maintenance of hospital and pharmacy department clinical/operations information technology (IT) and automation systems, IT quality and safety controls, and system interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Assists in the design, development, validation, implementation, enhancement, and maintenance processes for the electronic health record systems (EHR), and adjunct systems.
• Collaborates with department, enterprise IT associates, and hospital clinicians in the design, implementation and updating of clinical pathways, EHR build for primary medication orders, and order sets, protocols, charge master, and rules.
• Participates in Health Informatics testing for implementation of system upgrades, enhancements and patches while minimizing impact on department workflow, quality and specified regulatory and business functions.
• Maintains current medication formulary within the pharmacy and Physician Order Entry EHR systems as well as medication dosing resources, quality, safety, finance (charge master) systems, and infusion pump libraries.
• Serves as a liaison for billing related questions and claim investigation as well as assures appropriate charging as relates to medications ordered utilizing the EHR systems.
• Coordinates training and education for departmental associates regarding modifications and enhancements to the clinical order management in the EHR systems, electronic medication resources, automated dispensing devices, and infusion pump libraries.
• Precepts Post-graduate Pharmacy Residents as part of dedicated Clinical Informatics rotation.

Requirements

• B.S. Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) required.
• Minimum of three (3) to five (5) years experience required.
• Active Florida Pharmacist License in Good Standing required.
• Knowledge and experience with health system EHR systems (EPIC®, preferred, or other), infusion pump medication library software and Pediatric clinical and operations experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience with health system EHR systems (EPIC®, preferred, or other).
• Infusion pump medication library software.
• Pediatric clinical and operations experience.