Clinical Specialist, Pharmacy Informatics

Duties and Responsibilities

• Facilitates the development of EMR specifications tailored to the departmental use and future business need.
• Meets with Information Technology Systems (I/S), Analysts, and EMR vendor to facilitate discussion of application specification.
• Works with the pharmacy staff and management to acquire an understanding of the underlying needs of the department and translates these needs into how the system should be built.
• Develops and documents internal procedures.
• Reviews prior system specifications to understand current system applications.
• Prepares details of specifications as needed and understand choices in application specifications.
• Investigates preferred choices of users.
• Analyzes data conversion needs.
• Sets standards for naming and numbering conventions and security classifications.
• Aids trainers during user training.
• Collections information regarding potential system enhancement needs.
• Maintains project plan status and regularly updates client department on project implementation and timeframe status.

Maintain medication related EMR applications

• Configures application according to use specifications.
• Manages and develops orders sets in collaboration with the knowledge management system oversight provided by EMR vendor.
• Responsible for building complex medication orders (mixtures, IV solutions, parenteral nutrition, chemotherapy, etc).
• and investigational medication orders.
• Will be implementing the project of transitioning all of the Chemotherapy regimens in to the EMR (NCCN template updated, and custom to the Insight Hospital and Medical Center).
• Tests the medication order build of non-pharmacist team members.
• Oversees the clinical knowledge databases (drug-drug interactions, route selection, etc), guideline compliance rules (hard edits and reminders), and decision support toolsets (flags and reminders).
• Prioritizes and implements changes requested for the system.
• Establishes change control procedures for the system.
• Coordinates soft updates and change with users.
• Works with users on sharing of data and category lists.
• Reviews and tests each new release and communicates changes needed to Insight Staff before users are permitted to access new releases.
• Maintains rules and documentation for how each new version is released.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

• A. REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
• Knowledge: Pharm.D. or equivalent from an ACPE- accredited School of Pharmacy and a current pharmacist license in good standing with appropriate State Board of Pharmacy. ASHP Accredited PGY-1 pharmacy residency preferred. At least 3 years or more years work experience in pharmacy informatics preferred. Experience using computer applications including word processing, spreadsheets, and pharmacy information systems.
• Skills: Thorough knowledge of state and federal laws and regulations governing pharmacy services. Proficient in the use and application of new medications and technology. Effective verbal and written communication skills are required. Ability to effectively participate on an interdisciplinary team or committee. Knowledge of pathophysiology, interpretation of diagnostic criteria, pharmacokinetics and pharmacotherapeutics. Problems solving ability and analytical thinking preferred.
• Abilities: Ability to work independently and handle stress appropriately. Ability to work cooperatively with other members of Insight Hospital and Medical Center and pharmacy staff. Ability to handle multiple tasks and adapt to changes in workload and work schedule. Ability to set priorities, makes critical decisions, and responds to client concerns. Fosters a team environment. Ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written).