Informatics Pharmacist

Responsibilities

• Build, configure, and maintain Epic Beacon order sets, treatment plans, and ambulatory workflows.
• Collaborate with clinical pharmacists and oncology providers to translate clinical requirements into validated Beacon configurations.
• Maintain build documentation and version control for all pharmacy-owned Beacon components.
• Develop and maintain oncology-specific medication order sets, chemotherapy regimens, and supportive care pathways.
• Partner with clinical pharmacy and providers to ensure clinical decision support (CDS) tools reflect evidence-based, site-specific practice standards.
• Conduct periodic review cycles to retire, update, or optimize existing Beacon treatment and supportive care plans.
• Serve as the pharmacy operations point-of-contact with Fred Hutch CBIS/IT and UW Medicine IT.
• Function as a pharmacy information systems super user to pharmacy operations.
• Cook up IT build for new medications into treatment plans to support safety and standardization.
• Maintain accurate documentation of build decisions, processes, and workflows to ensure system support knowledge continuity.
• Guide the IT build of the enterprise-wide pharmacy information system.
• Respond to operational issues, troubleshoot application/workflow problems, research technical documentation, and escalate to analysts/developers/vendors with clear details when needed.
• Collaborate with Nursing, Infusion, and Ambulatory teams to foster interdisciplinary approach to shared clinical information systems.
• Coordinate with operational leaders and analysts to determine the best way to implement IT changes while minimizing disruption.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) or Registered Pharmacist (RPh) State of Washington Pharmacist License
• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience
• Experience: Minimum 2 years of clinical or dispensing pharmacist experience with demonstrated understanding of the medication-use process across care settings.
• Certification: Epic Beacon certification or accreditation. May obtain after hire within a pre-determined certification timeline. May obtain “Proficiency Status” from Epic vendor in lieu of certification or accreditation.
• Technical Proficiency: Hands-on experience with clinical/pharmacy information systems and standard office applications.
• Technical Aptitude: Comfortably navigates diverse hardware/software ecosystems and connects workflows across applications and devices through hands-on experimentation. Self-directs engagement with emerging tools. Maintains active, extracurricular exploration of technologies.
• Communication Skills: Clear, concise written and verbal communication tailored to clinical and technical audiences.
• Experience using pharmacy information systems (i.e., Pyxis, Epic, Hospira/Alaris Pumps, etc.).
• Experience with Microsoft Office tools (i.e., Teams, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
• Epic Certification – Eligible to receive this after hire.
• Experience as a pharmacist.
• Able to communicate verbally in person, on the phone, and in writing in a clear, concise, and professional manner.
• Knowledge of pharmacy laws and federal and state regulations.
• Able to work independently in a creative and assertive manner.
• Able to maintain patient confidentiality.