Clinical Information Pharmacist - Epic Willow
About The Position
The Clinical Informatics Pharmacist is responsible for effective process design, development, and support of clinical information systems associated with pharmacy ordering, administration and documentation. Demonstrates independent decision making as appropriate in evaluation of requests for system improvements and determines feasibility and advisability of system changes using process improvement methods. Collaborates with clinicians, leadership, and vendors to ensure quality patient care and effective system operations. This teammate position is a member of the ISD Epic Willow team and will primarily support Willow Ambulatory, Willow Inventory, and Specialty Pharmacies across the UNC Healthcare enterprise. The teammate will also be expected to be Willow Inpatient certified as some responsibilities will be intertwined. On call coverage (24/7 including after hours, weekends and holidays) will be focused on Willow Ambulatory with an expected 15 minute response to any priority tickets. A key focus will be to optimize outpatient pharmacy workflows, develop specialty pharmacy workflows, and provide assistance to end users. Ideal candidate will have retail or specialty pharmacy experience, Epic knowledge or Willow Ambulatory/Inventory/Inpatient certifications, and at minimum 2 years supporting Epic.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy.
- Licensed as a Registered Pharmacist and eligible to practice pharmacy in the state of North Carolina.
- Epic Ambulatory/Inventory/Inpatient certification
- If a Bachelor's degree: Two (2) years of pharmacist experience.
- If a Pharm.D. degree: No prior experience required.
- Knowledge and understanding of medical informatics. Knowledge of pharmacy department workflow related to ordering, dispensing, administering and documenting medications. Knowledge of related health information systems specifically electronic medical records.
Nice To Haves
- retail or specialty pharmacy experience
- Epic knowledge or Willow Ambulatory/Inventory/Inpatient certifications
- at minimum 2 years supporting Epic
Responsibilities
- Communicates on a regular basis with Pharmacy Management regarding updates on projects, timeliness, and issues and provides recommendations to improve systems.
- Ensures compliance and uses change management process and procedures to ensure changes are fully tested and approved for production use.
- Evaluates, coordinates and tests all system changes and updates, understanding their impact medication safety, Pharmacy practice and efficiencies and their impact on other systems.
- Maintains current knowledge of technology and healthcare environment by attending appropriate continuing education offerings and reading related materials Stays informed of industry trends and proposed future state through vendor contracts and participation in Pharmacy professional groups.
- On call 24/7, responds to call within a 15 minute time frame and appropriately handles or escalates the call.
- Participates with clinical teams and other system implementations as needed related to Nursing-Pharmacy issues and medication safety. Champions patient medication safety through use of technology.
- Responsible for maintenance and build of clinical and formulary information in Pharmacy information and automation systems along with assuring compliance with regulatory agencies.
- Responsible for table file build, routine order set management, system set-up procedures, and ongoing maintenance and support of all Pharmacy systems and the integration with automation and other clinical applications.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Hospitals
