Informatics Pharmacist - Willow Ambulatory (Hybrid remote w/ onsite component)

About the position

The Information Technology Pharmacist provides comprehensive pharmaceutical care for patients through the automation, maintenance and development of information technology and automation. This is achieved by serving as the primary professional staff member in the Department of Pharmacy responsible for the clinical and operational dimensions of technology to enhance use of medication information and safety in the patient care process. The Information Technology Pharmacist must demonstrate excellent interdisciplinary communication and exhibit strong educational and precepting abilities.

Responsibilities

• Act as primary liaison between the Department of Pharmacy and other health care professionals with respect to pharmacy information technology and automation issues.
• Works effectively with an inter-disciplinary team to evaluate, plan, design, develop, test, implement, maintain and support projects and initiatives of the department and the hospital.
• Actively participates and shares ideas in team, project and status meetings.
• Analyzes current and future needs through interviews and gathering data regarding regulatory requirements, operational procedures and hospital/departmental policies.
• Evaluates and provides recommendations on a broad range of hardware and software products for applicability, compatibility, safety, efficiency, and long-range integration with other systems.
• Demonstrates the ability to lead a project team.
• Assigns tasks, deadlines and responsibilities.
• Establishes clear accountability to accomplish departmental priorities.
• Reports project status and issues to supervisor regularly.
• Responsible for meeting and exceeding customer expectations, delivering project expectations, and doing so within project timelines.
• Participation in the quality management program is expected with the goal of improving services by monitoring processes, analyzing data, implementing interventions to improve and evaluating the effectiveness of those interventions.
• Maintains current industry knowledge and trends, attending educational events, acquiring certification, and participating in committee work as appropriate.
• Supports ongoing development, maintenance and support of hospital electronic health record system, including data reporting, performance improvement, identifying and resolving computer- and software-related problems.

Requirements

• Pharmacy Doctorate OR Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy
• Licensed Pharmacist - State Board of Pharmacy within 120 Days

Nice-to-haves

• Completion of an accredited pharmacy residency
• 5 or more years experience in clinical pharmacy or 2 years hospital pharmacy experience AND 1 or more years experience in a position similar to Information Technology Pharmacist
• Willow Ambulatory Certification - Epic Systems Corporation
• EPIC Willow Proficiency - within 120 Days