Pharmacist - Clin Informatics

Children’s Minnesota • Minneapolis, MN

7h

About The Position

The Clinical Informatics Pharmacist provides coordination of informatics systems and processes that integrate pharmacy with information systems for optimal operational and clinical outcomes. This position serves as a liaison between pharmacy clinical operations and the Information Technology Services (ITS) teams. The Clinical Informatics Pharmacist is responsible for the planning, development, maintenance, optimization, and evaluation of information systems and related equipment/medical devices as they relate to pharmacy and medication management. This position evaluates data to optimize systems and medication safety.

Accountability/Job Duties:
This position reports to pharmacy leadership, and collaborates with both ITS and Pharmacy leaders and staff to manage and appropriately maintain medication management related applications and support efficient workflows.
Participates in quality-related projects as an expert in clinical information systems related to medication management.
Assists in providing needed informatics information in the form of reports or dashboards to management as requested.
Leads and/or participates in assigned committees to provide leadership and expertise from a clinical operations perspective.
Coordinates and oversees the content on the intranet pages related to medications or pharmacy.
Research and evaluation of new software applications and pharmacy automation to support future needs for pharmacy and medication management.
Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Pharmacist Licensure in the state of Minnesota current or within three months of hire
• Graduate from a college/school of Pharmacy accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) OR graduate from a foreign college of pharmacy that has at least a five-year curriculum and has passed the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination (FPGEE) and become certified by the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Commission (FPGEC), required
• One-year hospital or health-system pharmacy information systems experience, required
• Experience with pharmacy services within an integrated health-system, required
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification current or within three months of hire, required
• Advanced PC applications and operations skills required (i.e., database, spreadsheet applications and software)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated initiative
• Skills in prioritization, problem-solving, time management
• Demonstrated ability to work in teams

Nice To Haves

• A Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) from an ACPE-accredited institution, preferred
• Project leader experience

Responsibilities

• Coordination of informatics systems and processes that integrate pharmacy with information systems
• Serve as a liaison between pharmacy clinical operations and the Information Technology Services (ITS) teams
• Responsible for the planning, development, maintenance, optimization, and evaluation of information systems and related equipment/medical devices as they relate to pharmacy and medication management
• Evaluate data to optimize systems and medication safety
• Manage and appropriately maintain medication management related applications and support efficient workflows
• Participate in quality-related projects as an expert in clinical information systems related to medication management
• Assist in providing needed informatics information in the form of reports or dashboards to management as requested
• Lead and/or participate in assigned committees to provide leadership and expertise from a clinical operations perspective
• Coordinate and oversee the content on the intranet pages related to medications or pharmacy
• Research and evaluation of new software applications and pharmacy automation to support future needs for pharmacy and medication management

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree