Pharmacist Informaticist

Essentia Health•Fargo, MN

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Pharmacist Informaticist will collaborate with clinical, operational, and Informational Systems (IS) teams to effectively support and deliver the highest quality information management, data analytics, clinical informatics, and business intelligence and support of change management for Essentia Health and the EPIC Community Connect partners. This position will provide clinical, analytical, operational, and technical expertise to promote best practices that embrace safe and cost-effective medication use.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited School of Pharmacy
PGY-2 in pharmacy informatics OR PGY-1 and 3 years of experience in clinical pharmacy with work in informatics OR 5 years of experience in clinical pharmacy with significant work in informatics
Licensed as a Registered Pharmacist by the Board of Pharmacy of the state in which they will be working (Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota)

Nice To Haves

Experience working with physicians and other health care professionals within an integrated health system
Experience with EHRs EPIC EHR experience or willingness to be trained, data analytics, smart pumps, and automated dispensing systems

Responsibilities

Acts as primary pharmacy liaison with community connect sites
Support and maintain relationship and care quality for Essentia Health and the EPIC Community Connect program as it relates to pharmacy and medications
Collaborates with clinicians, leadership, pharmacy, community connect sites, and vendors to ensure quality patient care and effective system operations
Support clinical and operational medication-related electronic health record (EHR) needs across all care sites
Maintain a clinical practice on-site at an Essentia Health location
Develop, build, test, and implement medication-related clinical decision support tools within the EHR
Contribute to guideline development, medication utilization reviews, and other medication processes
Assist with quality assurance reviews and IS projects within EHR
Collaborates with Pharmacy, Quality, and Clinical Operations team to update clinical policies and processes and apply solutions to the EHR
Contribute to the Pharmacy & Therapeutics and formulary through material development and/or implementation of medication-related tools in the EHR
Active participation in various clinical and departmental meetings and forums to improve clinical programs, enhance processes, and share clinical information
Collaboration and partnership with provider and nursing informaticist teams
Stay knowledgeable of current and emerging clinical and operational trends related to medications and EHR
Continuously look for ways to streamline and improve workflow
Other duties as assigned