Pharmacist Informatics Specialist

Corewell Health • Grand Rapids, MI

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

Responsible for managing and directing the development and implementation of the informatics applications, tools, medication orderables, and decision support to enhance the safe and effective medication use process. Ensures consistency with organizational philosophy and goals, compliance with applicable administrative, clinical, and regulatory requirements. Partners with interdisciplinary leadership to support the safe use of the medication use cycle and the intersection of the electronic health record.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an accredited College of Pharmacy
• At least 2 years of relevant hospital pharmacy experience or an American Society of Health - System Pharmacists (ASHP) Pharmacy Practice Residency
• License - Clinical Pharmacist from the State of Michigan
• License - Pharmacist Controlled Substance from the State of Michigan

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience working in informatics
• Experience within institutional care, clinical pharmacy services and pharmacy systems management
• Prior experience designing, configuring, and implementing vendor software

Responsibilities

• Serves as the pharmacy informatics expert resource and Pharmacy department liaison to Clinical Operations.
• Networks within the System and the external Pharmacy profession to maintain clinical informatics expertise.
• Manages the process for approval of medication order changes, including creation of medication order sets to ensure safe, effective, and efficient evidence-based prescribing.
• Designs, organizes, and implements effective and actionable medication rules and alerts for physicians and pharmacists.
• Participates in the development of Pharmacy’s clinical information and technology strategic plan by assessing areas where technology enhancements would promote more effective and efficient patient care services and advising clinical operations on strategic direction for technology applications in pharmacy and medication management systems.
• Supports process improvement teams as the pharmacy informatics expert related to medication use.
• Leads the pharmacy clinical informatics and works closely with nursing and provider clinical informatics teams involving key stake holders in decision making.
• Plays active role in informatics policy and procedure development; software customization; upgrade planning, implementation, and testing; database management and mining.
• Provides and supports education and training related to new technology or technology changes.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals.
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• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv
• Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you, like restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more!
• Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance, pet insurance
• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings
• Eligibility for benefits is determined by employment type and status

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees