Pharmacy Informatics Specialist

OSF HealthCare • Peoria, IL

7h • $64 - $75

About The Position

About Pointcore, Inc.
Pointcore serves the healthcare industry through proven excellence in key services that enable patient care including technology services (application, IT, network and cybersecurity), healthcare technology management (HTM or biomedical equipment services), supply chain, business and construction. As an extension of OSF HealthCare, one of the nation’s leading healthcare organizations, Pointcore leverages decades of experience serving hospitals and clinics of all sizes to extend resources, share cost and utilize common infrastructure with external clients, all to the benefit of patients. Learn more about Pointcore innovation by following us on LinkedIn and at Pointcore.com.
POSITION SUMMARY: The pharmacy informatics specialist oversees and facilitates use of current and future clinical information systems to drive medication management transformation across the enterprise, promote patient safety, support workflow, and optimize efficiency. Leads information technology deployment, optimization and support efforts based on the organization's strategic initiatives and key results. The pharmacy informatics specialist works through all phases of system development to effectively meet pharmacy and medication management best practice standards and ensure that information systems are consistent with professional standards and evidenced-based practice. Works in partnership with Information Technology leadership and staff to determine clinical functions that are suitable for computer applications, translate clinician requirements into specifications for clinical information systems, identify and prioritize system enhancements, and designs medication work flow in clinical areas. Ensures that information systems are consistent with professional, legal, and regulatory standards and adheres to best practice pharmacy informatics principles. Serves as a key liaison to the clinical user community by providing direction and education on clinical information technology initiatives.

Requirements

• PHRM-Pharmacist
• 5 years of experience with using information technology in healthcare

Nice To Haves

• Academic training, pharmacy informatics residency and/or experience in pharmacy informatics procedures and medication management systems/applications are strongly preferred.
• Doctorate of Pharmacy (PharmD.)
• 3 years of clinical experience
• Experience leading committees
• Experience with clinical information systems including the design and implementation of information systems in healthcare through the application of pharmacy informatics principles.
• Experience leading complex, interdisciplinary projects that include various health care providers, and information system professionals.
• Experience with key OSF pharmacy applications (Epic and Pyxis)

Responsibilities

• Oversees and facilitates use of current and future clinical information systems to drive medication management transformation across the enterprise
• Promote patient safety
• Support workflow
• Optimize efficiency
• Leads information technology deployment, optimization and support efforts based on the organization's strategic initiatives and key results
• Works through all phases of system development to effectively meet pharmacy and medication management best practice standards and ensure that information systems are consistent with professional standards and evidenced-based practice
• Works in partnership with Information Technology leadership and staff to determine clinical functions that are suitable for computer applications, translate clinician requirements into specifications for clinical information systems, identify and prioritize system enhancements, and designs medication work flow in clinical areas
• Ensures that information systems are consistent with professional, legal, and regulatory standards and adheres to best practice pharmacy informatics principles
• Serves as a key liaison to the clinical user community by providing direction and education on clinical information technology initiatives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed