Pharmacy Informatics Specialist

UHS•King of Prussia, PA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Corporate Information Services Department is seeking a dynamic and talented Pharmacy Informatics Specialist. The Pharmacy Informatics Specialist provides guidance in identifying, developing, implementing, and maintaining an efficient and effective clinical information system. Supports the organization’s overall clinical initiatives by applying an excellent understanding of clinical processes and supporting information technologies to optimize health information systems. Serves as the liaison between providers, clinicians, IT, and management. As an advisor, helps shape and define current and future clinical information system improvements through daily interaction with individual teams both at corporate and enterprise-wide. Participates in strategic vision and planning. Provides continued customer support inclusive of supporting interactive education to enhance system and application comprehension. Facilitates the organization’s vision and strategy for clinical transformation, and actively engages in managing system and practice changes. Serves as a mentor and role model.

Requirements

Minimum 2 years in healthcare environment experience as a clinician required.
Minimum 5 years experience with clinical information systems.
Minimum 3 years Cerner Millennium experience required.
Capable of working with the organization’s leadership, clinical teams, and IT systems related to all clinicians and processes.
Knowledge of leading projects and directing the efforts of multiple people.
Able to understand clinical workflows and patient-care oriented processes.
Has a good foundation of information technologies in a clinical environment.
Professional demeanor with excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively interact with Executives, Physicians, Vendors, Nurses and all other clinical and IT personnel.
Provides solutions to highly complex technical problems requiring frequent use of creativity and ingenuity and an in-depth analysis and evaluation of multiple factors.
Experience with analyzing clinical systems and identifying continuous improvement opportunities.
Strong statistical skills and interpretive abilities.
Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects.
Project Management Certification and/or experience, process improvement skills related to workflow processes, and training development of educational material.
Ability to provide clinical review for projects to ensure a high level of usability of system functionality is achieved.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Current licensure as RN, NP, PA, Respiratory Therapist, Pharmacist or other related clinical license required.
Ongoing training required to keep jobs skills current.

Nice To Haves

Additional IT or Clinical certifications or credentialing is preferred.

Responsibilities

Plans, reviews and oversees implementation of activities, resources and timelines required to complete systems development projects, systems administration, and reporting.
Provides leadership in development, establishing ownership and maintaining work teams.
Applies broad clinical informatics knowledge (technical and process) with highly comprehensive specialized knowledge to enhance new clinical system features and functions.
Acts as IT Clinical management liaison to other IT departments as well as Corporate and Facility leadership and stakeholders. Oversees standardization of clinical system content.
Identifies novel ways to bridge the gap between clinical departments and Information Services Department. Manages initiatives to promote effective design, development and implementation of clinical information system improvements.
Mentors staff to maintain a high standard of content and consistency while acting as a professional role model.
Mentors/trains other members of the team in performance of their duties to ensure quality performance.
Provides technical support and guidance to other team members as required. May also supervise staff.
Promotes and communicates decisions to other UHS corporate and facility staff.
Identifies educational needs and collaborates to design and implement end user education.
Provides mechanisms for soliciting ongoing feedback from users and responds and follows-up with concerns in a timely manner.
Keeps management well informed of activities, needs, and risks.
Partners with key departments to identify and implement system improvements to enhance workflow and processes.
Delivers expert knowledge of appropriate clinical design strategies to achieve or solve identified organizational needs.
Acts as resource for key decision makers by organizing relevant information and defining alternatives.
Articulates how new technology will impact current processes and procedures for the organization.
Plans, facilitates, and evaluates improvements to operational workflow and processes in collaboration with facility clinical leadership.
Researches, analyzes, and makes recommendations for clinical application improvement.
Assures that system content and available education is linked to strategic initiatives.
Formulates reports, collects and analyzes data to identify trends that improve organizational performance and clinical outcomes.
Develops and makes recommendations to modify policies and procedures impacted by information systems.
Maintains a current knowledge of trends and issues in healthcare, clinical (nursing) practice, healthcare informatics and Joint Commission standards.
Works closely with the clinicians including physicians, departmental leadership, Patient Safety & Quality, Information Services, and Accreditation or Licensure departments to strategically select design, implement and guide the use of technology to ensure optimal care delivery processes.
Participates in strategic and tactical planning for clinical application development, reporting and enhancement with stakeholders.
Analyzes multiple approaches/solutions to issues. Develops a recommended solution and manages the process for implementing the solution.
Complies with legal, hospital, departmental policies and procedures, and position requirements.
Adheres to UHS Project Management standards and Change Control processes.
Provides on call after hours support for urgent issues as required.
Maintains Service Excellence principles.