Clinical Informatics Pharmacist

Location:

Work from home (Pennsylvania)

Shift:

Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Worker Type:

Regular

Exemption Status:

Yes

Job Summary:

Collaborates with both inpatient and outpatient pharmacy IT and Clinical Informatics for the selection, implementation, and evaluation of automated technology and computerization of pharmacy-related patient care activities including decision support. Works with other external departments to coordinate drug delivery and pharmaceutical care.

Job Duties:

• Works in the build, implementation, integration, and maintenance of automation and technology to assure safe and appropriate use of medications.
• Assures appropriate testing of all integrated applications.
• Evaluates and tests system upgrades, new functionality, program implementation changes relative to the changes in pharmacy practice.
• Facilitates problems with pharmacy technology and issues related to decision support and database management.
• Provides pharmacy technology related in-service education for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and external department staff.
• Provides support for workflow analysis and training during implementation of new EMR go lives.
• Is a resource for Revenue Cycle and Revenue Management to troubleshoot charge errors in Siemens or Epic.
• Responsible for updating the Charge Description Master for medications.
• Including descriptions, coding and charges.
• Provides support for the 340b Director for charge and dispense information going to the 340b accumulator from electronic systems.

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

Position Details:

Must-Have Skills:

• Strong understanding of related applications, including Epic
• Critical thinking
• Problem Management

Preferred Skills:

• Communication
• Teamwork
• IT Project planning

Software, Tools, and Applications:

• Epic
• Other pharmacy IT systems (Medication dispensing cabinets, labeling systems, prepackaging systems, other robotics)

Education:

Bachelor's Degree-Pharmacy (Required), Master's Degree-Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Science (Preferred)

Experience:

Minimum of 4 years-Related work experience (Required)

Certification(s) and License(s):

Licensed Pharmacist - Default Issuing Body

Skills:

Teamwork

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.

• KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
• EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
• LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
• INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
• SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family. 

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all.  We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.