Informatics Pharmacist - Willow Ambulatory Remote

Position Title

Informatics Pharmacist- Willow Ambulatory Remote

Southlake Campus

Position Summary / Career Interest:

The Information Technology Pharmacist provides comprehensive pharmaceutical care for patients through the automation, maintenance and development of information technology and automation. This is achieved by serving as the primary professional staff member in the Department of Pharmacy responsible for the clinical and operational dimensions of technology to enhance use of medication information and safety in the patient care process. The Information Technology Pharmacist must demonstrate excellent interdisciplinary communication and exhibit strong educational and precepting abilities.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Act as primary liaison between the Department of Pharmacy and other health care professionals with respect to pharmacy information technology and automation issues.
• Works effectively with an inter-disciplinary team to evaluate, plan, design, develop, test, implement, maintain and support projects and initiatives of the department and the hospital.
• Actively participates and shares ideas in team, project and status meetings.
• Analyzes current and future needs through interviews and gathering data regarding regulatory requirements, operational procedures and hospital/departmental policies.
• Evaluates and provides recommendations on a broad range of hardware and software products for applicability, compatibility, safety, efficiency, and long-range integration with other systems.
• Demonstrates the ability to lead a project team.
• Assigns tasks, deadlines and responsibilities.
• Establishes clear accountability to accomplish departmental priorities. Heavily involved in day to day project tasks.
• Reports project status and issues to supervisor regularly.
• Responsible for meeting and exceeding customer expectations, delivering project expectations, and doing so within project timelines.
• If applicable, participation in the quality management program is expected with the goal of improving services by monitoring processes, analyzing data, implementing interventions to improve and evaluating the effectiveness of those interventions.
• Responsibilities may include working to establish and maintain long and short term goals for the Quality Management Program; monitoring and documenting Quality Improvement Projects (QIPs) for progress in meeting QI goals; and providing guidance and education to staff on Quality Management priorities and projects.
• If applicable, as part of the program, the staff will uphold the quality of the Patient Management Program to include the development and reassessment of the program.
• Maintains current industry knowledge and trends, attending educational events, acquiring certification, and participating in committee work as appropriate.
• Supports ongoing development, maintenance and support of hospital electronic health record system, including data reporting, performance improvement, identifying and resolving computer- and software-related problems, monitoring reports of problems, coordinating downtime and participating in quality improvement activities.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

• Pharmacy Doctorate OR
• Bachelors Degree in Pharmacy

Preferred Education and Experience

• Completion of an accredited pharmacy residency
• 5 or more years experience in clinical pharmacy or 2 years hospital pharmacy experience AND
• 1 or more years experience in a position similar to Information Technology Pharmacist

Required Licensure and Certification

• Licensed Pharmacist- State Board of Pharmacy within 120 Days

Preferred Licensure and Certification

• Willow Ambulatory Certification- Epic Systems Corporation
• EPIC Willow Proficiency - within 120 Days

Time Type:

Job Requisition ID:

R-41949

Important information for you to know as you apply:

• The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status. See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

• The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link asktalentacquisition@kumc.edu.

• Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.

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