Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Informatics

The Informatics Pharmacist designs, implements, trains, and maintains complex technologies to facilitate and automate the medication use process. Technologies leveraged in the automation process include the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) including clinical decision support systems, robotics, intelligent infusion devices, automated dispensing cabinets, tele-pharmacy and remote order review systems, and barcode medication administration (BCMA) systems. The Informatics Pharmacist must use his/her knowledge of information systems and the medication-use process to improve patient care by ensuring that new technologies lead to safer and more effective medication use.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Maintains drug library information in assigned automated systems, including price updates, conversion factors, Medicare and Medicaid programming. 
2. Assists with multiple large scale implementations of assigned pharmacy systems, collaborates with pharmacy clinical informatics team, clinical team, operational staff, and assist project leaders to develop, track, and execute procedures for application implementations and software upgrade projects.
3. Works in the Epic build, implementation, integration, and maintenance of automation and technology to ensure safe and appropriate use of medications and participates in end to end testing of integrated systems. Assists Epic Beacon/Epic Willow teams, as requested, to maintain, test, and update modules and functionality related to the pharmacy module (eMAR, CPOE, etc.) and other modules that interact with medication ordering, dispensing and/or administration.
4. Participates in development, monitoring, and evaluation of decision support for continuous improvement, particularly for medications. Responsible for building workbench reports, analyzing drug utilization, formulary compliance and other reports as needed.  
5. Reviews protocols, orders, and policies as requested. Reviews, evaluates, and discusses the results of investigations of pharmacy informatics/practice‐related issues.
6. Participates in quality projects and on assigned committees to provide expertise on using the clinical information system to achieve goals.
7. Promotes effective communication concerning medication use applications. Assumes responsibility for the timely dissemination of information as related to pharmacy automation and technology. Participates as a member of interdepartmental committees, when requested, and imparts knowledge related to pharmacy automation and technology.
8. Ensures pharmacy systems are compliant with and support regulatory guidelines.
9. In conjunction with the pharmacy leadership team, provides assistance to the institution's committees and clinical leaders to ensure that medication‐related systems support interoperability and transportability of clinical information while maintaining patient safety and confidentiality.
10. Maintains all skills required to provide Inpatient Pharmacist staffing component including, but not limited to, medication order verification, supervising and checking Pharmacy Technician work, managing Pharmacist-driven medication protocols, providing medication information to Nurses and Providers, and etc.     Occasionally provides staffing coverage in order to help maintain these required skills.

The minimum level of education and experience for this position includes:

• Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree from an accredited College of Pharmacy required.
• Completion of PGY-1 residency or 2 years of demonstrated clinical experience required EPIC EMR experience required.

• Current Maryland State Pharmacy License.
• Epic Willow Certification preferred.

There is a reasonable expectation that employees in this position will be exposed to blood-borne pathogens.

Physical Demands - The physical demands and work environment that have been described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

The above job description is an overview of the functions and requirements for this position.  This document is not intended to be an exhaustive list encompassing every duty and requirement of this position; your supervisor may assign other duties as deemed necessary.