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Clinical Pharmacist Informatics Analyst
**Job Description:**
The Clinical & Health Informaticist - Pharmacist challenges the status quo of the healthcare experience through the Science of Informatics. This is an exciting field where experts innovate, design, simplify and translate technology to equitably support the Intermountain Health mission and vision. This position creates and maintains the clinical content for pharmacy information systems. This Caregiver specializes in the medication use process, from ordering to administration, and is responsible for effective process design, development, and implementation of the electronic medical record (EMR) and clinical decision support. This position will build and maintain the pharmacy information systems, support formulary management strategies and tactics, and participate in other system-wide initiatives aimed at improving medication use. The Informaticist- Pharmacist role functions as a liaison with business and clinical users and the software development/application teams. Caregivers in this role are also responsible for participating in the implementation, training, adoption, and process improvement of Health Information Technology (HIT).
**Please note that a video interview through Microsoft Teams will be required as well as potential onsite interviews and meetings.**
We are committed to offering flexible work options where approved and stated in the job posting. However, we are currently **not considering** candidates who reside or plan to reside in the following states: **California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington.**
**Essential Functions**
+ Develops and maintains clinical content (primarily content applicable to medications) for the inpatient and ambulatory electronic medical record, automated dispensing systems, and other pertinent systems (e.g., computerized provider order entry/barcode medication administration system) including clinical checks/rules, dose-checking templates, order sets, parenteral items, drug information, formulary restrictions to minimize medication misadventures, maintain formulary integrity, and improve patient outcomes.
+ Serves as a thought leader for maximizing technology design to achieve the best clinical outcomes.
+ Leads the organizational design, implementation and evaluation of medication specific decision support.
+ Serves as a content expert on literature related to the use of the electronic medical record and clinical decision support (primarily content applicable to medications) to meet organizational quality and patient safety goals.
+ Partners with clinicians to identify and facilitate advanced pharmacy systems design and decision support implementation within the electronic medical record to meet clinical goals.
+ Evaluates systems for refinements pertinent to improving medication safety, optimizing medication use, and enhancing system performance.
+ Serves as a system expert for identified problems related to pharmacy information management systems.
+ Interact with business and clinical caregivers to build productive relationships
+ Work flexible hours to meet project requirements
+ Provide customer experience and service utilizing verbal and written communication skills
+ Prioritize and organize work with attention to detail and limited supervision
+ Use word processing, spreadsheet, database, internet and e-mail, virtual meeting applications, and scheduling applications
+ Demonstrated understanding of how clinical systems are utilized to provide patient care by a variety of caregivers and specialties
+ Use informatics fundamental skills to positively impact people, process, and tools
+ Use basic project management skills to contribute to technology project deliverables
+ Round in facilities across the system to observe workflows, meet with key stakeholders, assist with implementations, and other targeted functions.
**Skills**
+ Pharmacy Informatics
+ Pharmacy
+ Clinical Pharmacy Workflows
+ Information Systems
+ Information Technology (IT)
+ Process Improvements
+ Clinical Systems
+ Clinical Information Systems
+ Business Information Systems
**Minimum Qualifications**
+ PharmD or Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from an accredited college of pharmacy (degree will be verified).
+ License to practice pharmacy and dispense controlled substances in a state that Intermountain Health conducts business.
+ Completion of an ASHP-accredited pharmacy practice residency or three years of clinical pharmacy practice experience.
+ Understanding of fundamentals of relational database systems.
+ Training in human factors.
+ Previous experience with medication policy, medication safety, and formulary management.
+ Previous experience in an integrated healthcare delivery system.
+ Proven experience engaging providers, nurses, and other clinicians in learning through presentation and communication skills
+ Experience in a role requiring excellent communication (written and verbal), planning, prioritization, and execution skills with a strong service orientation.
+ Experience in a role requiring the demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
+ Experience in a role requiring skills related to balancing clinical, regulatory and financial goals and outcomes and collaborating with all levels within an organization.
+ Working knowledge of pharmacy workflows in a healthcare system
+ Experience applying informatics fundamentals (People, Process, Technology) to impact quality and safety.
+ Experience participating and leading deliverables of Informatics projects
+ Experience working with Cerner, Epic, or other EHR vendors
+ Experience or training in the use of Continuous Improvement
+ Able to provide business hours, after-hours and weekend support regarding system development.
+ Experience using word processing, spreadsheet, database, internet and e-mail and scheduling applications.
**Preferred Qualifications**
+ Epic Willow Inpatient certification or experience with the Epic EHR.
+ Experience in pediatric pharmacy.
+ Advanced degree as a PharmD, Masters of Business Administration, or Masters of Health Administration.
+ Board certification by the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties.
+ Completion of an ASHP-accredited Pharmacy Informatics Residency Program.
+ Analytical and problem-solving abilities.
**Physical Requirements**
+ Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.
+ Frequent interactions with customers require employee to communicate as well as understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.
+ Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer, phone, and cable set-up and use.
+ Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transport, pull, and push equipment. Will also work on hands and knees and bend to set-up, troubleshoot, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.
+ For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.
**Location:**
Lake Park Building
**Work City:**
West Valley City
**Work State:**
Utah
**Scheduled Weekly Hours:**
40
The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
$61.36 - $90.18
We care about your well-being - mind, body, and spirit - which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.
Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here (https://intermountainhealthcare.org/careers/benefits) .
Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
At Intermountain Health, we use the artificial intelligence ("AI") platform, HiredScore to improve your job application experience. HiredScore helps match your skills and experiences to the best jobs for you. While HiredScore assists in reviewing applications, all final decisions are made by Intermountain personnel to ensure fairness. We protect your privacy and follow strict data protection rules. Your information is safe and used only for recruitment. Thank you for considering a career with us and experiencing our AI-enhanced recruitment process.
All positions subject to close without notice.
The Clinical & Health Informaticist - Pharmacist challenges the status quo of the healthcare experience through the Science of Informatics. This is an exciting field where experts innovate, design, simplify and translate technology to equitably support the Intermountain Health mission and vision. This position creates and maintains the clinical content for pharmacy information systems. This Caregiver specializes in the medication use process, from ordering to administration, and is responsible for effective process design, development, and implementation of the electronic medical record (EMR) and clinical decision support. This position will build and maintain the pharmacy information systems, support formulary management strategies and tactics, and participate in other system-wide initiatives aimed at improving medication use. The Informaticist- Pharmacist role functions as a liaison with business and clinical users and the software development/application teams. Caregivers in this role are also responsible for participating in the implementation, training, adoption, and process improvement of Health Information Technology (HIT).
**Please note that a video interview through Microsoft Teams will be required as well as potential onsite interviews and meetings.**
We are committed to offering flexible work options where approved and stated in the job posting. However, we are currently **not considering** candidates who reside or plan to reside in the following states: **California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington.**
**Essential Functions**
+ Develops and maintains clinical content (primarily content applicable to medications) for the inpatient and ambulatory electronic medical record, automated dispensing systems, and other pertinent systems (e.g., computerized provider order entry/barcode medication administration system) including clinical checks/rules, dose-checking templates, order sets, parenteral items, drug information, formulary restrictions to minimize medication misadventures, maintain formulary integrity, and improve patient outcomes.
+ Serves as a thought leader for maximizing technology design to achieve the best clinical outcomes.
+ Leads the organizational design, implementation and evaluation of medication specific decision support.
+ Serves as a content expert on literature related to the use of the electronic medical record and clinical decision support (primarily content applicable to medications) to meet organizational quality and patient safety goals.
+ Partners with clinicians to identify and facilitate advanced pharmacy systems design and decision support implementation within the electronic medical record to meet clinical goals.
+ Evaluates systems for refinements pertinent to improving medication safety, optimizing medication use, and enhancing system performance.
+ Serves as a system expert for identified problems related to pharmacy information management systems.
+ Interact with business and clinical caregivers to build productive relationships
+ Work flexible hours to meet project requirements
+ Provide customer experience and service utilizing verbal and written communication skills
+ Prioritize and organize work with attention to detail and limited supervision
+ Use word processing, spreadsheet, database, internet and e-mail, virtual meeting applications, and scheduling applications
+ Demonstrated understanding of how clinical systems are utilized to provide patient care by a variety of caregivers and specialties
+ Use informatics fundamental skills to positively impact people, process, and tools
+ Use basic project management skills to contribute to technology project deliverables
+ Round in facilities across the system to observe workflows, meet with key stakeholders, assist with implementations, and other targeted functions.
**Skills**
+ Pharmacy Informatics
+ Pharmacy
+ Clinical Pharmacy Workflows
+ Information Systems
+ Information Technology (IT)
+ Process Improvements
+ Clinical Systems
+ Clinical Information Systems
+ Business Information Systems
**Minimum Qualifications**
+ PharmD or Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from an accredited college of pharmacy (degree will be verified).
+ License to practice pharmacy and dispense controlled substances in a state that Intermountain Health conducts business.
+ Completion of an ASHP-accredited pharmacy practice residency or three years of clinical pharmacy practice experience.
+ Understanding of fundamentals of relational database systems.
+ Training in human factors.
+ Previous experience with medication policy, medication safety, and formulary management.
+ Previous experience in an integrated healthcare delivery system.
+ Proven experience engaging providers, nurses, and other clinicians in learning through presentation and communication skills
+ Experience in a role requiring excellent communication (written and verbal), planning, prioritization, and execution skills with a strong service orientation.
+ Experience in a role requiring the demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
+ Experience in a role requiring skills related to balancing clinical, regulatory and financial goals and outcomes and collaborating with all levels within an organization.
+ Working knowledge of pharmacy workflows in a healthcare system
+ Experience applying informatics fundamentals (People, Process, Technology) to impact quality and safety.
+ Experience participating and leading deliverables of Informatics projects
+ Experience working with Cerner, Epic, or other EHR vendors
+ Experience or training in the use of Continuous Improvement
+ Able to provide business hours, after-hours and weekend support regarding system development.
+ Experience using word processing, spreadsheet, database, internet and e-mail and scheduling applications.
**Preferred Qualifications**
+ Epic Willow Inpatient certification or experience with the Epic EHR.
+ Experience in pediatric pharmacy.
+ Advanced degree as a PharmD, Masters of Business Administration, or Masters of Health Administration.
+ Board certification by the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties.
+ Completion of an ASHP-accredited Pharmacy Informatics Residency Program.
+ Analytical and problem-solving abilities.
**Physical Requirements**
+ Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.
+ Frequent interactions with customers require employee to communicate as well as understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.
+ Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer, phone, and cable set-up and use.
+ Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transport, pull, and push equipment. Will also work on hands and knees and bend to set-up, troubleshoot, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.
+ For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.
**Location:**
Lake Park Building
**Work City:**
West Valley City
**Work State:**
Utah
**Scheduled Weekly Hours:**
40
The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
$61.36 - $90.18
We care about your well-being - mind, body, and spirit - which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.
Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here (https://intermountainhealthcare.org/careers/benefits) .
Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
At Intermountain Health, we use the artificial intelligence ("AI") platform, HiredScore to improve your job application experience. HiredScore helps match your skills and experiences to the best jobs for you. While HiredScore assists in reviewing applications, all final decisions are made by Intermountain personnel to ensure fairness. We protect your privacy and follow strict data protection rules. Your information is safe and used only for recruitment. Thank you for considering a career with us and experiencing our AI-enhanced recruitment process.
All positions subject to close without notice.
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