Pharmacy Informatics Specialist: Epic Willow

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Do you envision finding a meaningful role with an inclusive and compassionate team? At Children’s Mercy, we believe in making a difference in the lives of all children and shining a light of hope to the patients and families we serve. Our employees make the difference, which is why we have been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top pediatric hospital, for eleven consecutive years.

Children’s Mercy is in the heart of Kansas City – a metro abounding in cultural experiences, vibrant communities and thriving businesses. This is where our patients and families live, work and play. This is a community that has embraced our hospital and we strive to say thanks by giving back. As a leader in children’s health, we engage in meaningful programs and partnerships throughout the region so that we can improve the lives of children beyond the walls of our hospital.

Overview

Pharmacy Informatics Specialist integrates pharmacy practice, computer science and information science to manage and communicate the data systems in Clinical practice and to aid in pharmacy operations. The Specialist manages multiple clinical software systems with a high degree of complexity and interoperability. Effectively leads multidisciplinary teams that include physicians, clinical personnel, peers, and administrative staff to facilitate process improvements associated with evidence-based standards of care. The Specialist manages the design, coding, build, testing, documentation, implementation and maintenance of clinical systems. Understands the capabilities of current systems to facilitate clinical process redesign and continued improvement to reduce redundancy and standardize clinical practice and documentation. As the liaison with the user departments, the Specialist coordinates custom programming, change management, and system optimization to attain high quality patient outcomes. The Specialist maintains up-to-date knowledge of trends and advances in Pharmacy and in health care informatics, as well as new developments in hardware and software technology. Provides guidance and training to less experienced analysts and specialists. The Specialist is expected to focus the full potential of their pharmacy knowledge and experience in the assessment and improvements of electronic medication processes that are safe, effective and appropriate.

At Children’s Mercy, we are committed to ensuring that everyone feels welcomed within our walls. A successful candidate for this position will join us as we strive to create a workplace that reflects the community we serve, as well as our core values of kindness, curiosity, inclusion, team and integrity.

Additionally, it’s important to us that we remain transparent with all potential job candidates. Because we value the safety of the patients and families we serve, as well as the Children’s Mercy staff, we want to let you know that the seasonal influenza vaccine is a condition of employment for all employees in our organization. New employees must be willing to be vaccinated if found non-immune to measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) and chicken pox (varicella) and/or without evidence of tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination since 2005. If you are selected for this position, you will be asked to supply your immunization records as proof of vaccination. If you and have any concerns about receiving these vaccines, medical and/or religious exemptions can be further discussed with Human Resources.

Responsibilities

• Designs, builds, implements, upgrades, manages and maintains multiple clinical software systems with a high degree of complexity and interoperability Help develop and maintain tools that contribute to the quality of pharmacy clinical services and operations aligning with established pharmacy policies, procedures and protocols.
• Liaison between Information Systems and pharmacy department.
• Leads change management and system optimization to facilitate process improvement.
• Participates in organizational and departmental quality improvement projects and medication use evaluation activities and facilitates effective communication relative to the initiatives. Maintains competence required for current job title/position. Completes goals as set by self and supervisor for evaluation period.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree PharmD or RPh Degree in pharmacy from an accredited school and 5-7 years experience As a practicing pharmacist. Preferred Pediatric Healthcare . Preferred Informatics pharmacist experience.
• Licensed Pharmacist - MO
• Employees must obtain Licensed Pharmacist - MO or equivalent within 90 days
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