Clinical Informatics Pharmacist

Geisinger; Pennsylvania; Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Geisinger is seeking a Pharmacy Informatics professional to lead automation and technology initiatives to ensure safe medication use. The role involves testing, implementing, and maintaining clinical systems and providing education to staff.

Responsibilities include evaluating system upgrades, supporting EMR go-lives, and collaborating with Revenue Cycle teams to resolve charge discrepancies in Siemens or Epic.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy is required
• Minimum of 4 years of related work experience is required
• Licensed Pharmacist is required as default issuing body

Responsibilities

• Build, implement, integrate, and maintain automation and technology for safe and appropriate use of medications
• Test and assure functionality of integrated applications
• Evaluate and test system upgrades and program changes relative to pharmacy practice
• Provide pharmacy technology in-service education to pharmacists and technicians
• Support workflow analysis and training during EMR go-lives
• Troubleshoot revenue cycle/charge errors in Siemens or Epic
• Update Charge Description Master for medications including descriptions, coding, and charges

Skills

Teamwork

Pharmacy technology

Education

Bachelor's Degree-Pharmacy (Required)

Master's Degree-Computer Science or Information Science (Preferred)

Tools

Siemens

Epic

Job description

Location: Work from home (Pennsylvania) Shift: Days (United States of America) Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Worker Type: Regular Exemption Status: Yes

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.

Position Details

• Bachelor's Degree-Pharmacy (Required), Master's Degree-Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Science (Preferred)
• Minimum of 4 years-Related work experience (Required)
• Licensed Pharmacist - Default Issuing BodyDefault Issuing Body
• 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.

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and benefits for domestic partners.

Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Geisinger is committed to making better health easier for the more than 1 million people it serves.

Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes nine hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.

With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,600 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually.

For more information, visit www.geisinger.org, or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

* Does not qualify for J-1 waiver.

Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.