Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Informatics

Johns Hopkins Healthcare; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 85,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation Assistance

Tuition Reimbursement

Dependent Child Tuition

Affordable Benefits Package

Job summary

Johns Hopkins Health System is seeking a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Informatics to join the Pharmacy Informatics team. The role focuses on optimizing decision support within the EHR and coordinating between pharmacy staff and Health IT project teams.

The position supports adult and pediatric non-oncology patients, includes education responsibilities for students and residents, and requires active pharmacist licensure with potential for board certification within two years.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited College of Pharmacy resulting in Pharm. D. degree, or B.S. in Pharmacy
• 5+ years of experience in clinical informatics or pharmacy
• Requires current licensure as a pharmacist in any Johns Hopkins approved state.
• Board Certification through the Board of Pharmacy Specialties or a certification deemed appropriate within 2 years of start date
• BLS certification within 1 year of hire

Responsibilities

• Optimize clinical decision support for medication ordering, verification, and administration within the EHR across adult and pediatric populations
• Serve as a liaison between pharmacy staff and Health IT project teams to ensure workflows are configured optimally in the EHR
• Maintain and enhance medication infrastructure and educate staff in navigating EHR workflows
• Provide education to students, residents, pharmacists, and other health care practitioners; serve as preceptor for ASHP-accredited PGY-1 and PGY-2 programs

Skills

Clinical informatics experience

Pharmacy practice

Communication

Education

PharmD or B.S. in Pharmacy

Tools

Epic reporting tools

Job description

The Johns Hopkins Hospital, a 1,215 bed academic medical center, and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine are the major components of the Johns Hopkins Health System, a vertically integrated, multi-institutional system for medical services delivery. It was one of the first non-profit, academically based healthcare systems of its kind in the country. Located in the city of Baltimore, Maryland, The Johns Hopkins Hospital is consistently ranked at the top of "America's Best Hospitals" by U.S. News and World Report.

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The Department of Pharmacy's mission is to provide high quality pharmaceutical care to our patients in an atmosphere of educational growth, shared respect and communication. We are currently seeking a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Informatics to join our Pharmacy Informatics team.

The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Informatics will work with a multidisciplinary team to optimize clinical decision support for medication ordering, verification, and administration within the EHR. This position will support both adult and pediatric non-oncology patient populations. The specialist will serve as a liaison between pharmacy staff and Health IT project teams to ensure that medication-related workflows are configured optimally within the EHR. The role will have shared responsibility for maintaining and enhancing medication infrastructure as well as educating and supporting pharmacy staff in navigating workflows within the EHR.

This role will be expected to work with various Epic reporting tools. Additionally, the specialist will also provide education to students, residents, pharmacists, and other health care practitioners. They will also serve as a preceptor for pharmacy students and pharmacy residents of ASHP-accredited PGY-1 pharmacy practice and PGY-2 specialty practice programs, including the PGY1&2 Pharmacy Informatics residency.

What Awaits You?

• Relocation Assistance - Receive monetary assistance if greater than 50 miles away
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Dependent Child Tuition - Payment for up to 50% of child's tuition and eligible mandatory academic fees at an accredited, degree-granting institution
• Affordable and Comprehensive Benefits Package

Requirements:

• Graduation from an accredited College of Pharmacy resulting in Pharm. D. degree, or B.S. in Pharmacy
• 5+ years of experience in clinical informatics or pharmacy (Required)
• Requires current licensure as a pharmacist in any Johns Hopkins approved state.
• Board Certification through the Board of Pharmacy Specialties or a certification deemed appropriate for the practitioner's practice setting by Supervisor is required within 2 years of start date
• BLS certification within 1 year of hire is required

Contact Information:

Emily Pherson, PharmD, BCPS

Director, Informatics and Medication Use Systems

Johns Hopkins Health System

Department of Pharmacy 600 North Wolfe Street, Carnegie 180

Baltimore, MD 21287

P 443-287-6896 | [e-mail]

Salary Range:

Minimum 61.78/hour - Maximum 101.96/hour. Compensation will be commensurate with equity and experience for roles of similar scope and responsibility. In cases where the range is displayed as a $0 amount, salary discussions will occur during candidate screening calls, before any subsequent compensation discussion is held between the candidate and any hiring authority.

The Hospital reserves the right to modify employee schedules as needed.

We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, where we embrace and celebrate our differences, where all employees feel valued, contribute to our mission of serving the community, and engage in equitable healthcare delivery and workforce practices.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are drug-free workplace employers.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.