IT Pharmacist, Willow Ambulatory, Remote

Virtua Health; Marlton (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Virtua Health seeks an IT Pharmacist to maintain clinical application systems supporting pharmacy, Nursing, and operations. The role partners with Clinical Informatics to liaise with Pharmacy leadership and staff on system design, maintenance and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities include daily IS operation for medication workflows, system upgrades, and ensuring system integrity. On-call support is provided 24x7 to sustain uninterrupted pharmacy services.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in a hospital pharmacy role.
• Familiar with pharmacy workflow and hospital operations.
• Knowledgeable in information systems terminology and desktop solutions.

Responsibilities

• Maintain daily routine of Information System related to Patient Medication Workflow.
• Coordinate and monitor implementation and utilization of systems.
• Provide 24x7 on-call support for Pharmacy and Patient Medication Workflow Systems.
• Serve as IS liaison to customers and Virtua Pharmacy operations.

Job description

• Active Epic Willow Ambulatory and/or Epic Willow Inpatient Certification or a clinical Pharmacy background required.

Schedule:

Monday - Friday, 8:30am-5:00pm

Summary:

The IT Pharmacist maintains clinical application systems for pharmaceutical support services provided by pharmacy staff, Nursing and other operational staff as needed. Responsible for evaluation, design, implementation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of computerized pharmacy information. This position will also work with the Clinical Informatics team to serve as liaison to Virtua's Clinical Pharmacy leadership and staff.

Position Responsibilities:

Responsible for daily routine maintenance of any Information System related to Patient Medication Workflow and the Virtua Pharmacy Department.

Assist in coordinating and monitoring the implementation and utilization of the systems to ensure the systems work efficiently and according to design.

Supports and troubleshoots all computer related needs at the request of management.

Coordinates design, build and implementation of routine data base modification.

Assists in performance of necessary system upgrades.

Collaborates with Information Services and Change Management to maintain system integrity.

Supports emerging technology and periodically reevaluates to incorporate new technology with existing system.

Identifies, supports, uses technologies and methods to maximize performance within IS (Support) and Virtua Pharmacy (Operations) that will enhance the value provided by IS to support the overall Virtua initiatives and workflow process.

Serves as the IS Liaison to the customer base.

Demonstrates leadership and ability to coordinate pharmacy operations, support staff, Clinical Informatics and facilitate appropriate pharmacy system functioning.

Provide 24x7 On-Call support for all Pharmacy and Patient Medication Workflow Related Systems.

Position Qualifications Required / Experience Required:

3+ years of experience in a hospital pharmacy role. Must possess practical experience and formal training in a Pharmacy discipline such that they are comfortable with highly specialized drug naming conventions, pharmacy workflow, terminology, and operations of a hospital-based pharmacy. Needs to be knowledgeable in various aspects of information systems terminology, information systems processing, and desktop solutions. The IT Pharmacist needs to be able to set priorities and work independently.

Required Education:

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy degree.