Pharmacist Informatics Specialist

Childrens Hospital of The Kings Daughters; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters seeks a Pharmacy Informatics Specialist to lead and manage the pharmacy information system implementations and support end-users across the department. You will coordinate with leadership to ensure successful integration of software, regulations, and hardware in daily hospital operations.

This role requires Virginia pharmacist licensure or eligibility, experience with pharmacy IT projects, and the ability to communicate clearly with clinicians,

Qualifications

• Licensed pharmacist in Virginia or licensure eligible.
• Experience with installing/maintaining Pharmacy Information Systems.
• Ability to communicate clearly with end-users from clerical to admin levels.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to work independently on projects.
• Knowledge of pharmacy regulations, HL7 standards, Windows, LANs and TCP/IP.

Responsibilities

• Leads organization and implementation of pharmacy systems.
• Facilitates computerization of the hospital pharmacy area.
• Provides end-user support to effectively use pharmacy software.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job description

GENERAL SUMMARY

• The Pharmacy Informatics Specialist is responsible for providing software and information system knowledge to the computer end-user within the pharmacy area of the hospital. Reports to department leadership.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Takes a leadership role in the organization and implementation of the pharmacy system(s).
• Facilitates the computerization of the pharmacy area of the Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters.
• Provides support to the end-users who are in need of assistance in order to effectively utilize any computer-related software within the pharmacy area.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

LICENSES AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

• Licensure in the Commonwealth of Virginia as Registered Pharmacist or licensure eligible.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Experience in installing and/or maintenance of a Pharmacy Information system preferred.
• Must be able to exercise sound judgment in prioritizing problems as they impact the end-user and operations.
• Must be organized and work independently throughout the project.
• Must have an excellent comprehension of a hospital and pharmacy environments.
• Must have an understanding of both the medical and technical language used daily.
• Ability to establish and maintain clear and concise verbal and written communications with end-users from clerical to administrative level, as well as other technical personnel and vendors.
• Maintains a high level of knowledge for current and future applications, technology and hardware development, such as, but not limited to, pharmacy regulations (Federal and State level), HL7 standards, Windows, local area networks, gateways, and protocols such as TCP-IP.
• Ability to monitor, evaluate and compare progress against plans to take corrective actions as necessary to ensure the successful implementation of systems.
• Possesses technical and application knowledge of the pharmacy systems being used within the pharmacy area.
• Knowledgeable of those systems that are interfaced to the pharmacy system(s).
• Must possess a strong dedication to quality end-user services and sensitivity to end-user needs.
• Must demonstrate initiative and assertiveness with the ability to plan and organize work in an efficient manner and the ability to work well under stress and time pressures.
• Must keep up-to-date with evolving technology in the area of software, hardware, and networks.
• Must keep up-to-date with evolving regulatory requirements, as it applies to the information systems and pharmacy area.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Normal office environment with little exposure to excessive noise, dust, temperature and the like.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

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