Pharmacy Informatics Specialist — Hybrid & Analytics Lead

UC San Diego Health; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

UC San Diego Health seeks a Pharmacy Clinical Informatics Specialist III to lead analytics for the Pharmacy Department across inpatient, infusion, retail, and ambulatory clinics, building reports with Reporting Workbench, Radar, Clarity, Crystal and Tableau to support operations and quality improvement.

The role supports Epic upgrades and go-live efforts, and provides reports for residency research projects, medication use evaluation, and safety initiatives by collecting and trending data.

Qualifications

• Seven years of related healthcare analytics experience, education/training; OR a Bachelor's Degree in related area plus three (3) years of related healthcare analytics experience/training.
• Broad and / or in-depth knowledge of 1-2 areas of focus in clinical informatics specialty areas. Knowledge of controlled terminology, clinical workflows, user interface optimization, clinical decision support, rules development, data integration and mining, clinical ontologies and adoption of technology.
• Thorough knowledge of all relevant clinical informatics software and technology, and the complex concepts, principles, policies, methodologies, and industry standards and practices involved with patient care and electronic medical data management in the UC health care system.
• Detail oriented, with proven ability to effectively manage time, see projects through to completion, organize competing priorities, and effectively address complex, urgent issues as they arise.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate productively, work in a team environment, and to train and support clinical informatics users at all professional and technical levels throughout the medical center.
• Strong problem-resolution skills, with the ability to quickly diagnose problems, and develop, test, and implement appropriate and effective solutions in a timely manner.
• Strong analytical skills and knowledge in documentation and reporting, with the ability to select and run queries, collect and analyze system performance data, and produce substantive reports and analyses.
• Ability to work with senior staff and managers in clinical information technology, health care management, and business analytics, serving as a technical resource and providing advice and counsel on issues of functionality, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, policy, and performance.

Responsibilities

• Triage, design, manage, and meet analytics needs across the UCSD Health system for the Department of Pharmacy.
• Produce/build reports in Reporting workbench, Radar, Clarity, Crystal and Tableau in support of Pharmacy Department inpatient, infusion, retail pharmacy, specialty pharmacy, ambulatory clinics for a variety of operations, financial, and quality improvement reporting needs.
• Support enterprise efforts such as Epic upgrades and other optimization and go-live efforts.
• Support the Pharmacy Department residency programs by providing reports for research and medication use evaluation projects.
• Support the organization's quality and safety initiatives, collecting and trending relevant data.

Skills

Healthcare analytics

Clinical informatics

Data integration and mining

Clinical ontologies

Transact SQL

Tableau

Crystal Reports

MS SQL Server

Project management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in related area

Epic Certifications

3+ years related healthcare analytics experience

Tools

Epic (Cogito, Clarity, Caboodle)

Crystal Reports

Cognos

SAS

MS Office

Job description

UC San Diego Health seeks a Pharmacy Clinical Informatics Specialist III to lead analytics for the Pharmacy Department across inpatient, infusion, retail, and ambulatory clinics, building reports with Reporting Workbench, Radar, Clarity, Crystal and Tableau to support operations and quality improvement.

The role supports Epic upgrades and go-live efforts, and provides reports for residency research projects, medication use evaluation, and safety initiatives by collecting and trending data.