About this role
Job title: Pharmacist, Clinical Informatics
About the Role The Clinical Informatics Pharmacist II participates in the build, implementation, and maintenance of automation and technology to optimize pharmacy practice, pharmacy systems, and the medication-use process. This role supports pharmacists, physicians, nurses, and other clinicians as the resource for requests related to EMR and pharmacy system changes and additions, and provides EMR-related staff education/training.
What You'll Do
- Participates in medication list and validation management to ensure compliance with Joint Commission, Centers for Medicaid/Medicare Services, and recognized pharmacy practice standards.
- Participates in testing of system implementation and upgrades to assure safe and appropriate use of medications.
- Participates in the process of identifying and facilitating advanced clinical decision support.
- Provides informatics support to pharmacy staff, residents, other clinical staff, and internal audits.
- Creates and modifies reports to support pharmacy related activities.
- Prepares and presents at least one presentation and/or participates in a minimum of one multidisciplinary project per year.
- Participates in training of new informatics pharmacists and other staff who help manage the Epic medication list.
What We're Looking For
- Professional communication with staff, patients, providers, and other institutions.
- Ability to work effectively as a member of a unit team and cross functional teams.
- Working knowledge of and able to use all technology required to perform primary job functions.
- Ability to prioritize and adapt to change; accept additional responsibilities based on the changing needs of the work setting.
- Ability to perform pharmaceutical calculations accurately when necessary.
- Ability to utilize references and/or drug information sources.
- Ability to resolve problems within their scope of practice and escalate patient care and safety issues as appropriate.
- Education: Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an accredited college of Pharmacy.
- Experience: 4 years of hospital pharmacy, retail pharmacy, clinical trial research experience or completion of a PGY2 residency required. Oncology experience preferred.
- 2 years of clinical pharmacy informatics experience required or certification in informatics.
- Licensure/Certification: Licensed to practice pharmacy in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Epic Willow Rx certification required or Epic go-live experience. Willow certification would need to be obtained within the first six months of employment.
Nice to Have
- Oncology experience preferred
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary: $150,800.00 - $159,800.00 per year