Key Facts

Remote From:

Indiana (USA) , Kentucky (USA) , Oregon (USA)

Full time

Mid-level (2-5 years)

English

Hard Skills

Other Skills

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Training And Development
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Communication
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Leadership
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Teamwork
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Analytical Thinking
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Detail Oriented
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Problem Solving

Roles & Responsibilities

Graduate of an accredited College of Pharmacy
Licensed by the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy and Indiana Board of Pharmacy or eligible to obtain licensure within 12 months of hire (Kentucky license must specify preceptor)
At least 2 years of hospital pharmacy experience (or similar)
Completion of ASHP-accredited PGY-2 residency in Pharmacy Informatics (or equivalent experience) (preferred)

Requirements:

Collaborate with the Manager of Pharmacy Automation and BH leaders to implement, integrate, and maintain evidence-based and regulatory standards of clinical/operational pharmacy services
Provide onsite professional consultative oversight for maintenance, upgrading, evaluation, and implementation of pharmacy computer software systems and automation
Manage and lead informatics and technology/automation enhancement initiatives; coordinate and manage implications of automation and technology in the medication-use process; ensure integration, standardization, and maintenance of pharmacy technology/automation systems
Analyze systems and operations involved with medication storage, preparation, and distribution to ensure cost-effective and optimal delivery of medication therapy

Baptist Health System KY & IN

About Baptist Health System KY & IN

Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of nine hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 400 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky in a joint venture with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana. Baptist Health employs more than 23,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has nearly 1,500 providers, including more than 750 physicians and more than 740 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians. Learn more at BaptistHealth.com.

Company type: XLarge

Founded: 2018

Company size: 10001

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Job description

Summary

The Informatics Pharmacist Specialist uses knowledge of information technology (IT), automation systems and medication-use process to improve patient care by supporting technologies that lead to safer, more cost-effective medication use. This role includes automation and technology systems management, management of projects, and training and education. The Informatics Pharmacist Specialist supports pharmacists, physicians, nurses, and other healthcare team members as the resource for requests related to pharmacy system changes. The position requires thorough knowledge of pharmacy practice, pharmacy automation, clinical information systems, and pharmacy computer systems.

Job Description:

Baptist Health is looking for a Pharmacy Informatics Specialist to join our Central Pharmacy in LaGrange, KY! Remote opportunity for candidates residing in KY or IN.

The Informatics Pharmacist Specialist uses knowledge of information technology (IT) systems and medication-use process to improve patient care by supporting technologies that lead to safer, more cost-effective medication use.

This role includes automation and technology systems management, management of projects, and training and education. The Informatics Pharmacist Specialist supports multiple stakeholders as the resource for requests related to pharmacy system changes. The position requires thorough knowledge of pharmacy practice, pharmacy automation, clinical information systems, and pharmacy computer systems.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

Works with Manger of Pharmacy Automation and other BH leaders to implement, integrate, and maintain evidence-based and regulatory standards of clinical/operational pharmacy services.
Provides onsite professional consultative oversight to the maintenance, upgrading, evaluation, and implementation of pharmacy computer software systems and automation.
Supports pharmacy information software applications and pharmacy automation.
Manages and leads the pharmacy’s informatics and technology/automation enhancement initiatives:
Coordinates and manages the implications of automation and technology associated with the medication use process.
Ensures integration, standardization and maintenance of pharmacy technology/automation systems.
Analyzes systems and operations involved with medication storage, preparation, and distribution to ensure cost-effective and optimal delivery of medication therapy.

Minimum & Preferred Requirements:

Graduate of an accredited College of Pharmacy
Kentucky Board of Pharmacy and Indiana Board of Pharmacy license or willing and eligible to achieve within 12 months of hire.
Kentucky license must specify that they are a preceptor.
At least 2 years hospital pharmacy experience (or similar experience) required.
Pharmacy automation experience preferred.
Completion of an ASHP-accredited PGY-2 residency in Pharmacy Informatics (or similar experience) preferred.
Proficiency with Omnicell/Parata, EPIC, and other pharmacy related technologies preferred.

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