IT Pharmacist, Willow Ambulatory, Remote

At Virtua Health, we exist for one reason – to better serve you. That means being here for you in all the moments that matter, striving each day to connect you to the care you need. Whether that's wellness and prevention, experienced specialists, life-changing care, or something in-between – we are your partner in health devoted to building a healthier community. 
 
If you live or work in South Jersey, exceptional care is all around. Our medical and surgical experts are among the best in the country. We assembled more than 14,000 colleagues, including over 2,850 skilled and compassionate doctors, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners equipped with the latest technologies, treatments, and techniques to provide exceptional care close to home. A Magnet-recognized health system ranked by U.S. News and World Report, we've received multiple awards for quality, safety, and outstanding work environment.

In addition to five hospitals, seven emergency departments, seven urgent care centers, and more than 280 other locations, we're committed to the well-being of the community. That means bringing life-changing resources and health services directly into our communities through our Eat Well food access program, telehealth, home health, rehabilitation, mobile screenings, paramedic programs, and convenient online scheduling. We're also affiliated with Penn Medicine for cancer and neurosciences, and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for pediatrics.

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* Epic certified analysts preferred!

• 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. 

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