Sr. Specialist-Pharmacy Informaticist - Sharp System Pharmacy Services - Variable Shift - Full Time

About this role

Hours :

Shift Start Time: 8 AM Shift End Time: 4:30 AM

AWS Hours Requirement: 8/40 - 8 Hour Shift

Additional Shift Information:

Weekend Requirements: As Needed

On-Call Required: No

Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum): $83.970 - $108.360 - $121.360   The stated pay scale reflects the range that Sharp reasonably expects to pay for this position.  The actual pay rate and pay grade for this position will be dependent on a variety of factors, including an applicant’s years of experience, unique skills and abilities, education, alignment with similar internal candidates, marketplace factors, other requirements for the position, and employer business practices.  

What You Will Do Acts as practice liaison / communication link between Pharmacy Information System, SHC Management, software / hardware vendors and technical staff.

Required Qualifications • 3 Years Experience in a hospital environment • California Pharmacist License - CA State Board of Pharmacy -REQUIRED

Essential Functions

• Communication Provides input to Pharmacy and I.S. Management status reports. When appropriate, presents related pharmacy information systems issues and improvement measures to appropriate organizational committees. Networks with colleagues at external institutions to maintain awareness of best practices, system experience and implementation of the latest technologies. Uses appropriate language to communicate technical issues to non-technical users/clients. Participates in advisory groups, multi-site design or multidisciplinary teams, focus groups, task forces, or other designated activities that will further the development of optimal pharmacy information systems and the practice of pharmacy. • Leadership Leads by example. Self motivated. Self starter. Encourages colleagues to strive for more; to desire and accept roles of greater responsibility for patient care and aid in succession planning. Provides timely, constructive, and relevant feedback to co-workers. Acknowledges and respects the contributions of others, praising as appropriate. Creates and fosters a positive work environment to support organization activities, while striving continually to find emerging opportunities for organizational, departmental, professional, and personal growth. Assures that all tasks are completed by mutually arrived at deadlines. Informs customers in advance of external conditions that may delay completion of deliverables. Delegates tasks to those with most relevant skills and interest. Provides tools and guidance needed for others to succeed in achieving required outcomes while allowing individuality and creativity in the process of doing so. • Professional development Continually assesses new improved technology that may assist pharmacy staff in providing quality clinical and distributive care. Provides consultative planning and assists implementation of new services/programs related to information services. Assists in the coordination of the selection, development, implementation, outcomes analysis, reporting, and maintenance of pharmacy information system technologies. Demonstrates competency in efficiently and quickly identifying valuable resources (information, people, etc.), practice precedents/models, both internal and external to SHC. Maintains thorough knowledge of the impact of automated Pharmacy/IS methodologies on the legal, ethical, managerial, and organizational principles and standards for acute general hospital and health systems in California. Assists in ensuring that the organization meets all JCAHO, DHS, and CMA expectations in regards to pharmacy information systems. • Project management Assists Pharmacy and Information Systems Management in determining the needs of Pharmacy and its customers. Obtains input of service providers. Uses formal measurements when formulating advice to Pharmacy and institutional management. Coordinates a matrix of several simultaneous projects using appropriate prioritization, timing, and creativity such that projects are completed on time and within resource constraints. Assists Pharmacy / I.S. Management in supporting the operational and clinical activities of Pharmacy Services. This is to include compendium tailoring resolutions that provides optimum support to pharmacy and organization, communication of new / revised pharmacy information system programming. Takes into account the principles of interdisciplinary integration and alignment with corporate goals. • Teaching and mentoring Teaches and mentors pharmacy students to impart knowledge of pharmacy informatics as a specialty area of pharmacy practice. Demonstrates inter-relationships between administrative, clinical and informatics initiatives. Helps prepare future pharmacists for institutional care practice in general. Works closely with the Sharp student coordinator and the schools of pharmacy to insure adherence to teaching guidelines, learning objectives and documentation. • Training Coordinates and provides educational in-services and training of designated users in system functions and operations in order to maximize user effectiveness. Provides ongoing review and assessment of user training needs and performs or arranges training as required. Promotes and assists in the coordination of staff development / education of information system programs. Assists with the coordination and presentation of formal needs-based education. Assists Pharmacy Services in keeping up to date on pharmacy information systems changes, including but not limited to physician order entry, bar code technology, web based interventional programs, data base storage / search applications and other specific Pharmacy practice applications.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• A thorough knowledge of computer systems and/or systems analysis and/or data processing type activities desired. • Computer skills are highly desirable, especially in the application of word processing, and spreadsheet and database creation and managem

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