Job Title: Pharmaceutical Informaticist Analyst
Department: Clinical Applications
Location: Hybrid (Onsite & Remote), Riedman Campus, 100 Kings Highway, Rochester NY 1461.
We are mostly remote however there may be times that onsite will be required.
Hours Per Week: 40
Schedule: Full-Time, Day-Shift, Monday to Friday, (8 am -4:30 pm)
On-Call Requirements- Rotation within the call schedule weekly Monday->Sunday. Virtual available phone 24/7.
POSITION SUMMARY
The role of the Pharmaceutical Informaticist Analyst position includes bridging the gap between understanding pharmacy practices and designing, building, testing, and validating on-going configuration in the EMR system. The team member must possess in-depth knowledge of software functionality as well as pharmacy workflows and must be able to quickly gain knowledge of state and federal requirements. Will remain abreast of new developments in assigned application. In collaboration with EMR team members and operational leaders, the Pharmaceutical Informaticist Analyst will stabilize and optimize the EMR and will work with cross-application work-groups to accomplish project goals.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Communication:
Effectively communicates to end users and leadership regarding build changes and project plans.
Works with Training to coordinate communication and documentation for end users. Knows when to submit educational material to Strides without being prompted.
Provides training and demonstrations of system functionality as necessary.
Anticipate and proactively communicate dependencies and delays to project team/management.
IT Processes:
Work closely with Pharmacy leaders to define needs of current climate.
As a pharmacist, the Pharmaceutical Informaticist Analyst offers a perspective based on his/her pharmacy experience, training and ongoing educational requirements that allow him/her to readily understand the perspective of the pharmacy leaders and translate that to the team.
Propose well thought out EMR solutions that support patient safety.
Pharmacists typically arrive in the informatics/analyst role with a very solid understanding of patient safety risks through their pharmacy experience, training and ongoing education that allow them to understand the gravity of the situation and minimize the back-and-forth often needed to finalize a solution.
Identify areas of the EMR system that need ongoing maintenance.
An informatics pharmacist should be keyed into ongoing developments in the profession, including advances with respect to significant drug approvals or other impactful changes. For example, if a new diabetes medication or chemotherapy option hits the market, the informatics pharmacist should be able to alert the team of the potential impact and plan accordingly when the ERX is delivered via FDB.
Test complex ERX build .
The value of the informatics pharmacist here is the combination of the clinical pharmacist and the analyst who designs in-depth testing based on his/her familiarity of the inner workings of the system. The informatics pharmacist can put oneself in the position of the operational pharmacist to design an elegant solution and also fill the role of the engineer who wants to build a solution that works. Pharmacists tend to be very exacting. They typically don’t like to make mistakes or see situations worsen due to an oversight on their part and this can benefit the EMR.
Serve as IT lead for organizational committees.
An informatics pharmacist’s pharmacy experience, training and ongoing educational requirements position them well to process and assimilate new information and be able to translate that for the team.
Organize priorities with team as they arise.
An informatics pharmacist should be able to leverage his/her background and quickly assess the riskiness of action or inaction with respect to EHR enhancements, incidents or maintenance. The informatics pharmacist will alert the team to issues that have far reaching consequences. The informatics…