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The best thing about this role Are you looking to make a difference by improving the health of our patients? Here you will find an innovative culture that is patient-focused and dedicated to making a difference. We are committed to helping the population we serve, and our communities, achieve optimum health and enjoy the best quality of life possible. What you'll do The Clinical Informatics Pharmacist is responsible for providing subject matter expertise for medication specific challenges, workflow, and functionality to pharmacists, physicians, nurses, and other varying audiences both clinical and non-clinical. Serves as a primary point of contact for pharmacy to overcome technical challenges affecting hospital, 340B, and ambulatory pharmacy operations. Serves as a liaison between Pharmacy/340B and IT for current and future endeavors involving pharmacy and/or medication systems, applications, and technology. Participates in the procurement, development, implementation, customization, maintenance, and improvement of technology solutions involving medications. Manages medication-related data, information, and knowledge while promoting integration, interoperability, and information exchange. Engages in Pharmacy Informatics professional development opportunities that translate to improvements in pharmacy practice. Advocates for pharmacys technological needs within the organization. Responsible for designing future state workflow from a user perspective and delivering functional requirements; ensures that system design follows best practice design principles Coordinates and leads clinical content development and maintenance within clinical applications, including Pyxis, Healthsight, QS1, Verity, Clarity, and Epic. Works closely with the Willow and Beacon teams to ensure product functional design matches system capabilities and architecture Designs scalable and maintainable system solutions. Lead initiatives to optimize the system functionality and workflow processes using LEAN processes Investigates and troubleshoots processes affecting the interfacing of EMR with pharmacy automation systems and program Participates in initiatives covering workflow, medication safety, formulary management, antibiotic stewardship, opioid stewardship, quality measures, and other organizational priorities as called upon Researches coding data and establishes drug billing codes using appropriate HCPCS codes for including the organizations charge description master) Collaborates with personnel in Cost Accounting, Finance, and Reimbursement to help decipher complexities of pharmacy practices surrounding drug costs Leverages process and clinical knowledge to support best practice identification and implementation to facilitate improvement Maintains a process for periodic review of application content with updates to content as required by evidence and best practices and clinical requirements Designs, develops, and implements processes related to the clinical information systems and Electronic Health Record with minimal supervision Facilitates multidisciplinary team - physicians, nurses, pharmacists and other health care professionals to evaluate current state and develop future state design of applications by building consensus and using efficient decision-making processes Designs the system that is user-friendly and that the User Interface layer presents content, format and navigation in a logical, useful and efficient manner for clinical and operational use adhering to procedures and policies of the organization Recommends innovative ideas, processes, and/or procedures for enhancements, additions, and modifications to improve existing systems Functions as a subject matter expert and liaison between clinicians, business owners and build team to design solutions Understands application requirements from clinical, quality, fiscal, regulatory, and operational perspectives Position is a key resource in evaluating errors, clinical result formats and process improvements for interfaced results and orders Participates in design of data management to ensure availability of information for clinical, quality, fiscal, regulatory, and operational needs Responsible for project management activities of assigned projects related to the Electronic Medical Record seeing it the through the life cycle - planning, designing, development, testing, end user training, implementation support and adoption Develops process flow charts for department workflows and create detailed program specifications and flowcharts Utilizes project management methodologies to help lead system-wide clinical teams in developing and implementing standardized care transformation processes Ensures that design connects evidence-based clinical literature and guidelines and promotes evidence-based practice Ensures that design reduces unnecessary variation in care and care processes promoting standardization across the healthcare system Monitors and reports on system implementation and track progress towards reaching goals and outcomes Oversees continuous learning and facilitate end-user adoption and change management methodologies to ensure successful outcomes Reviews and refines training content and communications to clinical end-users to ensure relevance and significance Participates in rounding and providing at the elbow support in real time Position will require travel between hospitals, retail pharmacies, infusion pharmacies, and/or ambulatory clinics Position may require participating in meetings outside of normal business hours including occasional evenings and/or weekend; coverage during go-live events required; on-call shifts may be required Position is a key resource in evaluating errors, clinical result formats and process improvements for interfaced results and orders What we need from you Education: Graduate of an ACPE accredited College of Pharmacy, required MBA, MHA or other advanced degree, preferred Experience: 2-4 years of prior Pharmacy hospital operations experience, required Prior experience/knowledge of 2-4 years experience with Pyxis ES, EPIC Willow, EPIC Beacon, 340B Program TPA programs, preferred Project management experience, preferred Licensure/Certifications: Licensed or eligible for licensure to practice pharmacy in New York, required Skills: Project Management/Planning Technical Skills Analysis & Evaluation Critical Thinking Strategic Thinking Self-Motivated Clinical Skills Communication Multi-Tasking Take Initiative Decision Making Physical Requirements: Light Work - Exerting up to 20 lbs of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg control requires exertion of forces greater than that of sedentary work and if the worker sits most of the time, the job is considered light work. Occasional balancing, climbing, crouching, typing/clerical/dexterity, grasping, hearing, kneeling, lifting, pulling, pushing, reaching, repetitive motion, stooping, walking Frequent seeing/monitor/computer use, standing, talking, visual acuity (color, depth, perception) Hazards: Occasional bodily fluids/bloodborne exposure, chemical Working Conditions: Occasional extreme temperatures, vibration, wet and/or humid, dust, fumes, gases, mists, odors Frequent noise Total Rewards Bassett Healthcare Networks commitment to our employees includes benefit programs carefully designed with the needs and values of all our employees in mind. Many of the benefits we offer are paid fully or in large part by Bassett. Our generous benefits offerings include: Paid time off, including company holidays, vacation, and sick time Medical, dental and vision insurance Life insurance and disability protection Retirement benefits including an employer match And more! Specific benefit offerings may vary by location and/or position. This position may be eligible for a sign-on bonus! Details and eligibility requirements will be discussed during the interview process. Current employees of Bassett Healthcare Network are not eligible and are encouraged to apply through the internal job board. Pay Range Salary is based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, training, and fair market evaluation based on industry standards. The above compensation range represents a good faith belief of the compensation range by Bassett Healthcare Network, and its entities and affiliates, at the time of this posting or advertisement. Pay Range Minimum: USD $125,465.60/Yr. Pay Range Maximum: USD $163,105.28/Yr. We love the difference people bring We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related condition), age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), genetic predisposition or carrier status, military or veteran status, familial status, status as a victim of domestic violence, or any other status protected by law.

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