[Hiring] Pharmacy Informatics Specialist - Medication Records @Cleveland Clinic

Role Description

Join the Cleveland Clinic team where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. Here, you will receive endless support and appreciation while building a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

As a Pharmacy Informatics Specialist, you will support creating medication access records for EPIC systems to be used across all North American Cleveland Clinic locations. When a patient goes to the provider's office or the hospital and medication is ordered, the doctor uses an EPIC system built by this team to fulfill the order request. The team has a collaborative culture, and when changes are made, the team works together to implement them. They undertake many tasks and are innovative. This role is a good starting point for entering the field of informatics.

A caregiver in this position works days from 8:00AM—4:30PM, with on-call requirements. This caregiver must reside in Ohio or Florida, but is preferred to live in the Cleveland, Ohio area or have the willingness to travel due to the 8th weekend on-site requirement.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Coordinate process design, redesign, system build, system testing and implementation of medication information technologies with interfaces and related IT projects.
• Facilitate the development of medication documentation and ordering systems with other disciplines.
• Ensure ongoing development of automated decision support tools related to the safe and effective use of medications.
• Assist users to modify processes to allow for implementation and efficient use of the clinical information system based on knowledge of clinical practice, patient care standards, elements of good service and cost effective/efficient measures.
• Identify computer capabilities and needs of clinical departments and assure that the objectives and goals of the clinicians are communicated and supported by the system and process improvements are implemented.
• Integrate the design of the medication use documentation systems across disciplines utilizing clinical knowledge.
• Maintain issue logs of requests and follow through with assigned items to completion.
• Communicate timely and accurately to the appropriate committees, project team members and clinicians.

Qualifications

• Pharmacy Degree with current state licensure
• Two years working in an acute care setting as a Pharmacist and/or Pharmacy Informatics Specialist OR completion of a residency in Pharmacy Informatics

Requirements

• Advanced degree in Pharmacy and/or a residency or fellowship training
• Current State licensure as a Registered Pharmacist (RPh) or eligible for reciprocation in current State within 90 days of hire
• Experience building in Epic
• PGY2 in informatics

Physical Requirements

• Physical demands include periods of standing and walking.
• Dexterity sufficient to perform computer functions and communication via telephone.
• May be required to lift and transport up to ten pounds.
• Requires normal or corrected vision.

Personal Protective Equipment

Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.