ABOUT NCH
NCH is an independent, locally governed non-profit delivering premier comprehensive care. Our healthcare system is comprised of two hospitals, an alliance of 700+ physicians, and medical facilities in dozens of locations throughout Southwest Florida that offer nationally recognized, quality health care.
NCH is transforming into an Advanced Community Healthcare System(TM) and we’re proud to: Provide higher acuity care and Centers of Excellence; Offer Graduate Medical Education and fellowships; Have endowed chairs; Conduct research and participate in national clinical trials; and partner with other health market leaders, like Hospital for Special Surgery, Encompass, and ProScan.
Join our mission to help everyone live a longer, happier, healthier life. We are committed to care and believe there's always more at NCH - for you and every person we serve together. Visit nchjobs.org to learn more.
JOB SUMMARY
Acts as a liaison between Information Technology and the pharmacy to determine information system needs, define projects, and establish priorities. Designs and maintains the organization’s current application architecture and assesses potential impacts of future architecture on current applications. Identifies future system needs, researches, identifies, and plans for the technology that will eventually become necessary to implement at the application level. Develops application solution architectures which align organizational requirements with the functionality and constraints of the off-the-shelf software and related technology solutions.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Other duties may be assigned.
· Optimizes medication delivery application usage and workflow efficiency.
· Collaborates with IT, pharmacy, and clinical leaders to ensure EMR systems meet end user’s needs, as well as the organizations clinical and patient safety needs.
· Assigned areas include Willow Inpatient Pharmacy, Beacon, Omnicell, First Data Bank, and IV Oncolog.
· Supports the design and successful adoption of medication delivery clinical systems across the organization.
· Oversight responsibility for maintaining, testing, and updating dictionaries, drug libraries, and functionalities that support medication delivery.
· Responsible for coordination of content to ensure standardization and consistency with current evidence-based practice.
· Participate in activities to ensure medication delivery systems follow regulatory guidelines.
· Works with multidisciplinary teams to optimize medication delivery clinical systems through standardization, change management and ongoing support, to continuously promote improved quality of care and gain efficiencies using technology.
· Serves as the liaison between the pharmacy team, IT Team and clinical leadership.
· Serves as a resource for leadership in the advancement of medication delivery automation and technology.
· Participates on committees and with project teams to provide expertise related to medication delivery systems, processes, and technology.
· Provides outstanding customer service to our customers and maintains positive relationships with other employees and contractors.
· Desire and willingness to work in a collaborative, innovative, flexible, and team-oriented environment, while displaying a problem-solving orientation to issues daily.
· Troubleshoots identified issues, solves end user problems, enhances, and optimizes applications.
· Participates in ongoing support and maintenance of existing systems and applications. Performs after-hours maintenance as required.
· Creates and maintains detailed technical documentation for assigned systems.
· Provides on-call coverage as deemed appropriate by management.
· Identifies and escalates production-critical issues to appropriate IT personnel.
· Uses ticketing system to log and monitor tickets.
· Participates in projects as deemed appropriate by management.
· Evaluates and corrects issues involving configuration of applications.
· Participates in Disaster Recovery planning, implementation, and testing.
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
· Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy or related field.
· Current Licensure as a Registered Pharmacist in the United States is required.
· Minimum of 3 years of experience as a pharmacist.
· Epic and/or third-party vendor certification(s)/accreditation(s) for assigned scope of responsibilities must be successfully obtained within 30 days of completing required first-available classes. If you fail to obtain your certification(s)/accreditation(s) within the allowed time frame or do not maintain the appropriate certification(s)/accreditation(s) for your position, you will have 30 days to successfully secure another position within NCH; otherwise, your employment with NCH will be terminated.
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required.
· Ability to solve complex problems in a timely manner.
· Accurate with good attention to detail.
· Ability to work under own initiative / self-motivated.
· Experience with information technology optimization.
· Dexterity to learn new systems and programs rapidly.
· Must keep current on industry trends.
· Must have the ability to work nights and weekends as needed to support the business.
· Must have the ability to travel between locations.
· Proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Visio).
· Intermediate computer knowledge: Uses Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and Windows