Clinical Applications Pharmacist - West Valley Medical Center
UCLA
Application
Details
Posted: 15-Jul-24
Location: West Hills, California
Salary: Open
Categories:
Pharmacy
Internal Number: 140055712
Description
Play a keyrole in the delivery of world-class patient care. Make a significantcontribution to an award-winning health system. Leverage your expertise to makea life-changing difference. At UCLA Health, you can do all this and more.
Underthe general supervision of the Pharmacy Clinical Applications and AutomationManager, the Clinical Applications Pharmacist implements/maintains informationsystems for both inpatient and ambulatory pharmaceutical services. Some ofthese functions include:
Utilize medication safety best practices, standards of care, and human design factors principles to develop, test, and implement sustainable solutions within our pharmacy systems.
Improve how clinicians, staff, and patients interact with our existing systems, and ensure that new systems are implemented in a way that optimizes quality of care, safety, and cost.
Provide consultation to pharmacy leaders regarding informatics-related topics, participate in pharmacy-led improvement projects, and ensure that drug-related clinical guidelines are reflected in our systems.
Create systematic solutions for new departmental initiatives, partnering with specialist/technical team members to take enhancements from concept to deployment, and partner with data analysts to validate essential reports.
Take a lead role in the design and optimization of drug-related clinical decision support systems including our ancillary systems from 3rd party vendors. Maintain the safety and effectiveness of these system through use of pharmaceutical expertise.
Prove clinical oversight and operational consultation to technical team members on topics such as interface design, medication record configuration, workflows, clinical decision support, etc.
Support the ongoing maintenance of our billing infrastructure and 340B program, to ensure that both hospital revenue and medication accumulations are maximized.
Participate in the training of staff for new system implementations and upgrades.
Participate as a preceptor to pharmacy students and residents completing a rotation in Pharmacy Informatics.
Schedule:Varied shifts, depending on department needs, including weekends and holidays
Location: Shared location between Ronald Reagan Medical Center and West Valley Medical Center
HourlySalary Range: $83.81 - $104.18 (Union represented, step based salary dependingon years of experience)
BargainingUnit: HX-UPTE
Qualifications
We'reseeking a strong, independent clinical leader with current California Pharmacylicensure, a PharmD degree and:
Minimum two (2) years of clinical dispensing and/or clinical pharmacy experience in ambulatory and/or inpatient environment.
Willow Inpatient, Ambulatory and Inventory Certification is required within 6 months of date of hire/transfer
Strong communication, organizational, prioritizing, and follow-through skills
Experience with Epic and BD pharmacy systems preferred
Residency in Pharmacy Informatics preferred
Named oneof the top hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, UCLA Healthfeatures four award-winning hospitals and dozens of primary/specialty carepractices and urgent care centers throughout Southern California as well as theDavid Geffen School of Medicine. If you're looking to experience greaterchallenge and fulfillment in your career, you can at UCLA Health.
At UCLA Health, you can help heal humankind, one patient at a time by improving health, alleviating suffering and delivering acts of kindness. As you do, you’ll achieve great things in your life and your career. We’re a world-class health organization with four hospitals consistently recognized among the nation’s very best as well as an internationally-renowned medical school, primary and specialty care clinics and much more. Within our dynamic, innovative and growing organization, you’ll find exceptional opportunities to make the most of your abilities in a supportive, empowering and inclusive environment. If you embrace our values of Integrity, Compassion, Respect, Teamwork, Excellence and Discovery we invite you to see all you can accomplish at UCLA Health.