The work location for this position is Lewiston, Idaho

This is a PRN position (On-Call - No Benefits) - you will receive an additional 15% PRN pay in lieu of benefits

Hours: 7:30am-4:30pm

Position Summary

An Informatics Pharmacist works in the build, implementation, and maintenance of automation and technology to optimize pharmacy practice, pharmacy systems, and the medication use process. Specializes in the medication process, from ordering to administration, and is responsible for effective process design, development, and implementation of the Electronic Medical Record (EMR), infusion pump libraries and Clinical Decision Support. 

Primary (Essential) Duties:

• Supports pharmacists and pharmacy technicians as the resource for requests related to EMR and pharmacy system changes and additions as it pertains to SJRMC Pharmacy Department. 
• In tandem with EMR education support, informaticist will provide EMR related staff education/training 
• The informatics pharmacists will also be responsible for all Control Check audits and support hospital wide in collaboration with the hospital nurse leaders and the DOP.
• The informatics pharmacist will work together with the DOP in maintain charge codes and daily resolution of ePars for billing expediency. 
• Develops clinic and service guidelines\pathways with nursing and allied healthcare professionals to support the programs goals and initiatives. 
• Monitors and supports workflow design and functionality based on metrics of performance and FTE usage in the department.
• Pharmacy informatics specialist will work extensively with EMR in the following ways: 
  
  • Modify order sets,
  • Load formulary service vendor information, 
  • Trouble shoot external prescription generation issues, 
  • Maintain pharmacy and other IT related functions
  • Coordinate EMR order sets with infusion pump libraries
• This will be an on-site position with some remote working opportunities.

Scion Health considers a consistently positive, cooperative, self-motivated, courteous, and professional attitude to be an essential function of every position.  While different positions have different primary areas of responsibility, everyone needs to work as a team, and we expect all employees to roll up their sleeves and pitch in as necessary to get the job done.

Employees must be able to relate to other people beyond giving and receiving instructions: (a) can get along with co-workers or peers without exhibiting behavioral extremes, (b) perform work activities requiring negotiating, instructing, supervising, persuading, or speaking with others; and (c) respond appropriately to constructive feedback from a supervisor.

While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances (e.g., emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technological developments) dictate.

• Bachelor?s Degree from an accredited school of Pharmacy required
• PharmD preferred OR Pharmacy Informatics Certificate Required

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