Pharmacy Informaticist - Pyxis Project (Aug - Dec)

The Pharmacy Informaticist provides project and maintenance support for pharmacy system applications: Cerner implementation, Pyxis Medstation, Pyxis Connect. #Other pharmacy information systems related duties may be assigned.

*This is a temporary role for a Pyxis Project that will last from August through December.

Responsibilities:

Serves as the primary pharmacy department resource, system wide, for the content of pharmacy based IT applications Collaborates and communicates effectively with all CKHS pharmacy site managers, other pharmacy department managers/directors, and pharmacy data analysts. Ensures that pharmacy applications support department#s compliance with patient safety standards Communicates regularly with and provides support to other departments that impact the pharmacy IT applications (either upstream or downstream): central IT department, laboratory/chemistry departments, nursing, medical staff, or others as assigned.

If assigned, attends interdisciplinary meetings relating to IT/electronic patient care applications that are impacted by pharmacy IT applications. Serves as primary coordinator and support person for all pharmacy IT project implementations including but not limited to upgrades, functionality changes, patches, applying service packs, database conversions. Serves as a liaison between national PMH Cerner infrastructure and the CKHS Team Monitors all pharmacy applications on a daily basis.

Troubleshoots software or application issues in a timely fashion.

Escalates any issues relating to pharmacy IT software/application to pharmacy assistant director, appropriate vendor or support personnel. Follows-up with front line staff and provides timeline for resolution of software/application issue.

Requirements: PA licensed pharmacist required. Bachelor degree in pharmacy or PharmD required. Preferred 2-3 years# experience Inpatient Pharmacy Practice Pharmacy/Clinical Systems experience preferred:# Pyxis

The Pharmacy Informaticist provides project and maintenance support for pharmacy system applications: Cerner implementation, Pyxis Medstation, Pyxis Connect. Other pharmacy information systems related duties may be assigned.

• This is a temporary role for a Pyxis Project that will last from August through December.

Responsibilities:

• Serves as the primary pharmacy department resource, system wide, for the content of pharmacy based IT applications

• Collaborates and communicates effectively with all CKHS pharmacy site managers, other pharmacy department managers/directors, and pharmacy data analysts. Ensures that pharmacy applications support department's compliance with patient safety standards

• Communicates regularly with and provides support to other departments that impact the pharmacy IT applications (either upstream or downstream): central IT department, laboratory/chemistry departments, nursing, medical staff, or others as assigned.
  
  If assigned, attends interdisciplinary meetings relating to IT/electronic patient care applications that are impacted by pharmacy IT applications.

• Serves as primary coordinator and support person for all pharmacy IT project implementations including but not limited to upgrades, functionality changes, patches, applying service packs, database conversions. Serves as a liaison between national PMH Cerner infrastructure and the CKHS Team

• Monitors all pharmacy applications on a daily basis.
  
  Troubleshoots software or application issues in a timely fashion.
  
  Escalates any issues relating to pharmacy IT software/application to pharmacy assistant director, appropriate vendor or support personnel. Follows-up with front line staff and provides timeline for resolution of software/application issue.

Requirements:

• PA licensed pharmacist required.

• Bachelor degree in pharmacy or PharmD required.

• Preferred 2-3 years' experience Inpatient Pharmacy Practice

• Pharmacy/Clinical Systems experience preferred: Pyxis