Pharmacy IT Specialist (Hybrid)

At Houston Methodist, the Pharmacy IT Specialist is responsible for providing and coordinating pharmaceutical care to the patients of Houston Methodist through medication use evaluations, drug policy development, and continuous quality management activities related to his/her specialty focus area designed to improve operational efficiency and patient safety.

The Pharmacy IT Specialist designs or customizes software and leads quality assurance processes that promote efficiency and improvement of business processes as part of an operational team to support medium to large scale projects. Plans and participates in staff development and coordinates intradepartmental quality management and performance improvement initiatives related to the respective specialty areas of focus. Supports all users of application systems, timely implementation of and ongoing maintenance of applications, and provides the opportunity for enhanced user productivity in a culture dedicated to quality and safety.

Requirements:

Qualifications:

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS - REQUIRED

• PHRM - Pharmacist - State Licensure within 90 days AND
• EPIC - Beacon Certification -- once obtained, is not subject to renewal within 6 months OR
• EPIC - Willow Certification -- once obtained, is not subject to renewal within 6 months

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through on-going skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations

• Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security

• Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles

• Demonstrates advanced experience with electronic clinical systems and ability to apply data processing technology for the clinical and physician services areas

• Demonstrates advanced skills across all phases of system definition/implementation

• Demonstrates expert analytical, logic, problem-solving skills; advanced analysis and design skills, communication and documentation, advanced customer service skills

• Possesses expert knowledge of regulatory requirements (DNV, JCAHO, HIPAA, CMS, etc.) and the interrelation of regulations with electronic systems

• Possesses advanced skill in analysis of costs and benefits of the use of computer technology

• Has advanced knowledge of commonly used programming concepts, practices and procedures within the Information Technology field

• Demonstrates thorough understanding and is a leader in Change Management practices and procedures and has in-depth knowledge and experience in following build exports or migrations between Development, Training, Testing, and Production systems

• Demonstrates proficiency in supported computer systems and business processes which include troubleshooting and on-call support

• Demonstrates advanced project management skills, such as creating and managing project plans and cost benefit analysis

• Demonstrates ability to lead medium to large scale projects

• Demonstrates ability to Research competence in an area related to the practice of pharmacy

• Possesses strong experience and practical application with multiple programming languages

• Pharmacy department drug protocol knowledge and assessment expertise

• Exhibits strong interpersonal, teamwork and leaderships skills with all levels of the healthcare team

SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

WORK ATTIRE

• Uniform No
• Scrubs No
• Business professional Yes
• Other (department approved) No

ON-CALL*
*Note that employees may be required to be on-call during emergencies (ie. DIsaster, Severe Weather Events, etc) regardless of selection below.

• On Call* Yes

TRAVEL**
**Travel specifications may vary by department**

• May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area Yes
• May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area Yes

Company Profile:

Houston Methodist is one of the nation’s leading health systems and academic medical centers. Houston Methodist consists of eight hospitals: Houston Methodist Hospital, its flagship academic hospital in the heart of the Texas Medical Center, and seven community hospitals throughout the greater Houston area. Houston Methodist also includes an academic institute, a comprehensive residency program, a global business division, numerous physician practices and several free-standing emergency rooms and outpatient facilities. Overall, Houston Methodist employs more than 27,000 employees and is supported by a wide variety of business functions that operate at the system level to help enable clinical departments to provide high quality patient care.

Houston Methodist is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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