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Pharmacy Clinical Informaticist
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Job Number:
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8841387
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Job Type:
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Full-Time
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Job Category:
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Pharmacist
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Company:
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Comprehensive Pharmacy Services
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Location:
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Salinas, CA
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Date Posted:
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05/22/2012
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Department: Salinas Valley Memorial Health System
# of openings: 1
Description: Pharmacy Clinical Informaticist Salinas Valley Memorial Health System (SVMHS)/ Salinas, CA New Informatics Opportunity! A Distinguished Hospital. Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System is an integrated network of health care programs, services and facilities including a 269-bed acute care hospital. SVMHS is highly respected for the quality of its programs and has partnerships and collaborations with the world's leading medical and scientific institutions including Stanford University Medical Center, The Mayo Clinic and NASA.The SVMHS Pharmacy is open 24/7 and is supported by extensive automation including Meditech, Pyxis, talyst, MBV, and emar. The Pharmacy is managed by Comprehensive Pharmacy Services (CPS).
A Beautiful Location. Salinas sits in one of California’s most scenic valleys, eight miles inland from Monterey and a coastal area that encompasses some of California's most stunning scenery. A New Position.This position will have responsibility for the development and use of technology and automation used in providing quality pharmaceutical care services at SVMHS and for information system infrastructure of pharmacy and hospital-wide interfacing to support Electronic Health Record (EHR), Electronic Medication Administration Record ( eMAR), Bedside Medication Verification (BMV) – aka bar coding, and Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE). The position will analyze needs and develops hardware and software solutions for all pharmaceutical services; maintain all pharmacy databases, formularies, billing and reporting; ensure system integrity of databases; specialize in the medication process from ordering to administration; be responsible for effective process design, development and implementation of the EHR, eMAR, CPOE and Clinical Decision Support; act as an expert resource in various aspects of Information Systems terminology, information system processing and desktop solutions and in patient safety and the use of technology to optimize care delivery processes and effectively communicate patient care activity; provide support to pharmacists, physicians, nurses, and other clinicians as the resource for requests related to the EMR changes and additions; ensure the proper utilization of the Pharmacy Information System through training of staff; maintain integration of advanced pharmacy systems (packaging, inventory, storage) with eMar/BMV and hospital legacy information system Required Experience - PharmD and Licensure in good standing in the state of CA. -Minimum five (5) years of pharmacy experience of which at least three were spent in a hospital setting - Experience with Pharmacy information systems (McKesson, Meditech, etc.), dictionary management (Pharmacy information system), facilitating and collaborating with multidisciplinary healthcare teams to achieve facility goals and hospital materials distribution system - Demonstrated analytical and presentation skills Preferred Experience Experience withMeditech Information Systems, Meditech Pharmacy Module, Electronic Medical/Health Records, eMAR/BMV, CPOE, Automated Carousel Systems, Automated Unit Dose Packaging Systems, Automated Dispensing Units (aka Pyxis/CareFusion), teaching (peers or involved in pharmacy residents, NPR reports. Rewards: CPS offers a competitive salaryas well as a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental,and vision insurance;company paid insurances - life, short-term and long-term disability; generous PTO; and 401K. Join us! We're Comprehensive Pharmacy Services, a pharmacy management services provider for 244 acute-care hospitals, behavioral health systems, and specialty hospitals in 44 states. Since 1971 we have delivered pharmacy service value through financial, operational, clinical, therapeutic, and regulatory expertise. We’re growing at a breathtaking rate. As a CPS employee, you will discover, along with our other 1600+ employees, that CPS is a company you’ll be proud to grow with! |
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