Pharmacy Informatics Specialist
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Job Description
- Works in collaboration with Pharmacy, Materials Management, and IT leadership and leads the automation of all pharmaceutical processes, including; medication ordering, dispensing, and administration records for both inpatient and outpatient.
- Leads the Cerner implementation of the Pharmacy module and includes leading the integration of supply chain management with Oracle. Analyses, designs, implements, educates, and supports computer application systems to determine business requirements and user needs in developing solutions.
- Involves in a broader aspect of safe Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) medication implementation, clinical decision support, problem identification and resolution, and supporting and training our physicians, clinicians, and pharmacists when required.
- Supports and trains the physicians and pharmacists for all regulatory requirements for medication processes such as Openjet (Narcotics prescribing) and e-prescription.
- Participates in the planning, development, implementation, upgrading, maintenance, and evaluation of clinical information systems and supply chain integration. Activities may include data collection, cataloging of gathered information, documentation of processes, training, and communication with members of IT, clinical services, and vendors.
- Analyzes the impact of information technology in clinical work processes and communicates issues and topics with team members, pharmacy, and IT leadership.
- Collaborates with interdisciplinary and process improvement teams to identify potential future uses of the information systems for American Hospital Dubai and Satellite Clinics.
- Coordinates and facilitates ongoing information system evaluation, including user accuracy, data integrity, and system reliability.
- Participates in post-implementation change evaluation and supports users in maintaining changed processes which include training of physicians, pharmacists, and other users as required.
- Leads the efforts toward pharmacy module maintenance, including revisions, testing system changes, and integration of changes into the operational environment.
- Participates in committees, work groups, or task forces as required to facilitate the ongoing process of the design, implementation, and revision of existing or new automated workflows.
- Oversees and ensures proper procedures are followed for decision support tools requested and new medication builds such as Alerts, order sets, and CPOE.
- Evaluates the impact the information systems have on daily user workflow and coordinate work with end-users and IT to resolve conflicts between workflow and the information systems.
Employment Type
Full Time
Department / Functional Area
Doctor / Nurse / Paramedics / Hospital Technicians / Medical Research
