Do you want to work at one of the top 100 hospitals in the nation?

Our amazing Pharmacy Team dispenses approximately 6,200,000 individualized patient doses per year, as well as 170,000 retail/mail order prescriptions. We provide medications that are safe and efficacious.

Life is full of choices, and whom you work for is one of life's most meaningful decisions. ChristianaCare has earned national recognition for excellence. Choose an organization that provides career advancement and the opportunity to impact health. Come and join us in the ChristianaCare Pharmacy - Dedicated to getting the right drug to the right patient at the right time!

As an Informatics Pharmacist Specialist, you will work collaboratively across the health system to support the management of the pharmacy computer system and technology to optimize pharmacy practice, pharmacy systems and the medication-use process, with the goal of providing efficient, timely, accurate pharmacy services.

Principle duties and responsibilities:

• Maintain Pharmacy operations compliance with all State, Federal, and Joint Commission regulations or standards. Maintain department reports and statistics
• Assist in developing and facilitating the implementation of goals and objectives for the Department
• Responsible for effective process design, development, and implementation of Pharmacy projects and establishing the training
• Train and facilitate training of new staff and re-educating existing staff
• Assume responsibility for the timely dissemination of information related to Pharmacy projects
• Establish and review department finance reports and patient charges daily; maintain a current database of AWP price information; synchronize drug charges; collaborate with Patient Finance and Medical Audit on questions or issues related to patient medication charges; build and troubleshoot Ambulatory charge-on-administration functionality
• Update drug pricing quarterly; perform monthly Multum content updates and the ongoing management of NDC numbers and HCPCS billing codes
• Assure the proper maintenance, functioning and optimization of the pharmacy computer system; manage the Cerner PharmNet formulary database and maintain synchronization with Patient Financial Services servicemaster; maintain Advance Dispense Routing, Batch dispensing operations, and label customization; maintain PowerChart Pharmacy orderables and Dose Range Checking content; collaborate with Information Technology staff for ongoing management of Powerorders medication order catalog; maintain alignment of PharmNet formulary with ConnectRx/OMNICELL database, Alaris drug library, and DoseEdge
• Serve as the resource for requests to pharmacy system changes, including participation in drug shortages, formulary maintenance task force, Report2Learns including problem solving medication barcode scanning issues, and software upgrade testing and implementation
• Design and implement quality improvement changes to the medication-use system; conduct practice-related projects, clinical research, and/or pharmacy performance improvement initiatives
• Represent the department on inter-departmental and system level projects, initiatives, and committees

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Pharm.D; or B.S Pharmacy degree, with equivalent relevant experience
• ASHP-Accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency preferred
• Current licensure (or eligible to reciprocate) in the State of Delaware
• Cerner experience required
• At least five years of hospital pharmacy experience (residency training counts towards years)

ChristianaCare offers:

Incredible Work/Life benefits including medical/dental/ vision insurance coverage on your first day of employment, paid PTO, retirement plans, twelve weeks of paid parental leave, annual membership to care.com, access to backup care services for dependents through Care@Work, retirement planning services, financial coaching, fitness and wellness reimbursement, and great discounts through several vendors for hotels, rental cars, theme parks, shows, sporting events, movie tickets and much more.

If you 're inspired to make a difference, we invite you to become a ChristianaCare caregiver!

EEO Statement: Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

UPDATE: ChristianaCare is committed to prioritizing the health and safety of our patients and caregivers. As we continue to meet the needs of our caregivers and our community through the COVID-19 pandemic, our commitment to health and safety requires that we take new steps to ensure a safe environment for medical care for our patients and a workplace that avoids preventable harm for our caregivers. For this reason, vaccination for COVID-19 is required for all caregivers at ChristianaCare and is considered a safety standard that is job-related and consistent with business necessity for all caregivers.