Pharmacist Informatics Specialist in Norfolk, Virginia at Childrens Hospital of The King's Daughters

Takes a leadership role in the organization and implementation of the pharmacy system(s).

Facilitates the computerization of the pharmacy area of the Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters.

Provides support to the end-users who are in need of assistance in order to effectively utilize any computer-related software within the pharmacy area.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Licensure in the Commonwealth of Virginia as Registered Pharmacist or licensure eligible.

Experience in installing and/or maintenance of a Pharmacy Information system preferred.

Must be able to exercise sound judgment in prioritizing problems as they impact the end-user and operations.

Must be organized and work independently throughout the project.

Must have an excellent comprehension of a hospital and pharmacy environments.

Must have an understanding of both the medical and technical language used daily.

Ability to establish and maintain clear and concise verbal and written communications with end-users from clerical to administrative level, as well as other technical personnel and vendors.

Maintains a high level of knowledge for current and future applications, technology and hardware development, such as, but not limited to, pharmacy regulations (Federal and State level), HL7 standards, Windows, local area networks, gateways, and protocols such as TCP-IP.

Ability to monitor, evaluate and compare progress against plans to take corrective actions as necessary to ensure the successful implementation of systems.

Possesses technical and application knowledge of the pharmacy systems being used within the pharmacy area.

Knowledgeable of those systems that are interfaced to the pharmacy system(s).

Must possess a strong dedication to quality end-user services and sensitivity to end-user needs.

Must demonstrate initiative and assertiveness with the ability to plan and organize work in an efficient manner and the ability to work well under stress and time pressures.

Must keep up-to-date with evolving technology in the area of software, hardware, and networks.

Must keep up-to-date with evolving regulatory requirements, as it applies to the information systems and pharmacy area.

Normal office environment with little exposure to excessive noise, dust, temperature and the like.