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Pharmacist Facility Program Manager - Pharmacy Informatics Specialist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 52 days ago
About the Role
The Pharmacist (Facility Program Manager - Pharmacy Informatics Specialist) serves as the program manager for all pharmacy information management and informatics activities at the Atlanta VA Medical Center and affiliated sites of care. The incumbent develops, organizes, coordinates, and manages the pharmacy informatics program to support safe, effective, and efficient medication use across inpatient, outpatient, and clinical areas.
What You'll Do
- →VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws Duties include but are not limited to: Applies a unique combination of pharmacist and informatics-related knowledge and skills to successfully plan, implement and manage existing and future specialized pharmacy service automated data processing (ADP) applications.
- →Implement, coordinate, evaluate and manage the CPRS programs as it relates to Pharmacy packages as well as other interfacing clinical packages.
- →Responsible for gathering, compiling, assessing accuracy, correcting, and reporting data including pharmacy costs, workload data and other patient care data.
- →Serves as the Clinical Liaison between Pharmacy, Nursing, and Physicians staff for controlled substances, IV medications, unit dose medication, and outpatient prescriptions.
- →Liaison between Pharmacy Service, Clinical Applications Coordinators, and the Office of Information and Technology (OI&T).
- →Performs process improvement, quality assurance and administrative functions as requested that are inclusive of proposals for improvements to or the expansion of clinical and operational pharmacy services.
- →Responsible for coordinating and providing expert training to pharmacy residents and staff on existing and new software applications and automation systems.
- →Works collaboratively with pharmacy managers and other healthcare disciplines to develop and implement local, VISN and National initiatives to improve patient care and cost efficiency.
- →Coordinate, evaluate and manage the CPRS programs as it relates to Pharmacy packages as well as other interfacing clinical packages.
- →Serves as a resource person to Pharmacy Service regarding their clinical information systems applications.
- →Design and implementation of CPRS pharmacy medication quick orders and order sets to increase accuracy of orders and decrease medication errors.
- →Coordinates multiple program areas of complex Computerized Patient Record System operations, within a VA Medical Center by developing, managing, and overseeing multifaceted pharmacy applications which interface with the electronic record system.
- →Extensive knowledge of the VISTA clinical information system programs to implement new applications and to maintain desired functions is required.
- →Evaluating new equipment and technology needs, the incumbent provides detailed formats, documents, flowcharts, diagrams, and other necessary information to make informed decisions and accomplish objectives.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 82d454ba-e579-4558-9250-8bd6df4f5776
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