Westchester Medical Center Health Network · 15 hours ago
Informatics Specialist
Valhalla, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expWestchester Medical Center Health Network is seeking an Informatics Specialist responsible for the day-to-day operations of their automated pharmacy dispensing systems. This role involves providing user support, performing maintenance and troubleshooting, and coordinating installations and expansions of the system.
Hospital & Health Care
Responsibilities
Assists pharmacists and technicians, and other staff in the safe, effective, and efficient operation of the automated medication distribution process
Coordinates setup, new builds, expansions, and new hardware or software installs, ensuring that all systems, such as network, emergency power, connectivity, and space, are ready for the unit go live
Communicates the status of system projects, activities, and issues to the pharmacy, nursing, and other appropriate staff
Monitors system activities and communications with the main hospital information system
Troubleshoots the system as issues arise
Performs physical inspection of stations and makes or coordinates necessary repairs
Ensures that the stations are updated to conform with changes to the formulary
Manages the user database and maintains an up-to-date user list and activates, deactivates, and deletes users as necessary
Participates as a member of the multidisciplinary team to address system issues, develop and review policy and procedure, and contribute to planning and implementation
Collects data for audits in the EMR and automation systems
Audits users, such as anesthesia, nursing, pharmacy, etc
Verifies and analyzes charges in Cerner and Invision utilizing Huron, RevID, or other software
Works with the Revenue Cycle team to correct issues
Performs daily bar code scan maintenance utilizing purchasing reports and Cerner reports
Validates and upload price updates on a quarterly basis
Adds new NDCs to medications in the PharmNet
Maintains the Pending Charge queue and works with nursing leadership to rectify issues
Collects data for studies as defined by the Network Director of Pharmacy Automation and Informatics
Qualification
Required
Five years of experience as a pharmacy technician in a hospital or health care facility using an automated system such as Pyxis for dispensing medication
Three years of BD (Pyxis, Pharmogistics, IV Prep, etc.) product implementation and maintenance experience
Three years minimum Cerner PharmNet experience
Must have good communication skills, be organized, and be computer knowledgeable
High school or equivalency diploma
Valid Pharmacy Technician license issued by the New York State Board of Pharmacy
Company
Westchester Medical Center Health Network
The Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) is the pre-eminent provider of integrated health care in New York’s Hudson Valley region, serving nearly 2.5 million residents across more than 6,000 square miles.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Sean S. Tedjarati, MD, MPH, MBA, CPE
President and CEO WMCHealth Physicians, Advanced Physicians Services
Anthony Frank
Executive Vice President and CFO
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