Pharmacist Facility Program Manager - Informatics Position in Palo Alto, CA!

Job Description

Join our Team at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA as a Pharmacist Facility Program Manager - Informatics!

The VA Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS) has an immediate opening for an Informatics Pharmacist Program Manager. A key role of this position is to utilize and display data to drive performance and efficiencies. This position is responsible for extensive pharmacy data management functions, maintenance of the electronic health record files (drug files, etc.), pharmacy workload reports and back up assistance with pharmacy automation at the three inpatient/outpatient pharmacies and Community Based Outpatient Clinics in our system (Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Livermore, San Jose, Monterey). This Program Manager should have extensive knowledge in data-mining pharmacy electronic files (via SQL and other programs), programming skills, and of inpatient and outpatient pharmacy operations and understanding of the use of pharmacy automation to streamline workflow and accuracy.

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Program Management Activities:
Maintains electronic health record (EHR) pharmacy information files and order menus, in collaboration with another Informaticist Pharmacist. Data Manager responsibilities including pulling data utilizing SQL and other modalities for A3/MUE/pharmacoeconomic/PGY1 and PGY2 projects that are formalized pharmacy process improvement activities by creating code, validating results and providing in a usable/logical format; providing data for service and facility leadership and FOIA requests; managing Pharmacy Service SharePoint site (posting documents, modifying site content, assign access keys); creating/maintaining dashboards to display Pharmacy Service KPI (key performance indicators); creating/maintaining program to visually display real-time data of select KPI to drive daily performance in the operational settings (such as; for outpatient: pharmacy wait time, total pending prescriptions, number of pending prescriptions over 6 days old and for inpatient: pending orders, order verification wait time, missing dose rate, AOU restock rate, Omnicell restock rate, pending orders, order verification wait time).

Pharmacy Automation Program Management Activities:
Maintains an in-depth working knowledge of all forms of pharmacy automation in the inpatient and outpatient settings (e.g., Omnicell Automated Dispensing Cabinets (ADC), Anesthesia Work Stations (AWS), Omnicell XR2 Robot, Med-Carousel, Yuyama, ScriptPro) to ensure continual optimization, troubleshooting, training, quality assurance audits and electronic access to users. Actively participates in precepting trainees (i.e., pharmacy residents and pharmacy students) as assigned.

Benefits and Features

• Expected Salary range from $177,304K to $228,000 (negotiable based on candidate's qualifications, credentials and experience).
• Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP): Authorized.

1. Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday - Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm.
2. Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases.
3. Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time-off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME).
4. Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA.
5. Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement).
6. Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory.
7. CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification).
8. Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided.
9. Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting.

We encourage you to consider VA employment in Palo Alto, CA. We offer both a mission you can put your heart into and a home for fun, new experiences. Join a team that values a healthy home/work life balance and be rewarded by your role in keeping the promise to those who served.