IRIS Clinical Analyst - Pharmacy (Days) at Texas Childrens Hospital

We're looking for an IRIS Clinical Analyst-Pharmacy, someone who's ready to grow with our company. In this position you will build, implement support and optimize the medication databases across the electronic health record (EHR) software and interfaced applications and systems. Participates in the development of workflows, system configuration, change documentation, application upgrades and promotes activities appropriate to ensuring safe medication use for the ages of patients served (0-adult). Provides ongoing maintenance, testing, support and optimization of pharmacy supported systems within the Integrated System. Think you've got what it takes? Job Duties gathers and interprets clinical information required to address the associated medication safety considerations, e.g. sound alike/look alike and high alert concerns, sentinel event propensity, administration and storage requirements. Builds and verifies the medication order entry, to be utilized by physicians, specific to drug, dose, route frequency, administration instructions, ordering instructions and lab associated rules. Ensures best practice medication alerts and warnings are created and appropriate. Ensures the following records in Epic are consistent with current clinical use guidelines: order sets, chemotherapy protocols, investigational medications, compounding and repackaging records, non-formulary/custom medications, and specialty medications. Ensures coordination of medication build with automated dispensing systems Ensures that current workflows and processes are evaluated and working with a Pharmacy Advisory Group, determines appropriateness of current and the development of future workflows to support safe dispensing practices Coordinates updates to the EHR software and associated applications that impact medication inventory (database changes). Validates impact of computer system upgrades on pharmacist computer order entry. Ensures integrity and timely updates to the smart pump drug libraries. Ensures the integration of Epic with other related applications. Participates in the education of Epic. Supports testing, validation, and implementation of systems. Performs other essential functions. As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards. Skills the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children's Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children's Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Children's Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children's care for communities north of Houston; and Texas Children's Hospital North Austin, the new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Children's Health Plan, the nation's first HMO focused on children; Texas Children's Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children's Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after-hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children's Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation. To join our community of 15,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities. Texas Children's is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.