Description
Clinical Coordinator (Pharmacy Systems and Outcomes)
Location: UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital, Fort Collins, CO
Department: PVH Pharmacy
Work Schedule: Full Time, 80.00 hours per pay period (2 weeks)
Shift: Days
Pay: $64.68 - $90.55 / hour. Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience
This position is an onsite role and does not offer a hybrid or remote option
The Clinical Coordinator specializes in the integration of pharmacy practice, formulary management and health information technology. This role is responsible for the development, optimization, and ongoing support of medication-use systems within the electronic health record (EHR) and other clinical applications. The Clinical Coordinator serves as a critical liaison between the pharmacy department, clinical teams, information technology, and quality and safety departments to ensure safe, effective, and efficient use of medication-related technology.
Working collaboratively across departments, the Clinical Coordinator helps to design, implement, and refine clinical decision support tools, standardize medication-related content, and analyze medication-use data to drive continuous improvement. This role also supports regulatory compliance, medication safety initiatives, and the advancement of digital health innovation. By combining clinical pharmacy knowledge with informatics expertise, the Clinical Coordinator ensures that technology solutions align with best practices, enhance patient care, and meet organizational objectives.
This position is ideal for a pharmacist who thrives at the intersection of clinical practice, technology, and systems thinking-someone who can navigate both technical and clinical domains to improve patient outcomes and provider experience.
Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree of Pharmacy from an accredited school of pharmacy.
State licensure as a Pharmacist.
2 years post graduate experience.
Responsibilities:
Staffing: 0.1-0.2 FTE (to ensure frontline understanding of workflows, challenges, and opportunities)
Clinical System Design and Optimization
Design and support the maintenance of medication-related content in clinical information systems (e.g., EHRs, CPOE, BCMA, smart pumps).
Optimize workflows and medication-use processes to enhance patient safety, clinician efficiency, and regulatory compliance.
Support formulary management clinical decisions and implementation.
Medication Safety and Decision Support
Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to develop and support the maintenance of clinical decision support tools (e.g., alerts, order sets, guidelines).
Identify and address safety issues related to medication use through data analysis and event reviews.
Project Management and Implementation
Support implementation of new pharmacy application systems, upgrades, or modules.
Participate in testing, validation, and go-live support for medication-related technologies.
Data Analytics and Reporting
Extract, analyze, and report medication-use data to support quality improvement, regulatory compliance, and operational efficiency.
Develop dashboards and metrics to track key performance indicators in pharmacy and medication safety.
Education and Support
Train and support pharmacy staff and other clinicians on use of medication-related technology and application tools.
Serve as a liaison between pharmacy, IT, clinical users, and vendor support teams.
Interdisciplinary Collaboration
Partner with nursing, physicians, IT, and quality departments to align medication-use technologies with broader clinical initiatives.
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UCHealth promotes a culture that invests in professional success and personal well-being through a comprehensive total rewards program. *
Recognition
Performance bonus: UCHealth offers a 3-Year Incentive Bonus to recognize employee contributions to our success in quality, patient experience, organizational growth, financial goals and tenure. The bonus accumulates annually each October and is paid out in October during the third year of employment.
Performance-based pay increase: The Annual Merit Pay Increase recognizes work performance that meets or consistently exceeds performance standards documented through UCHealth's established evaluation process and accounts for increased experience, skills and cost of living.
Market reviews: All UCHealth positions are reviewed annually to ensure UCHealth base pay aligns with market standards. Base pay rates are adjusted as needed to stay market competitive.
Health and well-being
Medical, dental and vision coverage.
Access to 24/7 mental health and well-being support for employees and dependents.
Discounted gym memberships and fitness resources.
Free Care.com membership.
Voluntary benefits such as accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal plan, identity theft protection, pet insurance, auto and home insurance, and employee discount programs.
Time away from work: Paid time off (PTO), paid family and medical leave (inclusive of Colorado FAMLI), leaves of absence.
New employees receive an initial PTO load with first paycheck.
Employer-provided basic life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage with buy-up coverage options.
Employer-provided short-term disability and long-term disability with a buy-up coverage option.
Retirement and savings
403(b) plan with employer matching contribution.
Additional 457(b) plan may be available.
Flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent day care; health savings account available when enrolled in high-deductible (HD) medical plan.
Education and career growth
UCHealth provides access to academic degrees and certificate programs to promote professional and personal growth.
Up to 100% of tuition, books and fees paid for by UCHealth for specific educational degrees.
Other programs may qualify for up to $10,000/year pre-paid by UCHealth or up to $5,250/year in the form of tuition reimbursement.
Access to LinkedIn Learning, which offers thousands of virtual courses and seminars, and internal professional development opportunities.
Employees have access to free assistance navigating the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program and submitting their federal student loans for forgiveness.
*Eligibility for some programs is based on an employee's scheduled work hours.
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UCHealth always welcomes talent. This position will be open for a minimum of three days and until a top applicant is identified.
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