Company Overview
William Osler Health System (Osler) is a hospital system which includes Brampton Civic Hospital, Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health and Wellness and Etobicoke General Hospital, and serves 1.3 million residents of Brampton, Etobicoke and surrounding communities within the Central West region. Nationally recognized for its commitment to patient safety, Osler is also Accredited with Exemplary Standing, the highest rating a Canadian hospital can receive from Accreditation Canada. Osler has three unique sites, each providing a wide range of services: Brampton Civic Hospital provides care to Osler’s most complex and seriously ill or injured patients through a mix of inpatient and outpatient services. Etobicoke General Hospital is a traditional community hospital that provides all aspects of care from emergency medicine to surgery and specialist visits. Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health and Wellness is an outpatient facility, providing urgent care, day surgery and specialty clinics, and focuses on helping individuals with chronic conditions manage their disease better. William Osler Health System Foundation seeks to create a healthier community through giving by inspiring its communities to invest in exceptional health care close to home.
About the job
Company Description
One of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers and Greater Toronto’s Top Employers for many consecutive years, William Osler Health System (Osler) provides a safe and supportive health care network to grow your career. Osler is nationally recognized for its commitment to patient safety and is Accredited with Exemplary Standing, the highest rating a Canadian hospital can receive. As a major Ontario hospital system, and home to some of the biggest specialty and emergency departments in the country, Osler serves the 1.3 million residents of Brampton, Etobicoke and surrounding communities. We are proud to offer you incredible exposure to best-in-class health care delivery and challenging hands-on opportunities to stay at the top of your game.
A hospital system built for and by the community, we continue to expand our services to meet the needs of a growing population, creating opportunities for increased hands-on skills development, cross-department training and promotional opportunities. Guided by our accomplished senior leadership team, together we are driving our vision of patient-inspired health care without boundaries.
At Osler, we invest in careers that go beyond where health care professionals like you can achieve their goals and find deep personal and professional fulfillment. Join our team today!
Job Description
Osler is driven by a strategic Vision to go beyond for our people and communities. As part of this commitment, we are embarking on an exciting digital transformation to implement a new, modernized hospital information system (HIS). Our dedicated HIS team will collaborate closely with our trusted HIS vendor (Epic) and internal subject matter experts to develop a fully functional system that will empower us to deliver exceptional care and services.
The Epic Pharmacist Application Analyst is responsible for the design, configuration, build, testing and support of the Epic Pharmacy module and medication build. This role is part of the HIS project structure, with a key responsibility to design, deliver and sustain our systems to address both clinical and non-clinical needs, ensuring the HIS is utilized effectively and efficiently in patient care.
Accountabilities
- Participate in workflow design, analysis, build, testing and maintenance tasks associated with the Epic software
- Provide clinical expertise on medication management best practices and ensure that solutions developed in Epic are created with clinical considerations in mind
- Provide sign off on all medication build within Epic
- Analyze, review and test new functionality in Epic software releases
- Work closely with the Epic HIS vendor and operational subject matter experts to help create the future state workflows by participating and leading site visits, working group meetings, validation sessions and other related meetings
- Create and maintain documentation to build a repository of key configuration decisions and associated build
- Facilitate and participate meetings to discuss deliverables, issues, end user concerns and upcoming milestones
- Work closely with HIS team members to identify, document, and troubleshoot issues to find creative resolutions
- Partner with the Epic HIS vendor representatives to maintain communication and help vendor staff understand hospital’s operational needs
- Achieve Epic certification and/or accreditation
- Participate in an on-call rotation to provide 24/7 support
- Work extended hours (days, evenings, nights, weekends) as required
Qualifications
- Demonstrated critical thinking skills, strong organizational skills and well-developed written and verbal communication skills are required
- Demonstrated proficiency working with Microsoft Enterprise applications (i.e., Visio, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint, OneNote) is required
- Ability to learn new software and systems, demonstrating technical aptitude
- Ability to work in an agile environment to deliver an HIS that meets end user needs
- Ability to work independently and in collaboration with a team to meet HIS project milestones and ensure successful project delivery
- Ability to analyze user requirements and produce creative solutions to meet end user needs
- Ability and willingness to support project success in a manner that goes beyond completion of assigned tasks
- Ability to persevere in a high intensity project to overcome obstacles and difficult situations within a time sensitive implementation
- Ability to travel to the United States as required
- Must demonstrate Osler’s Values of Respect, Excellence, Service, Compassion, Innovation and Collaboration
Additional Information
Hours: Currently Days (subject to change in accordance with operational requirements)
Salary Range: $97519.50 – $125853.00/yr
Application deadline: January 31, 2025