Inpatient Pharmacy Manager

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At Valley View Hospital, you’ll pair that lifestyle with a meaningful, high-impact career in an independent health system that prioritizes quality, collaboration, and innovation.

Eligible for a Relocation Bonus, for those that qualify (2-year commitment required/Internal candidates not eligible)

Position Summary

Valley View is seeking 2 Inpatient Pharmacy Managers.

The Inpatient Pharmacy Operations Manager provides comprehensive leadership for both the operational and clinical functions of inpatient pharmacy services in a small rural hospital with advanced clinical care. This role is responsible for ensuring safe, efficient medication distribution and high-quality, evidence-based medication therapy. The position directly manages pharmacy technicians and pharmacists, supports advanced clinical services, and serves as a pharmacy lead for Epic Willow inpatient workflows.

This role requires a hands-on leader who can balance operational demands with clinical excellence while supporting education and professional development in a resource-limited environment.

Key Responsibilities

Pharmacy Operations & Distribution

• Oversee daily inpatient pharmacy operations, including medication distribution, sterile compounding, automated dispensing cabinets (ADCs), controlled substances, and inventory management

• Ensure compliance with USP <797>/<800>, Joint Commission standards, and all applicable state and federal regulations

• Lead optimization of medication distribution systems, including ADC configuration, cart fill workflows, and Epic–ADC integration

• Oversee drug purchasing, shortage mitigation, medication waste reduction, and budget stewardship

• Develop, maintain, and enforce standard operating procedures (SOPs) aligned with regulatory, safety, and operational best practices

• Lead operational quality improvement initiatives and track performance and safety metrics

• Provide direct operational support during staffing shortages, off-hours, or high-volume periods

Clinical Pharmacy Services

• Support inpatient clinical pharmacy services across all service lines to ensure safe, effective, and evidence-based medication use

• Lead medication safety initiatives, including adverse drug event review, root cause analysis, and process improvement

• Support formulary management, medication utilization evaluations, and Pharmacy & Therapeutics (P&T) Committee activities

• Provide hands-on clinical pharmacist support during high-acuity periods or staffing shortages

Epic Willow Leadership

• Serve as a pharmacy lead for Epic Willow Inpatient, including both operational and clinical workflows

• Oversee medication records, order routing, dispense workflows, inventory functionality, and reporting

• Lead clinical decision support (CDS), order sets, pharmacist documentation tools, and intervention tracking

• Collaborate with IT and clinical stakeholders on Epic upgrades, optimization, and issue resolution

• Ensure Epic workflows align with regulatory requirements, patient safety goals, and rural staffing realities

Staff Leadership, Education & Development

• Directly supervise pharmacy technicians and pharmacists, including hiring, onboarding, scheduling, training, competency validation, and performance management

• Lead initial and ongoing education for pharmacy staff related to operational workflows, clinical protocols, medication safety, and Epic functionality

• Promote technician skill advancement and cross-training to support both operational and clinical needs

• Support pharmacist professional development, clinical skill advancement, and practice at the top of license

• Provide medication-related education to nursing staff, providers, and interdisciplinary teams as needed

• Support precepting of pharmacy students, residents, or learners when applicable

Collaboration & Communication

• Collaborate with nursing, medical staff, quality, supply chain, IT, and hospital leadership to resolve medication-related issues

• Serve as the primary point of contact for inpatient medication-use processes

• Represent pharmacy leadership on hospital committees and interdisciplinary initiatives

Qualifications

• PharmD required

• Active Pharmacist License in CO/DORA.

• Hospital pharmacy experience required; rural hospital experience strongly preferred

• Demonstrated leadership in both pharmacy operations and clinical pharmacy services

• Experience managing pharmacy technicians and pharmacists

• Epic Willow Inpatient experience strongly preferred

• Strong regulatory knowledge, clinical judgment, communication, and teaching skills

• BLS - AHA

• ACLS - AHA

We welcome all qualified candidates eligible to work in the United States, but we’re unable to provide visa sponsorship.

BENEFITS

• Medical, Dental and Vision coverage including coverage for eligible dependents

• Employer paid basic life coverage with buy-up coverage options

• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for health care and dependent care.

• Time away from work: paid time off (PTO), paid family and medical leave (inclusive of Colorado FAMLI), Paid Sick/Bereavement Leave under Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (HFWA), leaves of absence.

• Tuition Assistance Available

• Retirement Plan 401(a)

• Retirement Plan 403(b) plans with employer matching contributions.

• Employee Assistance Program

• Employee discount on Valley View Medical Services

• Employee voluntary benefits such as Discounted RFTA bus passes, discounted gym memberships, Corporate Ski passes, free car seat for new Valley View babies born or adopted by Valley View employee(s)

• Free Use of Sunlight and Aspen SkiCo day passes, based on availability.

Loan Repayment:

Valley View is a qualifying employer for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program!

APPLICATION SUBMISSION END DATE

This position will be open for a minimum of three days and until a top applicant is identified.