Position Summary

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 / , 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
• 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

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!



Qualifications:

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Sound knowledge of anatomy, physiology, pathology, and medical terminology.
• Active unencumbered Pharmacist Colorado state license
• Graduate from a fully accredited Pharmacist program
• One year of work experience as Pharmacist
• One year of EMR experience
• Board Certified

SKILLS/ABILITIES/COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:

• Maintains and updates clinical knowledge and skills.
• Participates in relevant continuing education programs.
• Knowledge of and dedication to the highest patient care and provide the utmost service excellence to all patients.
• Ability to take initiative and to exercise independent judgment, decision-making and problem-solving expertise.
• A can-do, team oriented attitude is essential, as the ability to work independently and to interact easily with physicians, other managers and staff throughout the department and hospital.
• Effective interpersonal/communication, organizational, and the flexibility to handle multiple tasks.

Requirements:

• COVID vaccine with 2 Shots & Booster

ABOUT HEALTHCARE STAFFING PLUS

Healthcare Staffing Plus is a US based national per diem, local contract, and locum tenens agency. We are located in the beautiful rolling hills of southern Indiana just outside of Louisville, KY.

With close to 24 years of non-clinical healthcare experience that includes 16 years of solid medical staffing and recruiting experience, we deliver on our promise of adhering to strict and ethical recruiting standards handled with the utmost professionalism. Never resting on our laurels of sourcing candidates thoroughly and presenting our clients only the cream of the crop.