Job Title: Inpatient Pharmacy ManagerLocation: Glenwood Springs, CO
Job Type: Full-Time
Work Model: Onsite
The Inpatient Pharmacy Manager provides operational and clinical leadership for inpatient pharmacy services within a rural acute care hospital environment. This role oversees medication distribution systems, sterile compounding, regulatory compliance, clinical pharmacy services, medication safety initiatives, and Epic Willow inpatient workflows.
The ideal candidate is a hands-on pharmacy leader with strong hospital pharmacy operations expertise, clinical judgment, leadership capabilities, and Epic Willow experience. This role requires balancing operational excellence with patient safety, staff development, and evidence-based clinical care.
Key ResponsibilitiesPharmacy Operations & Distribution- Oversee daily inpatient pharmacy operations including:
- Medication distribution
- Sterile compounding
- Automated Dispensing Cabinets (ADCs)
- Controlled substances management
- Inventory oversight
- Ensure compliance with:
- USP <797>/<800>
- Joint Commission standards
- State and federal regulations
- Optimize medication distribution systems and Epic–Client integration workflows
- Manage purchasing, medication shortages, waste reduction, and budget stewardship
- Develop and maintain pharmacy SOPs and operational best practices
- Lead pharmacy operational quality improvement initiatives
Clinical Pharmacy Services- Support evidence-based inpatient clinical pharmacy services
- Lead medication safety and adverse drug event review initiatives
- Support formulary management and Pharmacy & Therapeutics (P&T) Committee activities
- Provide clinical pharmacist support during staffing shortages or high-acuity periods
- Promote safe and effective medication utilization practices
Epic Willow Leadership- Serve as pharmacy lead for Epic Willow Inpatient workflows
- Manage:
- Medication records
- Order routing
- Dispense workflows
- Inventory functionality
- Reporting processes
- Lead clinical decision support (CDS), order set optimization, and pharmacist documentation workflows
- Collaborate with IT and clinical stakeholders on Epic upgrades and optimization projects
Staff Leadership & Education- Supervise pharmacists and pharmacy technicians
- Oversee hiring, onboarding, scheduling, training, competency validation, and performance management
- Lead staff education on:
- Medication safety
- Operational workflows
- Clinical protocols
- Epic functionality
- Support technician cross-training and pharmacist professional development
- Provide medication-related education to nursing and interdisciplinary teams
Collaboration & Communication- Collaborate with:
- Nursing
- Providers
- Supply Chain
- IT
- Quality teams
- Hospital leadership
- Serve as primary pharmacy contact for inpatient medication-use processes
- Participate in hospital committees and interdisciplinary initiatives
Must-Have Qualifications- PharmD required
- Active Colorado Pharmacist License in good standing
- Hospital pharmacy experience required
- Strong inpatient pharmacy operational leadership experience
- Experience supervising pharmacy technicians and pharmacists
- Strong understanding of:
- Medication distribution systems
- Sterile compounding
- Medication safety
- Regulatory compliance
- Clinical pharmacy operations
- BLS Certification (AHA)
- ACLS Certification (AHA)
- Strong communication, teaching, and leadership skills
Preferred Qualifications- Rural hospital pharmacy experience strongly preferred
- Epic Willow Inpatient experience strongly preferred
- Experience leading operational and clinical pharmacy initiatives
- Experience supporting P&T Committees and medication utilization evaluations
Core Skills- Inpatient Pharmacy Operations
- Clinical Pharmacy Services
- Epic Willow Inpatient
- Medication Safety
- Sterile Compounding
- Automated Dispensing Cabinets (Client)
- USP 797 / USP 800 Compliance
- Pharmacy Leadership
- Inventory & Drug Purchasing
- Formulary Management
- Clinical Decision Support
- Staff Education & Development