Inpatient Pharmacy Manager

Job Title: Inpatient Pharmacy Manager
Location: 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 Responsibilities
Pharmacy 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