Outpatient Pharmacy Manager

Outpatient Pharmacy Manager

Become part of Intermountain Health as we launch a new outpatient pharmacy at St. Mary's Regional Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado. This is a unique opportunity to help build and lead a new service that delivers personalized care, exceptional service, and expert pharmacy support to our patients.

As the Outpatient Pharmacy Manager, you will oversee daily operations, lead a small team of pharmacists and technicians, and help establish workflows that ensure safe, efficient, and patient-centered care. We are seeking a motivated, self-starting leader who is adaptable, collaborative, and excited to grow with a new and evolving pharmacy program.

Intermountain Health St. Mary's Regional Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado, the largest medical center between Denver and Salt Lake City, is committed to putting people first. Serving the healthcare needs of western Colorado and eastern Utah for nearly 120 years and founded in 1896 by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, St. Mary's has a rich history of serving the many needs of its community, from advanced medical care to charitable giving.

Life in Grand Junction offers over 300 days of sunshine per year and a perfect blend of Western charm, adventure, and natural beauty. Enjoy outdoor activities like hiking, biking, skiing, and rafting, as well as cultural experiences such as art walks, live performances, and local festivals. Explore nearby natural wonders and Colorado's wine country. Check out the video from Visit Grand Junction to see all the exciting activities that Grand Junction and western Colorado has to offer.

Essential Functions:

• Ensures safe, high-quality, and efficient pharmacy services with a culture of accountability consistent with Intermountain Health's Mission, Vision, and Values.
• Creates and sustains a culture of continuous improvement by fully adopting the Intermountain Operating Model.
• Works with pharmacy leadership to identify and implement new processes, technologies, and automation to improve medication safety, operational efficiencies, patient experience, caregiver effectiveness, and reduce expenses.
• Effectively leads change and related caregiver transitions through effective leadership and strong written and verbal communication.
• Researches, analyzes, and synthesizes data/informational elements to make well-informed clinical, business, and operational recommendations.
• Serves as the pharmacy leader responsible for decisions pertaining to pharmacy practice needs to meet both short- and long-term goals.
• Defines, tracks, and reports key performance indicators related to pharmacy operations and clinical services.
• Oversees daily activities of team and ensures appropriate training, mentoring, and professional development of all caregivers.
• Manages recruiting, hiring, coaching, evaluating, and corrective action with caregivers who are direct reports and for creating a culture of accountability and assuring associated standards are achieved and documented.
• Supports creation of operational and capital budgets and maintains fiscal accountability.

Skills:

• Pharmacy
• Pharmacy Practice
• Medication Management
• Project Management
• Quality Improvement
• Leadership
• Problem Solving
• Financial Management

Minimum Qualifications:

• Doctor of Pharmacy or Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy degree from an accredited institution (degree will be verified).
• Licensed to practice pharmacy.
• Licensed in a state in which Intermountain Health operates or eligibility to obtain a license upon hire.
• Effective communication, people management, and project management skills.
• Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers if required for the role and location within 90 days of hire.
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) if required for the role and location within 90 days of hire.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) if required for the role and location within 90 days of hire.
• Prior experience and demonstrated competence in area of practice at a facility of comparable size and complexity
• Ability to effectively interpret and use data.
• Effective project and time management skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in one of the following fields: MBA, MPH, MHA, or MS in pharmacy from an accredited institution.
• Pharmacy residency, other post-graduate training, and/or board certification.
• Leadership experience of pharmacy services with a similar or relevant scope of responsibility.
• Previous experience working in an integrated healthcare delivery system.

Physical Requirements:

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, documents, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.
• Frequent interactions with providers, colleagues, customers, patients/clients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate supplies and equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use for typing, accessing needed information, etc.

Location: St. Marys Regional Hospital

Work City: Grand Junction

Work State: Colorado

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$63.94 - $93.95

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.