Inpatient Pharmacy Manager, Glenwood Springs, CO (IK)

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 <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
• 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
• 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

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
• $149,700 – $224,500
• Annual Bonuses based upon organizations and indevidual performance.

Salary

• $149,700 – $224,500
• Annual Bonuses based upon organizations and indevidual performance.

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 Medical Services
• Employee voluntary benefits such as Discounted RFTA bus passes, discounted gym memberships, Corporate Ski passes, free car seat for new babies born
• 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 403(b) plans with employer matching contributions.
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee discount on Medical Services
• Employee voluntary benefits such as Discounted RFTA bus passes, discounted gym memberships, Corporate Ski passes, free car seat for new babies born

Skills and Certifications

• Colorado Pharmacist License in good standing
• Pharm D
• Active CO Pharmacist License in good standing.

Compensation

• Base Salary -USD $149,600 to $224,500
• Full‑time
• Benefits –Full
• Relocation Assistance Available –Possible for ideal candidate
• Interview Travel Reimbursed –Yes

Candidate Details

5+ to 7 years experience

Seniority Level –Mid-Senior