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Imagine finishing your day and stepping out your door to world-class skiing, hiking, biking, and fly fishing—all within minutes. Nestled in the heart of the Colorado Rockies, Glenwood Springs offers an unmatched lifestyle with small-town charm, top-rated schools, and easy access to Aspen and Vail.
At Valley View Hospital, you’ll pair that lifestyle with a meaningful, high-impact career in an independent health system that prioritizes quality, collaboration, and innovation.
Eligible for a Relocation Bonus, for those that qualify (2-year commitment required/Internal candidates not eligible)
Position Summary
Valley View is seeking 2 Inpatient Pharmacy Managers.
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
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/DORA.
- 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
We welcome all qualified candidates eligible to work in the United States, but we’re unable to provide visa sponsorship.
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!
APPLICATION SUBMISSION END DATE
This position will be open for a minimum of three days and until a top applicant is identified.
