Inpatient Pharmacy Manager

Melissa Memorial Hospital•Holyoke, CO

About The Position

Provides pharmaceutical care and manages the pharmacy department in the hospital setting, while providing staffing support in the retail setting. The role is responsible for accurate dispensing of retail prescriptions and for the secure storage and distribution of medications throughout the hospital. It ensures medication-use quality and safety and maintains records in accordance with state and federal regulations. The manager oversees pharmacy technicians, coordinates workflow, and verifies medication orders. The position requires care appropriate to patients’ ages and disease states and adherence to applicable pharmacy laws. The role works with medical and nursing staff to support safe, effective, and economical drug treatment; performs medication reconciliation at admission and discharge; and counsels patients about new medications at discharge. It verifies medication orders, reviews laboratory values when needed, and recommends changes to prescribers to promote patient safety. The position may involve compounding or checking chemotherapy agents and maintaining clean, sanitary compounding areas in accordance with USP 797 and 800 standards. The manager also performs hospital pharmacy tasks such as billing, inventory, restocking, medication data entry, and work involving the automated dispensing cabinet (ADC). The role requires knowledge of the 340b program, Macro Helix, and audits of eligible patients. It also provides retail pharmacy staffing support when the retail pharmacy manager is absent. The employee is expected to support MMH’s vision and mission, maintain confidentiality, work effectively with a team, treat customers respectfully, remain flexible, help identify and solve problems, and report compliance issues.

Requirements

Pharmacy degree from an accredited College of Pharmacy.
Pharmacy licensure in the state of practice.
Immunization certification and/or licensure in the state of practice, if required by the state, within six months of hire.
Must be able to acquire sterile compounding certification within three months of hire.
Good organizational, problem-solving, and computer skills.
Good written and verbal communication skills for interacting with staff, physicians, patients, and other contacts.
Ability to use reference tools to evaluate patient care and answer patient questions.
Knowledge of computer software, particularly medication management information system software and Microsoft applications.

Nice To Haves

Sterile compounding certification is preferable.

Responsibilities

Provide pharmaceutical care and manage the hospital pharmacy department, with staffing support in the retail setting.
Dispense retail prescriptions accurately and ensure secure medication storage and distribution throughout the hospital.
Maintain medication-use quality and safety and records in accordance with state and federal regulations.
Oversee pharmacy technicians, coordinate workflow, and verify medication orders.
Liaise with medical and nursing staff to support safe, effective, and economical drug treatment.
Reconcile medications for patients upon admission and discharge.
Counsel patients on new medications at discharge.
Verify medication orders for appropriateness, review laboratory values when necessary, and recommend changes to prescribers for patient safety.
Serve as the compounding delegate, including compounding and/or checking chemotherapy agents, and maintain clean and sanitary compounding areas in compliance with USP 797 and 800 standards.
Perform hospital pharmacy tasks including billing, inventory, restocking, medication data entry, and work involving the ADC.
Work with the 340b program, Macro Helix, and audits of 340b-eligible patients.
Staff as a pharmacist in the retail pharmacy when the retail pharmacy manager is absent.
Support MMH’s vision and mission; maintain confidentiality; work successfully in a team; treat internal and external customers courteously, compassionately, and respectfully; remain flexible; help identify problems and suggest solutions; and report compliance issues.