Inpatient Pharmacy Manager

Melissa Memorial Hospital•Holyoke, CO

2d•$125,000 - $165,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Inpatient Pharmacy Manager provides pharmaceutical care and manages the pharmacy department in a hospital setting, while providing staffing support in the retail pharmacy. The role ensures accurate dispensing of retail prescriptions and the secure storage and distribution of medications throughout the hospital. It is responsible for medication-use quality and safety and for maintaining records in accordance with state and federal regulations. The manager oversees pharmacy technicians, coordinates workflow, and verifies medication orders, providing care appropriate to patients’ ages and disease states and complying with applicable pharmacy laws. The role works with medical and nursing staff to support the safe, effective, and economical delivery of drug treatment. It includes medication reconciliation at admission and discharge, counseling patients on new medications at discharge, reviewing orders and relevant laboratory values, and recommending changes to prescribers when needed for patient safety. The manager serves as the compounding delegate, which may include compounding or checking chemotherapy agents and maintaining clean, sanitary compounding areas that comply with USP 797 and 800 standards. The position also performs hospital pharmacy functions such as billing, inventory management, restocking, medication-related computer data entry, and use of the automated dispensing cabinet (ADC). It requires knowledge of the 340b program, Macro Helix, and auditing eligible patients. The manager provides retail pharmacy staffing support when the retail pharmacy manager is absent and contributes to the hospital’s mission, teamwork, confidentiality, respectful service, problem-solving, and compliance efforts.

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 that 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 pharmacy.
Ensure accurate dispensing of retail prescriptions and secure, proper medication storage and distribution throughout the hospital.
Maintain medication-use quality and safety and records in compliance 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 at patient admission and discharge and counsel patients on new discharge medications.
Review medication orders for appropriateness, check laboratory values when necessary, and recommend changes to prescribers for patient safety.
Serve as the compounding delegate, potentially compounding or checking chemotherapy agents, and maintain clean, sanitary compounding areas compliant with USP 797 and 800 standards.
Perform hospital pharmacy tasks including billing, inventory, restocking, medication data entry, and use of the ADC.
Support the 340b program, use Macro Helix, and audit 340b-eligible patients.
Provide retail pharmacy staff coverage in the retail pharmacy manager’s absence.
Support the hospital’s vision and mission, maintain confidentiality, work effectively as part of a team, treat customers respectfully, adapt to changing situations, identify problems and suggest solutions, and report compliance issues.