Pharmacy Operations Manager

Responsible for providing leadership direction and management of resources for the day-to-day operations of the inpatient pharmacy.

Additional Information
Department: Pharmacy
Hours per week: 40, eligible for benefits
Shift: Monday - Friday, daytime hours (variable). This role will also require on-call, along with evening and weekend coverage as needed.

Eligible Incentives: Relocation assistance available for qualified external applicants.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy (BSPharm) or Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)
• Experience: Four (4) years of pharmacist experience, including two (2) years pharmacy practice in a hospital setting
• Equivalency:
  • Completion of a Postgraduate Year One (PGY1) pharmacy residency is considered equivalent to two (2) years of professional pharmacy experience in a hospital setting.
  • Completion of a Postgraduate Year Two (PGY2) pharmacy residency is also considered equivalent to two (2) years of professional pharmacy experience, for a total of up to four (4) years when combined with PGY1.
  • Completion of a combined Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership (HSPAL) residency is considered equivalent to four (4) years of professional pharmacy experience.
• Licensure: Licensure as a pharmacist in the state of Colorado or eligible to sit for licensure
  
• Direct people leadership in a formal capacity highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develops and coordinates operationally related quality and safety improvement programs addressing personnel competency, compounding, dispensing, and inventory control with the goal of ensuring the safe and efficient provision of services by the department. Conducts quality assurance monitoring and auditing to demonstrate compliance with hospital and department policy and procedures, regulatory, and accreditation standards.
• Develops annual work plans used to achieve goals and performance metrics.
• Participates in leadership activities for division, contributing to the achievement of goals and objectives; evaluates team performance. Defines and maintains internal processes for function; establishes customer service standards and handles operational and customer service escalations for function. Serves as a champion of enterprise-wide culture, influencing culture change to support functional objectives.
• Manages communications to the enterprise on projects and hot topics related to functional area. Maintains effective working relationships with peers in division, peers in other divisions, and senior leadership.
• Assigns and reviews work, provides work instruction (OTJ or formal training) and develops team members. Evaluates performance of team members, providing continuous feedback. Manages discipline and performance issues, hires, and fires team members. Identifies resource needs and develops recommendations for meeting needs.
• Participates in developing budget recommendations, monitoring budget, and identifying cost saving opportunities
• Works on highly complex or controversial projects; performs project management activities. Provides technical expertise on programs, processes, and best practices.
• Ensures compliance against federal, state, and local regulations for functional area.

Salary Information
Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.

Annual Salary Range (Based on 40 hours worked per week): $150,808.54 to $226,212.81

Benefits Information
Here, you matter. As a Children's Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.

As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.

Children's Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.

EEO Statement
It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information. The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained.

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