Manager, Inpatient Pharmacy

Regions Hospital; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Retirement program

Tuition reimbursement

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Regions Hospital is seeking an Inpatient Pharmacy Manager to lead and develop inpatient pharmacy services across the hospital. You will partner with Clinical Pharmacy, Medication Safety, nursing leadership, and other departments to ensure high-quality, compliant pharmacy operations for inpatients.

The role emphasizes policy development, regulatory compliance, and staff leadership to achieve optimal patient outcomes while managing departmental goals and budgets within HealthPartners system.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or Pharm.D. from an ACPE-accredited School of Pharmacy.
• 5-8 years of health-system pharmacy experience.
• Licensure as a pharmacist in the State of Minnesota.

Responsibilities

• Develops and manages inpatient pharmacy services across the hospital.
• Ensures compliance with legal, accreditation, and certification requirements.
• Leads policy development and operational management for the department.
• Collaborates with nursing leadership, Clinical Pharmacy, and other hospital staff.

Skills

Pharmacy leadership

Oral & written communication

Supervisory skills

Interdepartmental collaboration

Data interpretation & reporting

Computer literacy

Pharmacology knowledge

Education

ACPE-accredited Pharmacy degree (Pharm.D. or B.S.)

Tools

Automated dispensing systems

Electronic health information systems

Job description

Job Description

HealthPartners is looking to hire an Inpatient Pharmacy Manager to join our team! Come join us as a Partner for Good and help us make an impact on the care and experience that our patients and their families receive every day.

Position Summary

To provide development and management of inpatient pharmacy services to patients throughout the hospital. Works closely with the Clinical Pharmacy and Medication Safety Manager, nursing leadership and other hospital staff to provide the highest degree in pharmacy services to the hospital inpatients. Develops and maintains operations and all policies and procedures for inpatient pharmacy services. The Inpatient Pharmacy Operations Manager is responsible for ensuring that the pharmacy department meets all legal, accreditation and certification requirements, and complies with all applicable policies, procedures, codes and standards of the organization.

Work Schedule

Monday through Friday, standard business hours.

Required Qualifications

Education, Experience or Equivalent Combination

• Bachelor's degree or Pharm.D. from an ACPE-accredited School of Pharmacy
• 5-8 years of health-system pharmacy experience

Licensure/ Registration/ Certification

• Licensure as a pharmacist in the State of Minnesota

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Required at Entry

• Knowledge of drug therapeutics, stability, sterility, compatibility and storage
• Knowledge of basics of fiscal management of a hospital pharmacy operation
• Knowledge of work schedule management
• Knowledge of labor contracts
• Knowledge of regulations affecting pharmaceutical services in hospitals.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills
• Skill in working with professional and non-professional employees
• Skill in computers and their application

Required for Full Performance

• Knowledge of electronic health information systems
• Skill with automated dispensing systems
• Knowledge of policies and procedures of the hospital
• Ability to develop goals/objectives for the department and hospital
• Interpersonal and communication skills necessary to obtain cooperation between pharmacy, nursing, medicine, surgery and other medical departments
• Ability to interpret data and generate reports
• Ability to supervise and direct the work of subordinates
• Ability to cooperate with pharmacy initiatives spanning the health-system

Preferred Qualifications

Education, Experience or Equivalent Combination

• 3-5 years in a supervisory pharmacist position preferred.

Benefits

HealthPartners offers a competitive benefits package (for eligible positions) that includes medical insurance, dental insurance, a retirement program, time away from work, insurance options, tuition reimbursement, an employee assistance program, and much more!