Pharmacy Operations Manager

HCA Healthcare; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Time away from work (PTO)

Job summary

St. Mark's Hospital in Salt Lake City, part of HCA Healthcare, is seeking an energetic Pharmacy Operations Manager to lead our inpatient pharmacy services with a focus on safety, compliance, and efficiency.

You will mentor staff, oversee compounding and medication safety, and drive daily distribution and workflow improvements in a fast-paced hospital environment.

Join a team dedicated to delivering compassionate patient care and operational excellence in a supportive setting.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) or Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from an accredited institution.
• Completion of a PGY1 or PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration residency is a strong plus.
• Licensure: Current pharmacist licensure (or eligibility for licensure) in the state.
• Minimum of 3–5 years of hospital pharmacy experience with progressive leadership or supervisory responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Compounding Oversight: Maintain regulatory and quality control standards for sterile and non-sterile compounding per USP guidelines and safety protocols.
• Medication Safety Leadership: Chair Medication Safety Committee, identify risk reduction strategies, analyze error data, lead QA initiatives.
• Technician Supervision & Development: Lead, mentor, and empower the pharmacy technician team with a collaborative culture.
• Resource Management & Operational Flow: Oversee day-to-day medication distribution, inventory, and workflow efficiencies.

Skills

Pharmacy leadership

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Team leadership

Education

PharmD or BS in Pharmacy

PGY1/PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration residency (plus)

Job description

Relocation Assistance Available for eligible candidates

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized.

Why Work in Salt Lake City?

Beyond an incredible professional opportunity at our hospital, Salt Lake City offers an unmatched quality of life. Nestled right against the foot of the breathtaking Wasatch Mountain range, SLC is an outdoor lover's paradise.

Whether you are hitting "The Greatest Snow on Earth®" at world-class ski resorts just minutes from the city, hiking scenic mountain trails, or enjoying a thriving downtown culinary and arts scene, Salt Lake City provides the ultimate balance of a vibrant metropolitan lifestyle and effortless access to nature.

Ready to elevate your pharmacy leadership career in an unbeatable location?

Job Summary and Qualifications

We are seeking an energetic, detail-oriented, and forward-thinking Pharmacy Operations Manager to join our leadership team at our dynamic community hospital. In this critical role, you will be the driving force behind our operational excellence, ensuring the highest standards of safety, compliance, and efficiency across our inpatient pharmacy services.

If you are a collaborative leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about mentoring staff and optimizing medication workflows, we want you on our team.

Key Responsibilities

• Compounding Oversight: Maintain rigorous regulatory and quality control standards for our sterile and non-sterile compounding areas, ensuring full alignment with USP guidelines and institutional safety protocols.

• Medication Safety Leadership: Serve as a chair of the Medication Safety Committee, actively identifying risk reduction strategies, analyzing error data, and leading continuous quality improvement initiatives in the multidisciplinary team.

• Technician Supervision & Development: Lead, mentor, and empower our dedicated pharmacy technician team. Foster an engaging, collaborative culture focused on professional growth, high performance, and operational agility.

• Resource Management & Operational Flow: Oversee day-to-day medication distribution, inventory management, and workflow efficiencies to ensure seamless support for our nursing and medical staffs.

What qualifications you will need:

• Education: Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) or Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from an accredited institution.

• Completion of a PGY1 or PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration residency is a strong plus.

• Licensure: Current pharmacist licensure (or eligibility for licensure) in the state.

• Experience: Minimum of 3–5 years of hospital pharmacy experience, with progressive leadership or supervisory responsibilities. Demonstrated expertise in sterile compounding regulations and medication safety practices.

• Skills: Exceptional communication, problem-solving abilities, and a proven track record of leading teams through operational change.

Benefits

St. Mark's Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services

• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services

• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long-and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence

• Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling

• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing

• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

For 150 years, St. Mark's Hospital (https://mountainstar.com/locations/st-marks-hospital/) has provided a full-spectrum of healthcare services to Salt Lake City and its surrounding communities. As Utah's first hospital, St. Mark's team members uphold a rich tradition of patient-centered, top-quality care at our 308 plus bed hospital. St Mark's drives the development of some of the regions finest clinical service areas such as neurosciences, trauma, orthopedics, cardiac care and robotic surgery. St Mark's was named to the Fortune/IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals® list. This is the eighth time this hospital has been recognized with this honor as one of the top performing Teaching Hospitals in the U.S.

St. Mark's has expanded emergency access to the communities we serve with two free standing emergency centers, Taylorsville Emergency Center (https://mountainstar.com/locations/st-markshospital/) and West Valley Emergency Center (https://mountainstar.com/locations/st-marks-hospital/) . Both locations have 10 plus patient rooms are staffed 24/7 by experienced board-certified emergency room physicians, nurses and support teams from St. Mark's Hospital. In addition to ER care, both facilities give comprehensive imaging services, including computerized tomography (CT scan), Xray, and ultrasound as well as a fully-equipped medical laboratory.

Nestled at the foot of the Wasatch Mountains, St. Mark's sits in a picturesque and ideal location. From our hospital doors it's a quick commute to Salt Lake's urban and cultural benefits, and a short drive to outdoor adventures and Utah's glorious national parks.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

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