Director Pharmacy
Company: Mercy Hospital Of Bakersfield
Location: Bakersfield
Posted on: October 28, 2025
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Summary and Responsibilities - Provides
leadership direction mentorship and supportive resources regarding
day-to-day operations of the pharmacy department to provide
pharmacy care to patients and improve outcomes. Assures
departmental competency and compliance to all regulatory
accreditation and hospital standards of care. - Creates and
reinforces a service culture based on the principles of continuous
quality improvement. Empowers staff to create structures and
processes that assures cost effective and safe utilization of drug
supplies and pharmacy staff time. - Leads and creates the annual
operating and capital budgets implementation of
strategic/operational initiatives including but not limited to new
services/programs revenue enhancement expense reduction managed
care utilization systems and inpatient and ambulatory strategies
for pharmacy care - Partners with colleagues and communicates that
pharmaceutical care is an integral component of the integrated
health care delivery network and functions as a regular member of
the multi-disciplinary care team. This includes the evolution of a
pharmacy continuum of care that emphasizes keeping the member well;
but covers the member through all episodes of sickness and recovery
Job Requirements Education and Experience: - Bachelor's Degree in
Pharmacy is required. Advanced or Master's degree preferred (e.g.
Pharm.D.) . - Minimum of five (5) years of experience as a
Pharmacist in an acute care setting. Minimum of three (3) years of
pharmacy management experience. Licensure: - Registered Pharmacist
license. Oversight for an acute care facility requires licensure in
the state in which you practice. Where You'll Work Founded by the
Sisters of Mercy Mercy Hospitals have a history of caring for our
community that goes back more than 100 years. We provide a broad
range of medical and surgical services including minimally invasive
and outpatient options. Our family of services includes the area's
only inpatient oncology unit the Orthopedic Spine and Hand Center
Family Birth Center the Lactation Support Center and retail store
and many others. Mercy Hospital Downtown is a 194-bed facility
located in downtown Bakersfield. Mercy Hospital Southwest is a
78-bed facility and the only hospital located in the rapidly
growing area west of Highway 99. Mercy Hospital is a member of
Dignity Health and is a trusted community partner serving residents
of Bakersfield and Kern County with quality compassionate care
since 1910. Learn more here at
https://www.dignityhealth.org/central-california/locations/mercy-bakersfield.
One Community. One Mission. One California Pay Range $83.99 -
$124.94 /hour
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