Director Pharmacy

Founded in 1989, Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital is a 106-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Folsom, California. Serving over 60,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, cancer care, women’s health, and neurology. Additionally, Mercy Hospital of Folsom has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and has been awarded the AMA/ASA’s Get the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement, recognizing the hospital’s commitment to providing the best stroke care. It was recently named a Leapfrog 2025 Top General Hospital.

One Community. One Mission. One California.

As our Director of Pharmacy for Mercy Hospital Folsom, you will be responsible for the oversight and coordination of daily Pharmacy Services operations in accordance with standards of practice, organizational policies/standards, procedures and applicable regulatory requirements.

Every day, you will be tasked with meeting financial objectives in labor, revenue and gross margins, implementing performance improvement initiatives,  evaluating department effectiveness in meeting clinical/service expectations, and troubleshooting pharmaceutical care issues. The work you will do will require knowledge of the concepts, professional standards, and methodologies applicable to the pharmaceutical care, and of applicable regulatory requirements sufficient to ensure quality and compliant patient care.

To be successful in this role, you will need to exercise judgment and critical thinking in resolving complex issues, and apply solid principles of leadership, human relations and continuous quality improvement in the overall management, coordination, and refinement of our pharmaceutical care services.

Additional incentives for this position include an annual performance-based bonus program, annual employer-funded retirement contribution (no employee contribution required), no-cost medical coverage for the employee, and a Flexible Time Away program.

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, or Doctor of Pharmacy, required
• Minimum of 4 years of recent pharmacy (or similar) work experience required.

Required Licensure:

• Registered Pharmacist license in the State of California required. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum of 2 years in a leadership position preferred.
• Pharmacy residency completed preferred.
• Masters Degree (MBA, MS, MHA, etc) preferred.
  
• Membership in the ASHP, ASCP, APHA and/or other professional associations preferred.

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