Manager of Pharmacy

Palmdale Regional Medical Center; Palmdale (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Palmdale Regional Medical Center is seeking a Pharmacy Director to lead the department’s daily operations, staffing, budgeting, and medication management. You will partner with physicians, nurses, and hospital leadership to support high-quality patient care and regulatory readiness.

The role emphasizes supervising staff, shaping workflows, maintaining performance metrics, and advancing safety and policy initiatives in a major acute care setting in Palmdale, CA.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years of recent experience in acute care pharmacy.
• 1 year of supervisory experience is requires.
• Strong collaboration with physicians, nurses, and hospital leadership.

Responsibilities

• Supervise pharmacy staff and oversee daily operations.
• Manage workflows and staff schedules; monitor quality and performance metrics.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and hospital regulations; participate in policy development.
• Support medication safety initiatives and drive continuous improvement in services.

Skills

Pharmacy leadership

Education

Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.S. Pharm.)

Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)

MBA or MS (nice to have)

Job description

Responsibilities

Opened in 2010, Palmdale Regional Medical Center is a 184-bed, acute care hospital located in Palmdale, CA. One of Southern California’s newest hospitals and featuring all-private patient rooms, Palmdale Regional provides high-quality, award-winning patient care to residents and visitors of the Antelope Valley and surrounding areas. Palmdale Regional is active in the community and regularly participates with the Antelope Valley Board of Trade/Greater Antelope Valley Economic Alliance (now AV Edge), and other civic and governmental groups. Palmdale Regional believes in \"Community Service Excellence\" and supports nonprofit agencies and other healthcare related organizations.

Palmdale Regional recently joined the newly created regional brand, Southwest Healthcare. This comprehensive network of care incorporates five hospitals in the southern California region and includes multiple convenient ambulatory locations serving many communities. With more than 7,000 skilled and talented care providers across the region, all dedicated to the highest standards, the shared goal is to provide convenient access to a wide range of healthcare services. Learn more: www.SouthwestHealthcare.com. For more information on Palmdale Regional, please visit www.palmdaleregional.com and follow Palmdale Regional Medical Center on social: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance, growing since its inception into a Fortune 500 corporation. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 99,000 employees. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates 28 acute care hospitals, 331 behavioral health facilities, 60 outpatient and other facilities in 39 U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

www.swhpalmdaleregional.com/careers

Position Description:

This position reports to the Director of Pharmacy.

In this job, you will lead the Pharmacy department at Palmdale Regional Medical Center, overseeing daily operations, staffing, budgeting, compliance, and medication management to ensure safe, effective, and efficient pharmaceutical care. You will work closely with physicians, nurses, and hospital leadership to support high-quality patient care, maintain regulatory readiness, and promote best practices across the department.

You will be responsible for supervising pharmacy staff, managing workflows and schedules, monitoring quality and performance metrics, and ensuring compliance with all applicable federal, state and hospital regulations. You will also support medication safety initiatives, participate in policy development, and help drive continuous improvement in pharmacy services.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years of recent experience in acute care pharmacy
• Prefer 8-10 years
• 1 year of supervisory experience is requires
• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy (B.S. Pharm.)
• Preferred Doctor of Pharmacy Degree (Pharm. D.)
• Preferred Master’s in Business Degree (M.B.A)
• Preferred Master’s Degree (M.S.)
• Preferred ASHP Accredited Pharmacy Residency

EEO Statement

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