Director of Pharmacy

Director of Pharmacy - Inpatient Rehabilitation

Full-time

Wage scale: $160K - $200K per year

Come join our award-winning rehabilitation facility as a mission driven leader. As Director of Pharmacy, you have an opportunity to ensure safety for our patients and team members in safe pharmacy practices.

Your experience matters

At Palomar Health Rehabilitation Institute, we are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. Here, you're not just valued as an employee, but as a person. As a Director of Pharmacy joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion, and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

How you'll contribute

Leads the hospital pharmacy department, overseeing daily operations, staffing, and clinical and regulatory performance. Establishes goals, policies, and procedures; ensures safe, effective, and compliant medication-use processes; partners with medical and nursing leadership on evidence-based formularies, guidelines, and medication safety; and drives continuous quality and performance improvement.

Essential Functions

• Provide day-to-day operational leadership for the pharmacy, ensuring safe, timely, and compliant services.
• Develop, implement, and maintain departmental goals, objectives, policies, procedures, and performance standards.
• Measure, assess, and improve organizational performance using data, audits, and quality metrics.
• Ensure compliance with Joint Commission (JC), CMS/HCFA, CARF, and state regulations; monitor and close regulatory gaps.
• Manage pharmacy team (hiring, onboarding, training, scheduling); coach, mentor, and resolve performance issues.
• Coordinate and complete competency assessments and performance reviews within required timeframes.
• Collaborate with physicians and clinicians to implement evidence-based guidelines, protocols, and formulary management for safe, cost-effective drug therapy.
• Serve as a drug information resource for nurses, physicians, and pharmacists; disseminate current literature and guidance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Additional Information

Oversees medication safety initiatives, adverse drug event review, and corrective action plans. Manages inventory, purchasing, automation/ADC systems, controlled substance accountability, and cost stewardship. Partners with quality, risk, and infection prevention on stewardship and regulatory readiness. Prepares reports and communicates outcomes to hospital leadership and committees.

What we offer

Fundamental to providing great care is supporting and rewarding our team. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Comprehensive Benefits : Multiple levels of medical, dental, and vision coverage for full-time and part‑time employees.
• Financial Protection & PTO : Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short‑ and long‑term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Financial & Career Growth : Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well‑being : Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development : Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

Qualifications and requirements

Education: BS in Pharmacy required; PharmD and/or MBA/MS (or equivalent education/experience) preferred.

Licensure: Current state pharmacist license required.

Experience: Minimum five (5) years of hospital pharmacy experience desirable; demonstrated leadership and/or program management experience.

Competencies: Regulatory compliance (JC, CMS/HCFA, CARF, state), performance improvement, guideline/protocol development, data analysis, team leadership, effective communication, and collaboration across disciplines.

About us

Palomar Health Rehabilitation Institute is a 52‑bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital located in Escondido, California, and is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network committed to making communities healthier.

EEOC Statement

Lifepoint Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Lifepoint Health is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.