Director - Pharmacist
UC Davis Rehabilitation Hospital
Sacramento, CA

UC Davis Rehabilitation Hospital is a free-standing post-acute inpatient rehabilitation hospital operated jointly between UC Davis Health and Lifepoint Health. This new 58,000 square foot 52-bed hospital will be the first free-standing physical rehabilitation hospital in Sacramento. The facility will have all private rooms and focus on acute rehabilitation for patients who suffer from stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, complex neurological disorders, orthopedic conditions, multiple trauma, amputation and other injuries or disorders. The large multidisciplinary therapy gymnasiums will be outfitted with the latest therapeutic technologies, including augmented reality balance training, therapy bionics and a full body exoskeleton.

If you are an enthusiastic individual seeking an environment dedicated to superior patient care and an organization with a strong mission to serve our community, we invite you to apply!

Why Work Here?

• Tuition assistance/reimbursement
• Expansive benefit package
• Professional development and advancement opportunities
• Targeted approach to career development
• Strong interdisciplinary teamwork & opportunities
• Superior quality patient outcomes
• Supportive leadership and culture
• CEU Support
• State-of-the-art facility & equipment       

Benefits:

• Affordable medical, dental and vision plans provided to meet the needs of full employees and their families
• Generous PTO 
• Tuition reimbursement, continuing education opportunities and apprenticeship programs for eligible employees
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts

What you will do in this role:

• Demonstrates administrative responsibilities related to daily operations management
• Develops goals, objectives, policies and procedures for departmental operation
• Works to improve services provided and assure compliance with regulatory requirements
• Demonstrates skills in measuring, assessing, and improving organizational performance
• Manages the pharmacy team including hiring, training, scheduling, resolving performance issues, coaching and mentoring
• Coordinates and facilitates the performance reviews within the organizations recommended time frame using appropriate methods of assessing staff competence
• Demonstrates understanding of JC Standards, HCFA, CARF and State Standards and monitors department’s compliance
• Works with physicians, specialists and other clinicians to implement appropriate guidelines and protocols for drug use based on evidence based medicine, national guidelines, and literature based protocols
• Provides drug information to nurses, physicians, and other pharmacists to ensure current information on drug therapy
• Other duties as assigned

• BS Pharmacy required, PharmD and/or MBA/MS (or equivalent education/experience) preferred
• Must hold a current state license to practice pharmacy
• Minimum five years’ experience in hospital pharmacy is desirable
• Demonstrated management/leadership skills and/or program management

 Our Benefits:

• Various shift availabilities
• Low therapist-to-patient ratios
• Professional development and advancement opportunities
• Targeted approach to career development
• Strong interdisciplinary teamwork opportunities
• Superior quality patient outcomes
• Supportive leadership and culture
• CEU Support
• State-of-the-art equipment     
• Affordable medical, dental and vision plans provided to meet the needs of full employees and their families
• Up to 20 days of PTO for full time employees
• 6 paid holidays for full time employees
• Tuition reimbursement, continuing education opportunities and apprenticeship programs for eligible employees
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Flexible spending and health savings account
• Salary range: $170,000 - $190,000 per year. We would expect those hired into this job would be paid within this yearly rate, however, certain circumstances may allow us to pay outside of this yearly rate

UC Davis Rehabilitation Hospital provides ongoing care to patients in their recovery journey. We offer customized, intensive rehabilitation tailored to the individual needs of those recovering from stroke, brain injury, neurological conditions, trauma, spinal cord injury, amputation, and orthopedic injury. Our hospital strives to maximize the health, function, and quality of life of those we serve through comprehensive physical medicine and rehabilitation programs.