Supervising Pharmacist Dept. of Public Health

Company Description

The Department of Public Health prioritizes equitable and inclusive access to quality healthcare for its community and values the importance of diversity in its workforce. All employees at the Department of Public Health work to advance equity, inclusion, and diversity with a specific lens and focus on race, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexuality, disability, and immigration status.

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• Application Opening
  :
  Friday, February 13, 2026
• Final date to receive applications
  :
  Application filing will close on or after Monday, February 23, 2026
• Salary
  : $214,630 - $260,806 Annually
• Appointment Type
  :
  Permanent Civil Service
• Recruitment : PBT-

Becoming a City employee means being a part of a team that cares about making a difference. Your work will shape both the present and future of San Francisco. When you work for the City, you’re choosing a job with purpose.

The Mission of the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) is to protect and promote the health of all San Franciscans. SFDPH strives to achieve its mission through the work of multiple divisions – the San Francisco Health Network, Population Health, Behavioral Health Services, and Administration.

Provide supervision and technical/clinical direction to clinical pharmacist, staff pharmacist and pharmacy technicians in an acute care inpatient pharmacy setting. Responsible for ensuring compliance with state and federal laws, regulations, and standards regarding the provision of pharmaceutical services and departmental pharmacy objectives and policies, and procedures; operational oversight of the acute care clinical pharmacy program; oversight of personnel assigned to work in the Inpatient Pharmacy.

In addition, you will assist the Director of Pharmacy with the development and implementation of strategic initiatives and will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of your assigned area.

The eligible list resulting from this recruitment may be utilized to fill future and current vacancies in this class at other locations within the DPH for the duration of the eligible list.

Under general direction, the Supervising Pharmacist provides supervision for pharmaceutical services within the San Francisco Department of Public Health to assure quality patient care, appropriate drug therapy and compliance with all applicable regulations. The essential functions include:

• Manages, supervises, and schedules assigned personnel, including completing performance appraisals, and carrying out appropriate disciplinary actions as needed.
• Designs, implements, and evaluates pharmaceutical services.
• Continuously interprets and assists in the development and implementation of departmental rules, regulations, and policies.
• Communicates with physicians, nurses, and other health‑care professionals, as well as the general public.
• Prepares and maintains reports, memoranda, and records.
• Assists in managerial decisions including developing the budget.
• Develops and trains staff to support and enhance professional development.
• Performs professional pharmacist duties as needed.
• Procures pharmaceuticals and supplies and maintains inventory.

The 2453 Supervising Pharmacist also performs other related duties as assigned.

Please note that incumbents in this classification may be required to perform duties as listed in the class specification, which can be found on DHR’s website: /

Minimum Qualifications - Required

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING: Requires at least two (2) years (equivalent to 4,000 hours) of experience as a licensed pharmacist in a hospital pharmacy; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

LICENSE: Requires possession of a valid Registered Pharmacist license issued by the California State Board of Pharmacy (Please attach a copy)

• License status must be "Current" according to

SPECIAL

CONDITIONS:

The following minimum qualifications reflect special conditions…