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Desert Valley Hospital
Victorville, California

Pharmacist (Inpatient)

PharmacistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$56-$77.99/hr

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Job Description

Pharmacist (Inpatient)

  • Schedule: Full-Time
  • Department: Pharmacy
  • Location: Desert Valley Hospital | Victorville, CA
  • Compensation: $56.00 - $77.99 per hour

(based on experience and qualifications)

Advance Excellence in Inpatient Pharmacy Care

Join Desert Valley Hospital as an Inpatient Pharmacist and play an important role in delivering safe, effective, and high-quality pharmaceutical care. Working with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals, you will help optimize medication therapy and support positive outcomes across a diverse patient population. This full-time opportunity is ideal for a pharmacist who values patient safety, clinical collaboration, and excellence in hospital pharmacy practice.

What You'll Do

  • Provide safe and effective pharmaceutical care for hospitalized patients.
  • Review and evaluate medication orders for appropriateness, accuracy, and patient safety.
  • Collaborate with physicians, nurses, and other clinical professionals to support optimal medication therapy.
  • Support pharmacy services across areas such as medical/surgical, intensive care, emergency care, perioperative services, and OB/GYN.
  • Promote medication safety and compliance with pharmacy policies, procedures, and professional standards.
  • Support efficient pharmacy operations and high-quality patient care.

What We Offer

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • Paid time off and paid holidays
  • Tuition reimbursement and continuing education opportunities
  • Professional development through Prime Healthcare's PrimE Academy
  • Collaborative, multidisciplinary work environment
  • Career growth opportunities within the Prime Healthcare network

Make a Difference

If you're a pharmacist committed to medication safety, clinical excellence, and patient-centered care, we encourage you to apply. Join Desert Valley Hospital and help provide exceptional pharmaceutical care to the patients and communities we serve.

Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Director of Pharmacy, coordinates the activities of the pharmacy department to provide the highest quality of pharmaceutical care to all patients served by the hospital, while ensuring patient safety. The scope of patient care provided may include: General Medicine/Surgical, Intensive Care Services, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pediatrics, Emergency Care, Oncology, Peri-operative, Geriatrics and Outpatient Services.

Qualifications

  • EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING
  • Current state Registered Pharmacist License.
  • Experience in hospital pharmacy operations preferred.

B.S. degree in Pharmacy required; Doctor of Pharmacy degree preferred.

BLS and ACLS certification preferred

Facility Specific Requirements (As Applicable Required)

APhA Immunization Certification and BLS required.

Pay Transparency

Desert Valley Hospital offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs.

Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options.

A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $56.00 to $77.99.

The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.

Employment Status: Full Time

Shift: Variable

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: eeoc.gov

Privacy Notice

Privacy Notice for California Applicants: primehealthcare.com

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

ACLS (preferred)

Key Skills

Medication therapy managementRegulatory complianceBLS certification

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 40 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 25% are remote, 50% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$139k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $126k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

How many Pharmacy jobs are remote?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$116k–$162kPharmacy median $156k (middle half $150k–$183k)30 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$126k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pharmacy listings in California657 active10,309 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 25% remote · 50% no call · 60% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia Pharmacist listings: 8% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 12% offer loan repayment682 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Pharmacist Jobs

22 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

22 jobs · 18 employers
4
<$140k
4
$140k-155k
6
$155k-170k
5
$170k-185k
3
$185k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

17 jobs
401k / retirement match
88% this job
Sign-on bonus
53%
CME allowance
6% this job
Relocation assistance
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 1.5
Better work-life than 10% of Pharmacy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,192 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Desert Valley Hospital

Hospitals and Health Care
Victorville, CA
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Paid Time Off
Paid Holidays
Tuition Reimbursement
Continuing Education
401(k) Retirement Plan

Living in Victorville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$407k
Typical market rent
$2,248/mo
Residents’ average commute
40 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
106.4
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.