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Galveston, Texas

Senior Clinical Staff Pharmacist - Galveston Outpatient Infusion Pharmacy

PharmacistFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not listed

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

Ask the employer about the pay range, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.

Posted 4mo ago

Job Description

Education & Experience

Minimum Qualifications

  • Doctor of Pharmacy or Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy from an accredited College of Pharmacy
  • Three (3) years of experience.

Licenses, Registrations or Certifications

Required:

Licensed to practice pharmacy in the state of Texas or eligible for licensure from the Texas State Board of Pharmacy. Must be licensed with the Texas State Board of Pharmacy within 90 days of hire.

Preferred Qualifications

  • ACPE sterile product / IV cert preferred
  • Hospital/Acute Care experience
  • Infusion experience
  • EPIC Beacon

Job Description

Senior Clinical Staff Pharmacist provides advanced professional, clinical, and supervisory skills in the management of pharmacy operations and procedures in various areas of responsibilities.

Essential Job Functions

  • Performs all pharmaceutical care and drug distribution duties required of Clinical Staff Pharmacist.
  • Manages, supervises, and evaluates staff, residents, and supportive personnel.
  • Trains and orients all departmental staff in departmental and hospital procedures.
  • Develops and maintains departmental operational policies and procedures including ongoing quality assurance standards and measures.
  • Prepares and maintains performance evaluation standards, budget request, and time and motion data.
  • Identifies, documents, and follows-up on problems related to inter and intra departmental operations and patient safety.
  • Provides in-service education directed toward the training and development of UTMB health care providers.
  • Participates in the recruitment, interviewing, and selection of qualified staff members.
  • Develops the ongoing educational activities of the department.
  • Adheres to internal controls established for department.
  • Essential job functions vary depending on the assigned specialty area:

Marginal or Periodic Functions

  • Performs related duties as required by management.
  • Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

  • Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus.
  • Exhibits strong interpersonal, teamwork and leadership skills with all levels of the healthcare team.
  • Takes ownership in solving problems effectively and efficiently and participates in resolution in a proactive and positive manner.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Demonstrates through verbal and non-verbal communications openness to change or new ideas.
  • Willingly learns and adapts to changes in work environment and new work methods as introduced.

Self-motivated to independently manage time, demonstrates flexibility to fluctuating workload, and effectively prioritizes assignments.

Actively enhances personal growth and development by participating in educational programs and professional organizations and meetings.

Equal Employment Opportunity

UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Key Responsibilities

Provides advanced clinical and supervisory management of pharmacy operations, including staff supervision and the development of operational policies. Performs pharmaceutical care duties and coordinates in-service education for healthcare providers.

Requirements

Requires a Doctor of Pharmacy or Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy and at least three years of experience. Must be licensed to practice pharmacy in the state of Texas.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

BudgetingClinical PharmacyInfusion PharmacySterile Product PreparationInterpersonal Communication

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 49 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 37% are remote, 33% have no call, 57% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

UnitedHealth Group holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 75/100, 1,417 active listings.

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Salary Distribution29 jobs · 27 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks30 jobs · 27 employers

401k / retirement match
93%
Sign-on bonus
37%
CME allowance
3%
Relocation assistance
3%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 50% of Pharmacy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,288 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site

Living in Galveston

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$395k
Typical market rent
$1,405/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

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