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Fort Worth, Texas

Clinical Pharmacist - Academic Medicine

PharmacistIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

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Job Description

Clinical Pharmacist – Academic Medicine

Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better + Together

Work location: 1301 Pennsylvania Ave. Fort. Worth, TX 76104

Work Hours

Full-time, 40hrs per week, rotating day and evening, every third weekend.

Department Highlights

  • The hospital is experiencing significant growth, with ongoing expansion across multiple departments.
  • Our team is proudly diverse and inclusive, united by a shared commitment to delivering outstanding patient care.

Here’s What You Need

  • Bachelor's Degree Pharmacy Required
  • Other Pharm D. Required
  • CLIAFE Must comply with CLIA regulations regarding foreign education equivalency required.
  • PHAR- Pharmacist upon hire required.
  • 3 years of hospital experience or residency preferred.
  • Must be proficient in written and verbal English language communication skills, computer proficient and possess basic math skills.
  • PGY2 training in internal medicine, pharmacotherapy, or similar specialty are highly preferred.

What You Will Do

  • Communicating effectively, building positive professional relationships and role modeling teamwork.
  • Timely and accurate support of medication distribution including medication order verification and oversight of pharmacy technician responsibilities.
  • Provision of clinical pharmacy services for the safe and efficient patient care.
  • Ensuring the accuracy of one's own work as well as maintaining required competencies and other documentation. Consistent support of the department's quality improvement and patient safety standards programs and initiatives is also required.
  • Ongoing professional development and growth.
  • Not only the management of one's own time but shares the responsibility for minimizing pharmaceutical costs (including wastage) and discovering new process efficiencies.
  • Respond to medical emergencies per hospital policy as available.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Additional Perks of Being a Texas Health Pharmacist

  • Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, Student Loan Repayment Program as well as several other benefits.
  • Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.
  • Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).
  • A supportive team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

Texas Health Fort Worth is an 851-bed, Magnet-designated, full-service hospital that has served the Fort Worth community since 1930.

We offer advanced care in cardiovascular services, high-risk obstetrics, gynecology, neurosciences, sports medicine, and emergency medicine. Our hospital also features certified programs in Advanced Hip and Knee Replacement, Brain Tumor Treatment, Advanced Spine Care, and Advanced Palliative Care. We are also home to a kidney transplant program that underscores our high-acuity capabilities, and we support Graduate Medical Education (GME) to help train the next generation of physicians.

Texas Health Fort Worth is Joint Commission-certified as a Comprehensive Cardiac Center, a Comprehensive Stroke Center, and a Level I Trauma Center. We are also a designated Magnet hospital and recognized as the Best Place to Have a Baby in Tarrant County. Texas Health Fort Worth continues to be a top choice in North Texas for emergency services, women’s health, cardiac care, and more.

If you’re ready to join us in our mission to improve the health of our community, then let’s show the world how we’re even better together!

Learn more about our culture, benefits, and recent awards.

Do you still have questions or concerns? Feel free to email your questions to recruitment@texashealth.org

Key Responsibilities

The role involves providing clinical pharmacy services, verifying medication orders, and overseeing pharmacy technician responsibilities to ensure safe patient care. Additionally, the pharmacist is responsible for managing pharmaceutical costs, responding to medical emergencies, and supporting quality improvement initiatives.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a PharmD and a pharmacist license, with a preference for 3 years of hospital experience or residency. PGY2 training in internal medicine or pharmacotherapy is highly preferred, along with proficiency in English and basic math.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Pharmacy Technician OversightPharmaceutical Cost ManagementMedical Emergency ResponseEnglish CommunicationComputer Proficiency

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).

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% this job
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
  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Fort Worth

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$264k
Typical market rent
$1,615/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.1
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Texas Health Resources

Hospitals and Health Care
Arlington, Texas
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

401k
PTO
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Parental Leave
Flex Spending
Tuition Reimbursement
Student Loan Repayment Program