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Laredo, Texas

PHARMACIST

PharmacistIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Doctors Hospital of Laredo, in Laredo, TX, is a 183-bed acute care facility that offers a range of medical services. You'll feel a difference when you walk in our doors. There's pride in the care we deliver and a commitment to serving Laredo's growing healthcare needs.

To learn more visit doctorshosplaredo.com

Job Summary

Process orders for parenteral and enteral medications, and other pharmaceuticals as needed for optimal patient care according to standards and practices for patients in all age groups including neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric. Promote safe, cost-effective, rational drug use and provides expert pharmaceutical information to other health colleagues. Supports the mission and core values of the company through responsible and effective work performance.

  • Benefit Highlights
  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Competitive Compensation & Paid Time Off
  • Excellent Benefit Packages
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan

Tuition Reimbursement

  • Career development opportunities across UHS and its 300+ locations!
  • HealthStream online learning catalogue with plenty of free CEU courses
  • More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: uhsguest.com.

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance.

During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies.

Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. uhs.com

If you would like to learn more about the position before applying, please contact Mariana Lopez, Recruiter at 956-523-2027.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Pharmacy. Pharm D preferred.

  • Five (5) years progressively responsible experience performing pharmacy functions in an acute care setting.
  • Ability to serve as a lead worker to subordinate personnel.
  • ACLS certification must be obtained within one year of hire.
  • Continued employment is contingent on successfully maintaining current required certification(s) and/or license(s).
  • Annual Requirements: Demonstrating knowledge and Competency of USP 797 Core Skills
  • Knowledge of the principles, practices and procedures of Clinical Pharmacy including drug therapymonitoring, drug information, drug utilization review, pharmacokinetics, nutritional support, adverse drugreaction monitoring and cardiopulmonary arrest.
  • Skill in prescribing trends, new drugs and developments.
  • Ability to give directions to and gain compliance from assigned staff.
  • Ability to maintain good planning and organizational skills.
  • Ability to set priorities, make critical decisions and respond quickly to emergency requests.
  • Ability to maintain harmonious and effective working relationships with other employees and respond to general public complaints.
  • Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing.
  • Participation in Local, State and National Pharmacy Organizations to acquire/improve Competency
  • Some travel, to follow-up with Corporate, Financial, GPO, Compliance and Pyxis issues.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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If you suspect a fraudulent job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, we encourage you to report such concerns to appropriate law enforcement. We encourage you to refer to legitimate UHS and UHS subsidiary career websites to verify job opportunities and not rely on unsolicited calls from recruiters.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Drug Therapy MonitoringAdverse Drug Reaction MonitoringPlanning SkillsCommunication SkillsLeadership

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.

Top Pharmacist Jobs

34 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution29 jobs · 27 employers

7
<$145k
3
$145k-160k
12
$160k-175k
6
$175k-190k
1
$214k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks30 jobs · 27 employers

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

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Adventist Health · Hanford, California

$75.03-$102.91/hr
#2

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$54-$91/hr
#3

Staff Pharmacist - Accredo - Remote (FL, IN, OH, AZ, PA)

$54-$91/hr
#4

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$159k-$185k
+ 32 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 1.5
Below most Pharmacy listings for work-life

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

  • Includes call

Living in Laredo

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$240k
Typical market rent
$1,191/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
87.0
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 · Laredo, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About UHS

Hospitals and Health Care
Aiken, South Carolina
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive Compensation
Paid Time Off
Excellent Benefit Packages
401(K) with company match
Discounted Stock Plan
Tuition Reimbursement
Career Development Opportunities
HealthStream Online Learning