NICU Clinical Pharmacist Specialist
Listed compensation
Compensation: $62.00–$75.00 /hr
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Job Description
NICU Clinical Pharmacist Specialist
The ideal candidate will have advanced pediatric or critical care pharmacy training, strong NICU experience, and the ability to provide direct clinical pharmacy services to critically ill neonates in a high-acuity environment.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct clinical pharmacy services to critically ill neonatal patients.
- Participate in multidisciplinary NICU rounds and collaborate with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.
- Review medication therapy for appropriateness, dosing, safety, interactions, and therapeutic effectiveness.
- Provide pharmacokinetic monitoring and medication recommendations for neonatal patients.
- Support antimicrobial stewardship and medication-safety initiatives.
Qualifications
- Completion of a PGY2 Residency in Pediatrics – required/preferred pathway
- Candidates with a PGY2 Residency in Critical Care may be considered if they have current NICU experience
- NICU clinical pharmacy experience – required
- Experience providing direct clinical pharmacy services to critically ill neonates – required
- Current Texas Pharmacist license – required
- Strong knowledge of neonatal pharmacotherapy, dosing, medication safety, and critical-care pharmacy practice.
Compensation: $62.00-$75.00/HR
Location: Houston, TX
Apply today! Send resume to staffing@huckeyehealthcare.com [staffing@huckeyehealthcare.com]
Questions? Call: 281-769-8184
Qualifications
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Pharmacist Career Context
In Texas, the Pharmacy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$133k (72 salary observations; 406 listings), vs ~$139k nationally (1,254 salary observations; 5,751 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 40 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 23% are remote, 43% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$129k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $133k in an average-cost state. 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. At the posted ~$129k midpoint, that is roughly $5k–$9k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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Living in Houston
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $245k
- Typical market rent
- $1,542/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 27 min
- State income tax
- None
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