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Austin, Texas

Pharmacist

PharmacistNo nightsFull-Time

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Job Description

  • Your future role at a glance
  • Location: Austin, Texas
  • Facility: Good Health Solutions
  • Department: Home Delivery Pharmacy Services
  • Schedule: Day shift | Full-time| 40 hours per week
  • How you’ll make an impact in this role

Ensure the appropriate selection, dosing, administration, and dispensing of medications, including mail-order and retail pharmacy operations.

Review and assess medication orders to identify, prevent, and resolve potential or actual drug-related problems; recommend formulary alternatives when appropriate.

Compound and dispense medications accurately while ensuring timely delivery and adherence to pharmacy standards and protocols.

Provide drug information, patient counseling, and education to patients, physicians, and other clinical staff; communicate with healthcare providers to support effective patient care.

Oversee pharmacy technicians and support staff in medication preparation, maintenance, and dispensing; provide pharmacy coverage as needed and assist with training/precepting pharmacy students.

What minimum requirements you’ll need

Licensure / Certification / Registration

Required Credential(s)

Pharmacist obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.

Education

Bachelor's or advanced degree in Pharmacy required. Master's degree or Doctorate of Pharmacy preferred.

  • Work Experience
  • None required.

Additional Preferences

  • Retail experience.
  • Mail order experience is highly preferred.
  • Benefits that help you thrive
  • Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and HSA/FSA options
  • Financial security & retirement: employer-matched 403(b), planning and hardship resources, disability and life insurance
  • Time to recharge: pro-rated paid time off (PTO) and holidays

Career growth: Ascension-paid tuition (Vocare), reimbursement, ongoing professional development and online learning

Emotional well-being: Employee Assistance Program, counseling and peer support, spiritual care and stress management resources

  • Family support: parental leave, adoption assistance and family benefits
  • Other benefits: optional legal and pet insurance, transportation savings and more
  • Life at Ascension: Where purpose meets opportunity

Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 99,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you'll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.

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Key Responsibilities

The pharmacist will ensure the accurate selection, dosing, and dispensing of medications while providing drug information and patient counseling. They will also oversee pharmacy technicians and collaborate with healthcare providers to resolve drug-related issues.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's or advanced degree in Pharmacy and possess a valid Pharmacist license. While no prior work experience is required, retail or mail-order pharmacy experience is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Medication dispensingFormulary managementMedication reviewClinical pharmacyStaff supervisionPharmacy protocolsCompounding

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 50 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 34% have no call, 62% 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).

How many Pharmacy jobs are remote?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score5.1 / 10 · top 25% in pharmacyranked against 10,192 Pharmacy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Cost of livingTexas index 97.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pharmacy listings in Texas794 active10,309 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 30% remote · 34% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedTexas Pharmacist listings: 19% state a sign-on bonus (median $25k) · 21% offer loan repayment817 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (10,192 Pharmacy listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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 Distribution

29 jobs · 27 employers
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11
$155k-175k
7
$175k-195k
3
$195k-215k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

28 jobs · 27 employers
401k / retirement match
89% this job
Sign-on bonus
32%
CME allowance
4%
Relocation assistance
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 5.1
Better work-life than 80% 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 Ascension

Hospitals and Health Care
St. Louis, MO
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage
HSA/FSA options
Employer-matched 403(b)
Disability and life insurance
Paid time off and holidays
Tuition reimbursement (Vocare)
Employee Assistance Program
Parental leave

Living in Austin

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$450k
Typical market rent
$1,571/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

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