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Arlington, Texas

Per Diem Pharmacist

PharmacistNo weekendsNo nightsPer Diem

Listed compensation

$44-$79/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – FridayWeekdays only

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Job Description

Opportunities with Genoa Healthcare. A career with Genoa Healthcare means you're part of a collaborative effort to serve behavioral health and addiction treatment communities. We do more than just provide medicine: we change lives for the better.

People with serious mental or chronic illness - and those who care for them - have moving stories, and at Genoa we become their voice, their partner.

Working as part of a coordinated care team, we partner with community-based providers and others to ensure that people with complex health conditions get the right medications and are able to follow their treatment plans.

Our personalized services - in-clinic pharmacies, medication management and more - are leading the way to a new level of care.

Genoa is a pharmacy care services company that is part of Optum and UnitedHealth Group’s family of businesses. We are part of a leading information and technology-enabled health services business dedicated to making the health system work better for everyone. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

We seek a Per Diem Pharmacist to perform professional duties and responsibilities associated with the processing of prescriptions. Per Diem Pharmacists are classified as temporary employees and work on an intermittent basis.

Tour a Genoa Pharmacy at the following link: Genoa Healthcare On-site Pharmacy Tour (youtube.com)

Our pharmacies are Monday-Friday, 8:00 - 5:00.

Primary Responsibilities

Distributes drugs prescribed by physicians and other health practitioners

Provides information to customers about medications and their use

Focuses on providing a superior level of customer service

Ensures compliance with all relevant laws of the applicable State Board of Pharmacy

Administration of immunizations as allowed by State Boards of Pharmacy

  • Any other usual and customary pharmacy duties

Any Other Usual and Customary Pharmacy Duties

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications

  • BA or PharmD in Pharmacy
  • Current pharmacist license in state of which you will work

Preferred Qualifications

  • Retail Experience
  • Long Term Care/Assisted Living experience

Behavior or Mental Health Experience

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements).

No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The hourly pay for this role will range from $44.00 to $79.00 per hour based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. Together, we are shaping the future of healthcare by harnessing technology and innovation to make care simpler to navigate, more affordable and more connected for the people we serve.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcomed, valued, heard and respected, empowering people to bring their authentic selves to work and strengthening our collective impact through diverse talents, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

UnitedHealth Group and its affiliated brands are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

UnitedHealth Group and its affiliated brands are a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

Key Responsibilities

Process prescriptions and dispense medications prescribed by physicians and other health practitioners. Provide medication information and customer service, comply with applicable pharmacy laws, administer immunizations as permitted, and perform customary pharmacy duties.

Requirements

A BA or PharmD in Pharmacy and a current pharmacist license in the state of employment are required. Retail, long-term care or assisted living, and behavioral or mental health experience are preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Prescription ProcessingMedication DispensingPharmacy Law ComplianceImmunization AdministrationBehavioral Health PharmacyPharmacotherapy

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 40 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 35% have no call, 65% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$128k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $132k in an average-cost state. 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, 1,418 active listings.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Per Diem Pharmacist at UnitedHealth Group a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Pharmacy — ranked against 10,137 active Pharmacy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$128k midpoint, that is roughly $5k–$9k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 6.4
Better work-life than 90% of Pharmacy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,137 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • No nights

Living in Arlington

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$291k
Typical market rent
$1,462/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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Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive benefits package
Incentive and recognition programs
Equity stock purchase
401k contribution