NICU Clinical Pharmacist Specialist
Listed compensation
$62-$75/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
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
Of the 40 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 40% have no call, 53% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$142k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $147k 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 ~$142k midpoint, that is roughly $6k–$10k 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
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.