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Corpus Christi, Texas

Pharmacist - Per Diem

PharmacistPer Diem

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Job Description

Pharmacist - Per Diem - Corpus Christi, Texas

Corpus Christi Rehabilitation Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas offers comprehensive inpatient rehabilitative care in a warm, coastal community setting.

We are committed to helping patients recover from disabling medical events – including strokes, brain or spinal cord injuries, major orthopedic injuries, and medically complex illnesses – through personalized and intensive therapy programs.

Our rehabilitation team combines expertise and compassion, providing tailored physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy to address each patient’s specific challenges and goals.

The hospital’s modern design includes spacious private rooms and fully equipped therapy areas, allowing patients to practice real-life skills and build confidence in a safe environment.

Accredited by The Joint Commission and recognized for exceptional quality of care, Corpus Christi Rehabilitation Hospital is proud to serve the Coastal Bend region by guiding patients on their journey to restored health, independence, and a better quality of life.

We are seeking a Pharmacist to join our team of passionate patient caregivers!

As a participating hospital of Ernest Health, we offer robust recognition, wellness, and retention programs. These programs focus to enhance the employees’ work experience, recognize, and celebrate achievements.

We also encourage employees to share their work experience through “My Ernest Journey” and through our Engagement Survey, where our approach is “You Spoke, We Listened”. These platforms provide additional avenues for employees to give feedback about their work experience and share what is important to them.

Qualifications

Required Skills

  • Doctor of Pharmacy from an ACPE accredited college of pharmacy
  • At least one year of hospital pharmacy experience
  • Supervisory experience preferred.

Additional Qualifications/Skills

  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, written communication and interpersonal skills
  • Must be flexible with work schedule
  • Dependable attendance and job performance
  • Licensed or license-eligible in the State of Texas

Responsibilities

Ensures safe transitions of care by completing comprehensive medication reconciliation and final verification of admission and discharge orders for all patients.

Evaluate and verify WellSky physician's orders for therapeutic appropriateness, proper dosing, optimal dosage form, drug interactions, allergic reactions, route and rate of administration and therapeutic redundancy

Clarifies physicians' orders, when necessary, through direct and timely contact with prescriber or designated practitioner

Demonstrates knowledge with antimicrobial stewardship, which includes therapy optimization, de-escalation, and selection of appropriate, evidence-based antimicrobial regimens.

Assists with monitoring and appropriate prescribing of anticoagulation therapy

Provides patient-specific pharmacotherapy recommendations and drug information to the medical and nursing staff

Supervises pharmacy technicians in activities related to medication dispensing, ordering and inventory management.

Thorough Documentation of All Clinical Interventions

Exemplifies the Ernest Health mission, vision and values and acts in accordance with Ernest Health policies and procedures

Uphold departmental, and institutional, policy as appropriate

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical pharmacyPatient pharmacotherapyPharmacy supervisionDrug interaction analysisClinical documentation

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 50 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 20% are remote, 52% have no call, 58% 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).

What does the Pharmacy market look like in Texas?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPharmacy median $135k (middle half $128k–$137k)10 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingTexas index 97.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pharmacy listings in Texas768 active10,223 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 20% remote · 52% no call · 58% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedTexas Pharmacist listings: 20% state a sign-on bonus (median $28k) · 21% offer loan repayment790 active listings, Nov 2026
New Pharmacy listings3,675 in the last 30 days3,327 the 30 days before (+10%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Pharmacy pay trend+3.3% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 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.

Top contract/1099 Pharmacist Jobs

33 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

26 jobs
9
<$155k
6
$155k-175k
7
$175k-195k
3
$195k-215k
1
$217k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

24 jobs
401k / retirement match
96%
Sign-on bonus
29%
CME allowance
13%
Loan repayment
8%
PSLF eligible
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Clinical Pharmacist Telepharmacy

CommonSpirit Health · Houston, Texas

$63.25-$104.36/hr
#2

Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacist

Summit Pacific Medical Center · Elma, Washington

$66.43-$99.27/hr
#3

Clinical Pharmacist Telepharmacy

$66.26-$98.56/hr
#4

Clinical Pharmacist

$157k-$196k
+ 31 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 2.8
Better work-life than 50% of Pharmacy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,057 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Ernest Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Mesquite, Texas
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Recognition Programs
Wellness Programs
Retention Programs
Employee Engagement Survey

Living in Corpus Christi

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$243k
Typical market rent
$1,422/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.7
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Corpus Christi, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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