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Texas Children's Hospital
The Woodlands, Texas

Staff Pharmacist - Specialty (Days)

Pharmacist 8.0 Work-LifeFull-Time

Compensation

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Employment & setting
Full-Time · on-site
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

We are searching for a Staff Pharmacist — someone who thrives in a patient-centered, high-touch clinical setting. In this position, you will promote pharmaceutical care by managing complex specialty medication therapies, identifying and preventing potential drug-related problems, and resolving actual drug-related problems. Additionally, you will perform the duties of a registered pharmacist with an emphasis on specialty medication management, patient counseling, and adherence support. All responsibilities will be performed in a manner developmentally appropriate for the ages of patients served (0–adult).

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Responsibilities

  • Ensures specialty medications meet the highest standards for safety, efficacy, and appropriate utilization
  • Participates in the education of patients, caregivers, and the community on specialty disease states, complex medication regimens, and self-administration techniques
  • Supports patient safety systems, including monitoring for adverse effects, drug interactions, and therapy-specific risk management programs (e. g., REMS)
  • Checks all available means of communication including e-mail, mailbox, and voicemail every shift
  • Ensures the smooth operation of the specialty clinic pharmacy and acts as a role model for technicians and other pharmacists as evidenced by lack of complaints, medication incident reports, and peer review
  • Maintains specialty drug records and documentation according to departmental policy, including limited distribution drug (LDD) program requirements
  • Contributes to the medication management process, including prior authorization support, benefits verification coordination, and therapy initiation workflows
  • Conducts patient medication reviews and counseling, ensuring that patients and caregivers understand their specialty medication therapies, administration techniques, storage requirements, and adherence expectations
  • Monitors patient outcomes and adherence, collaborating with clinic providers to optimize therapy and address barriers to care Participates in quality improvement initiatives and supports clinical program development within the specialty pharmacy

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or Pharm. D. required
  • RPH certification from the state of Texas required
  • 2+ years of pharmacist experience preferred; specialty pharmacy or ambulatory clinic experience preferred

Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands is north Houston’s first true, free-standing pediatric hospital designed, equipped and staffed exclusively to provide care in more than 25 areas of specialty care for children and adolescents. Hospital facilities include 24 emergency center rooms, outpatient exam rooms, radiology rooms, operating rooms and acute care beds, as well as a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).

To join our community of 15,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities.

Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Drug-Related Problem ResolutionClinical PharmacyMedication ReviewPatient Education

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Staff Pharmacist - Specialty (Days) at Texas Children's Hospital a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Pharmacy — ranked against 7,649 active Pharmacy listings on WeekdayDoc.

Pharmacist Career Context

In Texas, the Pharmacy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$132k (58 salary observations; 318 listings), vs ~$138k nationally (968 salary observations; 4,120 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 24% are remote, 48% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

Pharmacy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

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).

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Work-life snapshot

8.0/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 5% in Pharmacy

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Living in The Woodlands

Median resident rent
$1,822/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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