Nuclear Pharmacist

This position is benefit eligible the first day of employment. This includes medical, dental, vision, Paid Time Off, education assistance, 401K and more! 

What Nuclear Pharmacy contributes to Cardinal Health 
 
Nuclear Pharmacy is responsible for providing radiopharmaceuticals and other drugs to medical care providers under highly regulated State and Federal guidelines; may also consult with or advise physicians and nuclear medicine technologists on the safe and efficacious use of radioactive drugs for diagnosis and therapy 

Job Summary 

At Cardinal Health, Nuclear Pharmacists play a critical role in advancing diagnostic and therapeutic medicine. In this highly specialized position, you’ll help ensure patients receive safe, accurate, and timely radiopharmaceuticals—supporting lifesaving decisions in hospitals and imaging centers every day. If you thrive in regulated environments, value precision, and want your expertise to make a real difference, this role offers meaningful work with long‑term career opportunity. 

Schedule 

• Rotating schedule including days, nights, weekends, holidays, and on‑call coverage 

• Flexibility required to support business needs in a 24/7 environment 

Responsibilities 

• Provides pharmaceutical care to patients as a staff pharmacist, including compounding of nuclear medications, testing for quality through chromatography, and directing distribution of medication using a team of drivers. 

• Assesses and maintains pharmacy inventory and executes necessary orders, including reviews, to maintain optimal supply and ongoing availability of drugs, identifying and procuring alternative drugs to mitigate risks, when necessary. 

• Leads processes for hiring of pharmacy staff, onboarding, and performance management, including leadership of competency evaluations process and documentation. 

• Manages and directs internal workflows of nuclear pharmacy, including optimization of staffing and scheduling to maintain best-in-class and streamlined pharmacy operations. 

• Assists in execution of plans for lowering costs, increasing efficiency and driving profitable growth to support strategic business objectives in the nuclear pharmacy business. 

• Maintains relationships with outside suppliers and vendors to understand availability of drug components and assist in demand planning. 

• Participates in administrative tasks to facilitate nuclear pharmacy operations, including interactions with customers 

• Performs other job-related duties as required to ensure the goals and objectives of the department are met including delivering doses if necessary. 

• May oversee running of the Ohio facility (known as Pharmacist in Charge) if needed to cover licensure requirement to dispense in Ohio, Kentucky and West Viriginia 

• Provides potential emergency coverage in Kentucky and West Virginia as needed    

Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy or PharmD required by start date 

• Valid Pharmacist’s license in the state in which the pharmacy operates, or is in the process of obtaining a valid license preferred.  Will be required to also become a licensed pharmacist in Kentucky and West Virginia within a year of hire. 

• 2-4 years of experience, preferred 

• Working knowledge of biohazardous waste management procedures preferred 

• Ability to travel as needed for pharmacy coverage  

• Willingness to travel to other pharmacies as needed to provide coverage 

• Strong customer service skills 

• Manual dexterity required for occasional reach, lifting, holding of small objects, and dispensing doses 

• Comfortable working in a nuclear environment   

• Must hold a valid driver's license  

• Ability to work weekends, on call, holidays, overtime, alternate days/shifts, or be in a rotation 

• Intermediate computer skills (ability to use computers and tablets) 

• May require vendor credentialing 

• Basic proficiency in English is required, including being able to read and write in English in order to process documents. 

• Prior Authorized User certification is preferred.