Staff Nuclear Pharmacist

Cardinal Health•Lexington, KY

5d•Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy or PharmD required by start date
Valid Pharmacist’s license in Kentucky, West Virginia, and Ohio , or able to obtain a valid license.
Pharmacist RPh license in West Virginia required within 12 months with ability to float to West Virginia for occasional coverage (approx. 2-3 weeks/year)
Willingness to travel to other pharmacies as needed to provide coverage
Working knowledge of biohazardous waste management procedures preferred
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.

Nice To Haves

Prior Authorized User certification is preferred.

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.