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About the Job
Health System Pharmacy at Cardinal Health
Pharmacy Operations ensures the safe, efficient, and effective management of Cardinal Health’s pharmacy services across various healthcare settings, including acute care hospitals, ambulatory care, oncology and cardiology practices, hospital retail, and alternate site facilities.
The Health System Pharmacy team delivers customized pharmacy solutions that help hospitals, health systems, and integrated healthcare providers reduce costs while improving patient care quality. Additionally, they offer expert consultation on medications, supplies, and pharmacy-related processes.
Nuclear Pharmacy at Cardinal Health
Nuclear Pharmacy specializes in providing radiopharmaceuticals and other medications to healthcare providers under strict state and federal regulations. Pharmacists in this field also advise physicians and nuclear medicine technologists on the safe and effective use of radioactive drugs for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.
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Compensation & Benefits
- Anticipated Salary Range: $102,800 – $154,245
- Bonus Eligible: No
- Comprehensive Benefits Package:
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- 401(k) savings plan
- Early access to wages via myFlexPay
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Work-life resources
- Paid parental leave
- Wellness and healthy lifestyle programs
🕒 Application Deadline: March 26, 2025 (Early applications encouraged)
Salary is determined by multiple factors, including location, education, experience, skills, and internal pay equity.
Schedule & Work Locations
- Floating Coverage:
- Tampa (Base Location): 40%
- Sarasota: 40%
- Fort Myers: 20%
- Shift Variability:
- A mix of days, nights, weekends, holidays, and on-call rotations
Key Responsibilities
- Process telephone orders from customers, utilizing the Order Receipt and Order Entry systems
- Ensure compliance with Board of Pharmacy (BOP) state regulations for radioactive orders
- Prepare and dispense radiopharmaceuticals per prescription and regulatory guidelines
- Conduct quality control tests and package doses for shipment
- Perform assays to verify identity, purity, and potency of medications
- Manage inventory and regulatory compliance, including stockroom maintenance
- Engage in customer insights and business process improvements
- Shadow customer sites and sales consultants for a deeper understanding of operations
- Review pharmacy performance metrics and complete training in Operational Excellence
- May serve as Pharmacist in Charge if required
- Train newly hired pharmacy associates
- Deliver doses if necessary
Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy and/or PharmD required
- Licensing: Valid Pharmacist license (or in the process of obtaining one) in the relevant state
- Training: Minimum 200 hours of academic training in nuclear pharmacy from an accredited program
- Skills & Requirements:
- Knowledge of biohazardous waste management
- Strong communication and customer service skills
- Manual dexterity for precise handling of small objects
- Ability to lift up to 75 lbs and meet physical demands
- Valid driver’s license and comfort driving in various weather conditions
- Willingness to work varied shifts, on-call, weekends, and holidays
- Intermediate computer proficiency
- Preferred:
- Authorized User certification (Nuclear Pharmacy training can be provided)
📌 Authorized User Certification Requirements:
A minimum of 700 hours of specialized training, including 200 hours of coursework and 500 hours of supervised experience in radiation physics, instrumentation, protection, chemistry, mathematics, and radiation biology.