Senior Specialist

What Nuclear Pharmacy - Radiation contributes to Cardinal Health
Pharmacy Operations is responsible for the safe, efficient and effective coordination of Cardinal Health's pharmacy operations that service acute care hospitals, hospital retail customers, ambulatory care and alternate site facilities, oncology and cardiology practices as well as retail customers.

Nuclear Pharmacy - Radiation 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. Non Licensed.

Schedule

• Full time 40 hours per week. The typical schedule is Monday through Friday from 5:00a to 1:00p. Candidate must be flexible to work different days, hours and schedules based on business needs.

Anticipated Hourly Range: $27.40 per hour - $41.26 per hour

Bonus eligible: No

Benefits: Cardinal Health offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support health and well-being.

• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• Paid time off plan
• Health savings account (HSA)
• 401k savings plan
• Access to wages before pay day with myFlex Pay
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Work-Life resources
• Paid parental leave
• Healthy lifestyle programs

Application window anticipated to close: 10/27/25
* if interested in opportunity, please submit application as soon as possible.

The hourly range listed is an estimate. Pay at Cardinal Health is determined by multiple factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s geographical location, relevant education, experience and skills and an evaluation of internal pay equity.

• Acts as Radiation Safety Officer of facility by overseeing radiation safety program and ensuring radiation safety compliance.
• Performs radiation safety tasks including well checks & efficiencies, air monitoring, fume hood flow checks, room wipes & surveys, waste management, vehicle surveys, and meter checks.
• Provides radiation safety training to facility staff members.
• Oversees work and training of employees in the non-dispensing tasks of handling radioactivity.
• Handles coaching and counseling of employees as it relates to radiation safety.
• Prepares prescriptions by typing labels, entering information into a computer system and obtaining Staff Pharmacist approval.
• Under the direction of a pharmacist, reconstitutes medication, including higher level cell tagging such as white blood cell and compounding Iodine-131 NaI (sodium iodide) capsules, according to applicable state laws and obtain Pharmacist endorsement.
• Under the direction of a pharmacist, counts and dispenses doses either in a syringe or vial and obtain Pharmacist approval.
• Performs quality assurance tests on instruments and pharmaceuticals in accordance with Federal, State, Company and manufacturer’s guidelines.
• Receives, documents, and stores incoming and outgoing pharmaceuticals according to the Department of Transportation guidelines and Company.
• Maintains computer inventory and records to ensure proper utilization of materials and accounting for all Radioactive Materials and prescription drugs
• Prepackages, labels and maintains related control records of unit or multiple dose packages
• Elutes generator and demonstrated ability to perform efficiency analysis for generator utilization.
• Receives standard diagnostic prescription orders from Cardinal Health customers with the exception of those orders prohibited by regulation or Cardinal Health policy.
• Visits customer locations to perform on-site radiation safety functions as permitted by license.
• Performs general pharmacy and facility clean up.
• Performs clerical and administrative services including maintenance of daily delivery records, preparation of receipts, report preparation, and maintenance of billing records.
• Performs FDG (fluorodeoxyglucose) daily planning and analysis and is cross training on cyclotron processes.
• Performs other job-related duties as required to ensure the goals and objectives of the department are met.

• High School diploma,…