Nuclear Pharmacist

Cardinal Health•Holland, OH

About The Position

What Nuclear Pharmacy 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 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 Through effective leadership and coordination with a team of direct reports, the primary purpose of the Pharmacist II, Nuclear is to manage, facilitate, and oversee execution of day-to-day operations of the nuclear pharmacy. The Pharmacist II, Nuclear has completed all necessary training and is licensed to be a practicing nuclear pharmacist in their state of occupation. As such, this job has responsibility for optimizing pharmacy operations and procedures to ensure consistent and efficient delivery to control costs, minimize waste, maximize customer satisfaction and deliver positive patient outcomes while maintaining compliance with Federal and state regulatory agencies. In addition, this job has responsibility for managing inventory, processing orders, compounding patient-specific doses of drugs and directing a team of drivers to deliver medications after they have been tested for quality.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy and/or PharmD preferred
Valid Pharmacist’s license in the state in which the pharmacy operates, or is in the process of obtaining a valid license.
Working knowledge of biohazardous waste management procedures.
Ability to hear, write, and speak clearly in order to communicate with customers and health care professionals.
Strong customer service skills.
Manual dexterity required for occasional reach, lifting and holding of small objects.
Demonstrated manual dexterity in order to dispense doses.
Ability to lift containers weighing up to 75 pounds.
Must hold a valid driver's license in the state in which the pharmacy is located.
Comfortable driving in all types of weather conditions (rain, sleet, snow, fog, wind and sun).
Deliveries occur during both nighttime and daytime conditions.
Flexibility to work various shifts or overtime as needed.
Intermediate computer skills (ability to use computers and tablets).
Must complete at least 200 hours of academic training in a nuclear pharmacy through an accredited program.
Authorized User: As defined in part by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, an individual who has completed a minimum of 700 hours of training in a structured educational program consisting of both didactic training and supervised on the job training in radiation physics, instrumentation, radiation protection, chemistry, math and radiation biology. This is usually divided into two sections: 200 hours of formal course work and 500 hours of supervised experience. For current pharmacists, the requirements are the same plus a preceptor statement of training from an Authorized Nuclear Pharmacist.

Nice To Haves

Prior Authorized User certification is preferred.
Nuclear Pharmacy Training can be provided.

Responsibilities

Takes telephone orders from Cardinal Health customers.
Learn how to use the Order Receipt and Order Entry systems by becoming familiar with customers, locations, drug names and dosages and customer dose specifications.
Knows the BOP (Board Of Pharmacy) state laws and requirements for radioactive orders or prescriptions.
Learns how to identify failure modes.
Prepares and dispenses radiopharmaceuticals in keeping with the prescription and Company, State and Federal regulations.
May oversee Nuclear Pharmacy Technicians who, where permitted by law, prepares and dispenses radiopharmaceuticals.
Performs quality control tests, and packages the doses for shipping to the customer in keeping with the prescription and Company, State and Federal regulations.
Assay’s medications to determine identity, purity and strength, performs white blood cell labeling; enters daily elution’s, kit preparations, and incoming inventory in keeping with the prescription and Company, State and Federal regulations.
Knows the inventory and regulatory programs by knowing how to handle the incoming and outgoing check-in and packaging.
Handles the stock room maintenance and 5S methodology visuals.
Becomes familiar with the Voice of the Customer/ Voice of the Business /Continuous Improvement/Leadership Essentials.
Collect and enter Customer Impact Data daily.
Do a monthly review of the Pharmacy Scorecard with the manager.
Review the Leadership Essentials, complete the White Belt Training in Operational Excellence.
May oversee running of the facility (known as Pharmacist in Charge) if needed.
Trains newly hired pharmacy associates as needed
Performs other job-related duties as required to ensure the goals and objectives of the department are met including delivering doses if necessary.
Occasional relief coverage at other Cardinal Health NPHS

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 myFlexPay
Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
Short- and long-term disability coverage
Work-Life resources
Paid parental leave
Healthy lifestyle programs