Nuclear Pharmacy Opportunities with Cardinal Health

What is Nuclear Pharmacy Services at Cardinal Health?

The Nuclear Pharmacy Services business of Cardinal Health compounds and dispenses radiopharmaceuticals for diagnostic and therapeutic use by nuclear medicine departments in hospitals and outpatient clinics. Nuclear Pharmacy Services distributes these time-critical pharmaceuticals to approximately 8,000 customers through an integrated network of more than 150 domestic nuclear pharmacies.

Cardinal Health, Inc. is the leading provider of products and services supporting the health care industry. Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Cardinal Health employs more than 40,000 people on six continents and produces annual revenues of more than $91 billion. Cardinal Health is ranked #19 on the current Fortune 500 list and was named as one of “The World’s Best Big Companies” by Forbes magazine in 2007.

How do I become a nuclear pharmacist?

With a degree from an accredited college of pharmacy, you may be one of the select pharmacists we seek. If so, Cardinal Health will provide you with nuclear certification training, which provides the "Authorized User" designation to those pharmacists who successfully complete the program. During this intensive training program, you will receive instruction in all categories required by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). After completing 200 didactic hours of training in addition to 500 hours on the job-training, you become certified as a nuclear pharmacist. During the training program, Cardinal Health will provide you with full pay, in addition to paying all costs for travel and living expenses while you receive your training.

Cardinal Health conducts nuclear certification training at the Nuclear Pharmacy Services office in Dublin, Ohio. The Ohio State University and Purdue University both offer nuclear certification training programs as well. Additionally, the University of New Mexico and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences offer an online training program.

Duties of a nuclear pharmacist

• Compounding and dispensing the radioactive products
• Perform and oversee Quality Control procedures
• Provide drug information to other health professionals
• Clinical consultations

Rewarding performance

Cardinal Health offers excellent compensation, plus one of the most comprehensive benefits packages in the health care industry.
Compensation can include:

• Competitive salary
• Stock options
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Major medical, dental, vision, disability, life, long and short-term disability insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Profit sharing
• Paid continued education and paid licensing fees
• Professional liability insurance

Based on your skills and experience, you may be one of the select nuclear pharmacy technicians we seek. Strong preference is given to Certified Pharmacy Technicians and candidates with experience in IV Pharmacy. Cardinal Health will provide you with nuclear certification training, which provides the "Authorized User" designation to those pharmacy technicians who successfully complete the program.

Duties of a nuclear pharmacy technician?

• Prepares prescriptions by typing labels, entering information into a computer system and obtaining Staff Pharmacist approval.
• Reconstitutes medication according to applicable state laws and obtain Staff Pharmacist endorsement.
• Draws doses either in a syringe or vial and obtain Staff 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 and Company guidelines.
• Maintains computer inventory and records to ensure proper utilization of materials and accounting for all RAM and Rx drugs.
• Prepackages, labels and maintains related control records of unit or multiple dose packages pursuant to appropriate policies and procedures.

Rewarding performance of pharmacy technicians?

Cardinal Health offers excellent compensation, plus one of the most comprehensive benefits packages in the health care industry.
Compensation can include:

• Competitive salary
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Major medical, dental, vision, disability, life, long and short-term disability insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Vacation and Floating holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement programs