Pharmacist

Cardinal Health; Bedford (OH); On-site; USD 104,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Paid time off

Health savings account (HSA)

401k savings plan

Access to wages before pay day with my

FSAs

Disability coverage

Work-Life resources

Paid parental leave

Healthy lifestyle programs

Job summary

Cardinal Health in Ohio is seeking a Nuclear Pharmacist to provide radiopharmaceuticals and related drugs in a highly regulated environment. You will ensure safe, accurate dosing and support hospital and imaging center teams with quality patient care.

This role requires a pharmacy license in Ohio, ability to work a rotating schedule including nights and weekends, and comfort operating in a nuclear setting. You will lead inventory, staff onboarding, and ensure compliance with NRC and state

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy or PharmD by start date.
• Valid Ohio Pharmacist license or ability to obtain.
• Strong customer service skills and manual dexterity.
• Ability to work weekends, on call, holidays, overtime, or rotating shifts.
• Authorized User certification preferred; Nuclear Pharmacy training can be provided.

Responsibilities

• Provides pharmaceutical care to patients as a staff pharmacist, including radiopharmaceutical compounding and quality testing.
• Manages inventory and procurement to ensure drug availability and mitigates supply risks.
• Leads hiring, onboarding, and performance management for pharmacy staff.
• Directs internal nuclear pharmacy workflows, including staffing optimization.
• Assists in cost-reduction and efficiency initiatives to support business objectives.
• Maintains relationships with outside suppliers and vendors for drug components availability.
• Participates in administrative tasks and customer interactions to support operations.
• Delivers doses as needed to ensure department goals are met.

Skills

Customer service

Manual dexterity

Weekends availability

Nuclear environment comfort

English reading/writing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy or PharmD

Ohio Pharmacist license

Authorized User certification (preferred)

Job description

What Nuclear Pharmacy contributes to Cardinal Health

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

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.

Shift/Schedule

• Rotating schedule including days, nights, weekends, holidays, and on‑call coverage
• Flexibility required to support business needs in a 24/7 environment

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.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy or PharmD required by start date
• Valid Pharmacist’s license in Ohio, or able to obtain a valid license.
• 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
• Ability to manage weight up to 75 pounds
• Basic proficiency in English is required, including being able to read and write in English in order to process documents.
• Prior Authorized User certification is preferred. Nuclear Pharmacy Training can be provided
• 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.

Anticipated salary range: $104,300 - $149,100

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

Application window anticipated to close: 11/14/2026

Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.