Staff Pharmacist - Floating

Cardinal Health; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 104,300 - 149,100; 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

Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)

Disability coverage (short and long‑t)

Work‑Life resources

Paid parental leave

Healthy lifestyle programs

Job summary

Cardinal Health in Missouri seeks a Nuclear Pharmacist to provide safe radiopharmaceuticals in hospitals and imaging centers. Based in Springfield, this role covers Missouri, Arkansas, and Kansas with a mix of days, nights, weekends, and on‑call shifts.

You will compound nuclear medications, supervise staff, manage inventory, and coordinate with suppliers while traveling up to 50%. A PharmD or PharmD with license in MO/AR/KS is required; Authorized User preferred; training available.

Qualifications

• Pharmacy degree required by start date.
• Willingness to travel up to 50% to MO/AR/KS facilities.
• Valid Pharmacist license in MO, AR, KS or eligible for licensure.
• Comfort working in a nuclear environment.
• Authorized User certification preferred; Nuclear Pharmacy training available.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Manual dexterity for handling doses.
• Must hold a valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Provide pharmaceutical care as staff pharmacist; compounding nuclear meds and directing distribution.
• Manage inventory and orders; identify alternatives to maintain supply.
• Lead hiring, onboarding and performance management; competency evaluations.
• Optimize internal workflows and staffing for best-in-class operations.
• Assist in reducing costs and driving growth in the nuclear pharmacy business.
• Maintain vendor relationships and assist in demand planning.
• Deliver doses as needed; travel as part of coverage.

Skills

Strong customer service skills

Manual dexterity

Travel willingness

Intermediate computer skills

Valid driver’s license

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy or PharmD

Job description

Overview

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

• 40 hours per week
• Various schedule with a mix of days, nights, weekend, holiday, and on call work. Rotating call and holidays will be required.

Responsibilities

• This role will be based in Springfield, MO – but will provide floating coverage to Cardinal Health pharmacies in Missouri, Arkansas, and Kansas.
• 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.
• Ability to travel to Cardinal Health facilities in Missouri, Arkansas, and Kansas – approximately 50% travel or more, depending on business needs.
• Valid Pharmacist’s license in the states in which the pharmacy operates (Missouri, Arkansas, and Kansas), or is eligible to obtain valid licensure.
• Working knowledge of biohazardous waste management procedures preferred.
• Willingness to travel to other pharmacies as needed to provide occasional coverage.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Manual dexterity required for occasional reach, lifting and holding of small objects and dispensing doses.
• Must hold a valid driver’s license.
• Intermediate computer skills (ability to use computers and tablets).
• Ability to manage weight up to 75 pounds.
• May require vendor credentialing.
• Basic proficiency in English is required, including being able to read and write in English in order to process documents.
• Comfortable working in a nuclear environment.
• 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. For current pharmacists, the requirements are the same plus a preceptor statement of training from an Authorized Nuclear Pharmacist.

Salary and Benefits

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

Bonus eligible: No

• 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

EEO Statement

Candidates who are back‑to‑work, people with disabilities, without a college degree, and Veterans are encouraged to apply. 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.