Nuclear Pharmacist

About the role

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.

What you'll do

• 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, identifying and procuring alternative drugs to mitigate risks when necessary.
• Leads hiring, onboarding, and performance management for pharmacy staff, including competency evaluations and documentation.
• Manages and directs internal workflows of the nuclear pharmacy, including staffing and scheduling optimization.
• Assists in execution of plans for lowering costs, increasing efficiency, and driving profitable growth.
• Maintains relationships with outside suppliers and vendors and assists in demand planning.
• Participates in administrative tasks including customer interactions.
• Performs other job-related duties as required, including delivering doses if necessary.
• May oversee running of the facility (Pharmacist in Charge) if needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy or PharmD preferred.
• Valid CA State Pharmacist's license, or in process of obtaining one, preferred.
• 2-4 years of experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of biohazardous waste management procedures preferred.
• Manual dexterity for reach, lifting, holding 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 shifts, or rotations.
• Intermediate computer skills; may require vendor credentialing.
• Basic proficiency in English required (reading/writing) to process documents.
• Prior Authorized User certification preferred; Nuclear Pharmacy Training can be provided.

Schedule

Rotating (monthly) schedule including days, nights, weekends, holidays, and on-call coverage. Flexibility required to support business needs in a 24/7 environment.

Pay & benefits

Anticipated hourly range: $56.10–$88.33. Bonus eligible: No.

Benefits include medical, dental and vision coverage, paid time off, HSA, 401k, myFlexPay early wage access, FSAs, short- and long-term disability coverage, work-life resources, paid parental leave, and healthy lifestyle programs.