GE Healthcare

Position: Nuclear Pharmacist

Posted: 06/01/09

 

 

Hiring Company: GE Healthcare
Hiring Company's Industry: Healthcare
Number of Employees: 10,000+

Reports To: Nuclear Pharmacist
Location(s): Memphis, TN

Send Resumes to:  Danielle.maas@ge.com

Job Description

Nuclear Pharmacist – Memphis, TN

About Us

GE Healthcare provides transformational medical technologies that are shaping a new age of patient care. GE Healthcare’s expertise in medical imaging and information technologies, medical diagnostics, patient monitoring and life support systems, disease research, drug discovery, and biopharmaceutical manufacturing technologies is helping physicians detect disease earlier and to tailor personalized treatments for patients.

GE Healthcare offers a broad range of products and services that are improving productivity in healthcare and enhancing patient care by enabling healthcare providers to better diagnose and treat cancer, heart disease, neurological diseases, and other conditions. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, GE Healthcare is a $17 billion unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE). Worldwide, GE Healthcare employs more than 43,000 people committed to serving healthcare professionals and their patients in more than 100 countries. GE is an equal opportunity employer.

Role Summary/Purpose

Build your career and experience the advantages that come with working on state-of-the-art MR Imaging equipment in a research environment. The MR Research Service Engineer will be responsible for meeting the daily service repair needs of the MR Diagnostic Imaging equipment and supporting research projects in progress at the facility.

 Essential Responsibilities

• Process and review customer orders from initial receipt through final packaging accurately and consistently.
• Set up, prepare and dispense radiopharmaceuticals.
• Perform and/or supervise leukocyte labeling procedures.
• Handle, package and deliver radiopharmaceuticals and hazardous materials in compliance with Company Policies, Corporate Standards and Health and Safety rules related to area of responsibility.
• Monitor and maintain appropriate level of drug inventory and other business necessary supplies.
• Perform required tests on equipment (e.g. dose calibrator constancy and survey meter checks) and manually record results.
• Perform quality control tests on prepared products and manually record results.
•Provide training and supervison to employees to assure all lab activities are performed in compliance with regulations and initiatives, Company Policies and Health and Safety rules.
• Exemplify compliance with all regulations, Company Policies, Corporate Standards and Health and Safety rules related to area of responsibility.
• Process returned medical waste and maintain returned reusable supplies in compliance with all regulations and Company Policies.

• Maintain cleanliness of lab in accordance with the facility housekeeping schedules, which may include but are not limited to: mopping, sweeping, cleaning and tidy work spaces, and removal of waste from facility
• Manage bio-hazardous waste and prepare paperwork for its ultimate disposal
• Complete radiation wipes and surveys on shipping containers, pharmacy supplies, incoming packages, work spaces and vehicles
• Actively participate in maintaining a safe work environment by completing required training, providing suggestions for improving the health and safety program and bringing unsafe acts and/or conditions to the attention of management.
• Support Pharmacy Operations by performing data entry into computer system and completeing delivery paperwork for customers

 Qualifications/Requirement

- Licensed or eligible to become licensed, and subsequent obtaining of license in 12 months, to practice pharmacy
- Eligibility for pharmacy licensure in the resident state and for authorized user status
- Minimum 18 years of age
- Ability to accommodate shift changes based on business needs
- Valid drivers license to operate in necessary delivery
- Must be able to lift 50 pounds
Eligibility requirements:
- Must be willing to submit information for a background check as well as partake in a drug screen.

 Additional Eligibility Qualifications

For U.S. employment opportunities, GE hires U.S. citizens, permanent residents, asylees, refugees, and temporary residents. Temporary residence does not include those with non-immigrant work authorization (F, J, H or L visas), such as students in practical training status. Exceptions to these requirements will be determined based on shortage of qualified candidates with a particular skill. GE will require proof of work authorization. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen.

  Desired Characteristics

• Authorized Nuclear Pharmacist
• Previous experience handling radioactive materials
• Previous experience preparing and/or dispensing pharmaceuticals or radiopharmaceuticals
• Previous experience preparing and/or dispensing sterile products
• Ability to prioritize job duties.
• Successfully balances proactive versus reactive tasks; Handles multiple tasks quickly without forfeiting quality.
• Uses sound judgment in all situations. Adheres to legal and regulatory guidelines without question. Is honest. Is trusted and trusting. Holds self accountable for actions, seeks facts - not blame. Makes compliance a priority
• Accept and adhere to high ethical values in decisions and actions.