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At a glance
Cardinal Health is hiring a Delivery Driver, Pharmacy Services in East Rutherford, NJ. It is a full-time role in Healthcare & Life Sciences, asking for at least 18 years of experience, first listed on November 3. The advertised pay is $21.80 an hour. Cardinal Health has 99 other openings in the US.
How the pay compares
Cardinal Health advertises $21.80 an hour. That is lower than about 75% of the 162 healthcare & pharma jobs across the US that publish an hourly rate on USA Jobs 24, where the typical midpoint is $23 an hour. At 40 hours a week all year, $21.80 an hour comes to about $45,000 before tax. Convert other hourly rates To see roughly what this leaves after federal and New Jersey tax, try our take-home pay calculator.
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- Check it is still open. We found this job on Cardinal Health's Workday site on November 3 and checked it again November 4, 5:17 AM ET. When an employer takes a job down, we remove it at our next daily update.
- Check the location works for you. This role is based in East Rutherford, NJ. If you would need to move, ask whether relocation help is offered.
- Match the experience. The advert asks for at least 18 years of experience. If you are a little short, a close match on the skills in the advert can still win an interview.
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About hiring at Cardinal Health
Cardinal Health has 100 openings on USA Jobs 24 today across 32 states. Most are in operations (47), healthcare & pharma (26) and engineering & mfg (5). The biggest locations are Lavergne, TN (4), Elk Grove, CA (3) and Fort Worth, TX (3). 6% of them are remote, 16% are open to entry-level candidates and 93% show pay. We collect Cardinal Health's jobs every day straight from its own careers system (Workday), never from job boards or agencies.
The employer's advert
This is Cardinal Health's own description of the job, copied word for word from its careers site. We have not edited it.
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Shift/Schedule
- 40 hours per week, with significant flexibility and adaptability needed.
- Sunday through Wednesday. Typically, 10-hour shifts with a start time around 1:30 pm, (start time is determined by flight arrivals on a daily basis.) Given the operational demands of delivery services, the ability to work beyond the scheduled end time until all deliveries are completed, often with minimal notice, is crucial.
- Holidays and on call work as needed.
- Candidates must be highly flexible and available to work varying days, schedules, and shifts (including potential changes to start times and days off) based on business needs. Overtime may also be required.
This position is benefit eligible the first day of employment. This includes medical, dental, vision, Paid Time Off, education assistance, 401K and more!
What Pharmacy Services & Delivery contributes to Cardinal Health
Responsible for the prompt and accurate delivery and distribution of radiopharmaceuticals or oncology pharmaceuticals to medical care providers in accordance with customer demand and requirements of the assigned route. Prepares doses for shipment, prepares cases, wipes doses, and loads and unloads containers in keeping with the prescribed safety standards and Department of Transportation (DOT).
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Responsibilities
- Prepares and makes deliveries to customer accounts on assigned route using a company vehicle (non-cdl)
- Packages radiopharmaceutical medication for shipment, performs testing, and loads/unloads containers
- Uses a handheld tablet to scan customer orders for accuracy, obtain route stop information and navigation
- Processes packages returned from customer locations
- Maintains vehicles in proper working condition and may perform minor roadside repairs
- Performs general facility cleaning and other duties as required
Qualifications
- Minimum of 18 years of age due to driving of company owned vehicle
- Must hold a valid driver's license
- Comfortable driving in all weather conditions during day or night hours
- Ability to manage weight up to 75 pounds
- Ability to sit, stand, be mobile and operate a vehicle for extended periods of time
- Ability to work weekends, holidays, overtime, alternate days/shifts, or be in a rotation
- Comfortable working in a nuclear environment
- Ability to use computers and tablets
- Strong customer service and communication skills
- Prior delivery driving experience a plus
- High school diploma, GED or equivalent, or equivalent work experience, preferred
- Basic proficiency in English is required, including being able to read and write in English in order to process documents.
- May require vendor credentialing
Pay rate: $21.80 per hour
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: 11/27/26 *if interested in opportunity, please submit application as soon as possible.
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 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.
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