Enthusiastic Pharmacist and vaccine immunizer with outstanding expertise in accurately dispensing patients medications, answering questions and providing information. Advises patients of side effects, contraindications and benefits of medications.
Dedicated Pharmacist with a wealth of experience in ensuring accurate review, processing and dispensing of medications in alignment with orders. Skilled in collaborating with team members to expedite urgent requests while maintaining impeccable focus on safety, accuracy and confidentiality. Advanced communicator with all levels of staff, clients, management and healthcare administrators.
Skills
Customer Service and Communication Skills
Dispensing medications
Drug utilization review
Pharmacy operations management
Team Leadership
Customer service, education and counseling
Medication dispensing and immunizing
Directing pharmacy operations
Interpreting and Processing Medication Orders
Loss Prevention Controls
Delegating Assignments
Interpreting Orders
Company Policy Compliance
Quality Assurance Controls
Completing annual inventories
Maintaining records
Medication Therapy Management
Regulatory Requirements
Pharmacy Inventory and Recordkeeping
Work History
02/2023 to Current
PharmacistKaiser Permanente – Santa Clarita, CA,
Receiving prescriptions orders
Making patient specific TPN orders
Verifying IV and antibiotic and stewardship
Assist transition of care pharmacist with medication reconciliation and medication consultation.
Performs professional pharmaceutical work as directed
Supervises the work of non-professional assistants
Reviews patients charts and medication regimens
Participates in treatment team meetings Implements and/or maintains unit dose system
Keeps records of drugs, poisons, and narcotics as required by Federal and State laws
Provides or assists with in-service training
06/2022 to Current
Staff PharmacistOrange Regional Medical Center – Middletown, NY,
Interpreted prescriptions from healthcare providers to properly dispense medications and health products.
Helped patients overcome vaccine hesitancy by providing facts about efficacy and safety data.
Recommended OTC devices or medication options to help mitigate individual symptoms.
Saved patients money and increased pharmacy profit margins with therapeutically equivalent and more cost-effective generic drugs.
Checked prescriptions for appropriate dosage, drug interactions, allergies and contra-indications before dispensing medications.
Correctly completed pharmacy daily and weekly reports.
Enthusiastically answered questions regarding medications and side effects and printed out detailed information on pharmaceuticals for customers.
Properly compounded and dispensed medications as prescribed by doctors and dentists.
Effectively resolved insurance rejections and other billing issues.
Evaluated patient histories to assess medication compliance and spot issues such as doctor shopping or excessive usage.
Assessed correct identity, strength and purity of medications when filling prescriptions.
Complied with all federal laws, company policies and procedures and state regulations regarding intern, technician and assistant training and licensure.
Regularly stocked shelves, rotated stock and checked for expired medications.
Maintained state and federal records of legendary drugs and controlled substances.
Communicated regularly with physicians, nurses, insurance companies and managed care organizations.
Coordinated pharmacy staff schedule and assisted with personnel monitoring and performance evaluations.
Completed new and updated patient profiles with lists of patient medications.
Affixed correct labels to direct patients to correctly take medication as recommended by healthcare provider.
Recommended appropriate clinical programs such as immunization, MTM (Medication Therapy Management) and DCS (Diabetes Care Specialist).
06/2012 to 06/2022
Staff PharmacistOrange Regional Medical Center – Harris, NY,
Interpreted prescriptions from healthcare providers to properly dispense medications and health products.
Helped patients overcome vaccine hesitancy by providing facts about efficacy and safety data.
Played a leadership role in administration of covid vaccine to residents of long term care facilities and nursing homes as soon as it was available
Correctly completed pharmacy daily and weekly reports.
Saved patients money and increased pharmacy profit margins with therapeutically equivalent and more cost-effective generic drugs.
Provided education and support to reduce obesity, diabetes and heart disease.
Recommended OTC devices or medication options to help mitigate individual symptoms.
Complied with all federal laws, company policies and procedures and state regulations regarding intern, technician and assistant training and licensure.
Maintained state and federal records of legendary drugs and controlled substances.
Checked prescriptions for appropriate dosage, drug interactions, allergies and contra-indications before dispensing medications.
Provided specialized services to help patients manage conditions such as diabetes, asthma, smoking cessation and high blood pressure.
Enthusiastically answered questions regarding medications and side effects and printed out detailed information on pharmaceuticals for customers.
Completed new and updated patient profiles with lists of patient medications.
Checked medication bottles for proper labeling before allocating to patients.
Implemented standard procedures for mixing, packaging and labeling pharmaceuticals to enforce quality, security and proper disposal.
Communicated regularly with physicians, nurses, insurance companies and managed care organizations.
Conducted blood pressure screenings to reduce heart attack, stroke and death.
Managed pharmaceutical supply procurement and management processes.
Inspected drug storage sites, monitored drug supply expiration dates and verified proper supply levels.
Received and accurately processed written prescriptions from customers using medical computer system.
Effectively resolved insurance rejections and other billing issues.
Hosted successful annual healthcare education and flu clinics.
11/2008 to 06/2012
Staff PharmacistOrange Regional Medical Center – Middletown, NY,
Interpreted prescriptions from healthcare providers to properly dispense medications and health products.
Regularly stocked shelves, rotated stock and checked for expired medications.
Saved patients money and increased pharmacy profit margins with therapeutically equivalent and more cost-effective generic drugs.
Recommended OTC devices or medication options to help mitigate individual symptoms.
Complied with all federal laws, company policies and procedures and state regulations regarding intern, technician and assistant training and licensure.
Verified and labeled prescriptions with 8 point check.
Maintained state and federal records of legendary drugs and controlled substances.
Managed pharmaceutical supply procurement and management processes.
Conducted routine inspections of medication storage locations.
Inspected drug storage sites, monitored drug supply expiration dates and verified proper supply levels.
Evaluated patient histories to assess medication compliance and spot issues such as doctor shopping or excessive usage.
Supervised dispensation of controlled substances using careful oversight and audit procedures.
Enthusiastically answered questions regarding medications and side effects and printed out detailed information on pharmaceuticals for customers.
Communicated regularly with physicians, nurses, insurance companies and managed care organizations.
Received and accurately processed written prescriptions from customers using medical computer system.
Worked closely with Pharmacy Care Representatives (PCRs) in providing excellent patient care.
Checked medication bottles for proper labeling before allocating to patients.
Completed new and updated patient profiles with lists of patient medications.
Effectively resolved insurance rejections and other billing issues.
Assessed correct identity, strength and purity of medications when filling prescriptions.
Correctly completed pharmacy daily and weekly reports.
Checked prescriptions for appropriate dosage, drug interactions, allergies and contra-indications before dispensing medications.
Provided medication therapy management to patients using Outcomes and Mirixa.
Directly supervised Pharmacy Technicians, interns and support staff while on duty.
Affixed correct labels to direct patients to correctly take medication as recommended by healthcare provider.
Education
Expected in to to
Bachelor Of Pharmacy : Pharmacy University of Benin - Benin City, GPA:
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