Experienced Pharmacist with an excellent record of performance in customer service, inventory control, and regulatory compliance.
A patient advocate who is committed to providing the patient with the care and information that ensure expected efficacy of prescribed medications.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills – able to work effectively with physicians, staff, and customers.
Computer skills include Microsoft Office and Intercom Plus.
Pharmacist License, State of Florida (Current)
Pharmacist License, State of Texas (Current)
Pharmacist License, State of Illinois (Current)
Medication Therapy Management (MTM) Certification (Current)
Immunization Certified
American Heart Association CPR Certified
American Society of Health Systems Pharmacists(ASHP) Sterile IV Certification
Honors graduate, Pharm.D., Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 1998
Member, Kappa Epsilon Pharmacy Professional Fraternity.
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Staff Pharmacist Perform drug compounding, filling prescriptions, and coordinate with physicians to resolve discrepancies.
Perform all duties of a pharmacist and manage inventory of drugs to include controlled substances, order drugs, and ensure merchandising meets company standards.
Provide patients with information on drugs to include dosage and potential side effects.
Coordinate with physicians to resolve issues with conflicting medications or discrepancies in prescriptions.
Verify insurance coverage for prescribed drugs and provide customers with information on drug dosage and potential side effects.
Administer flu shots, administer diabetes tests and BMI tests, perform immunization testing, and record blood pressure.
Clinical Pharmacist – Provide telephonic care to patients that includes medication therapy and assessments.
Counsel patients on medications to include proper use and potential side effects.Review patient prescriptions and contact prescribing physician to resolve discrepancies or conflicts.
Compounding Pharmacist – Checked prescriptions and formulas used to determine medications to ensure accuracy of medications.
Performed quality checks on all medications prepared by Compounding Technicians and verified medication with standards.
Staff Pharmacist – Performed all duties of a Pharmacist and managed inventory of drugs to include controlled substances.
Ordered drugs and ensured merchandising levels met company standards.
Provided patients with information on drugs to include dosage and potential side effects.
Coordinated with physicians to resolve issues with conflicting medications or discrepancies in prescriptions.
Supervised Compounding Technicians and checked compounded drugs for accuracy.
Filled and checked for accuracy unit dose prescriptions for hospice, nursing home, and memory care patients.
Coordinated schedules for Flu Clinics with nursing home and memory care patients.
Clinical Pharmacist – Completed a comprehensive three-moth training program. Coordinated closely with physicians to approve prior authorizations for specialized drugs.
Collected appropriate clinical/medical data used to perform clinical assessments or reviews related to health plans or employer agreed criteria.
Reviewed clinical information and made clinical decision for appropriateness of therapy for various disease states the included oncology, infertility, autoimmune diseases, and others.
Initially started as a Pharmacy Technician and progressively advanced to positions of increased challenges and responsibilities that included.
Pharmacy Manager - San Antonio, Texas Supervised a Pharmacist and 3 Pharmacy Technicians and handled hiring, training, and personnel actions for all team members.
Performed all duties of a pharmacist and managed inventory of drugs to include controlled substances, ordering drugs, and ensuring merchandising met company standards.
Provided patients with information on drugs to include dosage and potential side effects.
Coordinated with physicians to resolve issues with conflicting medications or discrepancies in prescriptions.
Consistently met/exceed performance goals and won formal recognition as #1 in Customer Service, 4/16 to 6/16.
Staff Pharmacist – Chicago, Illinois Performed drug compounding, filling prescriptions, and coordinating with physicians to resolve discrepancies.
Verified insurance coverage for prescribed drugs and provided customers with information on drug dosage and potential side effects.
Administered flu shots, administered diabetes tests and BMI tests, performed immunization testing, and recorded blood pressure.
Completed a Pediatric Rotation at Tulane University.
Worked as a Pharmacy Technician at Jackson Park Hospital Outpatient Pharmacy.
Volunteer at various community events and conducted presentations on Diabetes Awareness.
Represented Walgreens as a Science Fair Judge at various elementary and middle schools.