Dedicated and detail-focused Pharmacist eager to contribute exceptional academic background and customer relations expertise toward supporting a pharmacy in optimizing bottom-line performance.

 

 

         Licensed and authorized to administer injectables in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

         Able to accurately interpret physician orders, detect therapeutic incompatibilities, and maintain records for controlled substances in accordance with strict regulatory requirements. 

         Personable, helpful and extremely customer service-focused.

         Proficiency in partnering with multi-disciplinary and culturally-diverse health care team members to steer cohesive efforts and optimize safety and quality of care.        

         Exemplary organizational skills in processing daily prescriptions and compounding medications.

         Adept at counseling patients in taking broad range of prescribed medications and OTC (over-the-counter) products to ensure safety and comprehension.

         Maintain thorough and up-to-date knowledge of industry/therapeutic trends such as herbs, vitamins, and natural medicine.

         Highly skilled in performing final verification of prescriptions to ensure accuracy and prevent adverse drug reactions and drug misuse.

         Computer skills include Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and pharmacy applications (Health Business Systems, PDX, Compucare, Nexgen, Connexus and Rxcare).

 

 

Rite Aid Pharmacy, Philadelphia, PA, 2009 to 2010

Pharmacist Manager

• Applied dynamic leadership talents toward mentoring, directing, supervising and scheduling team of highly productive pharmacy technicians.
• Completed regular reports to ensure regulatory compliance and spearheaded quality assurance and final verification of prescriptions to ensure accuracy.
• Assisted and advised patients in selecting OTC medications.
• Efficiently entered prescription orders, generated labels, located drugs from stock, and participated in preparation and dispensing of medications.

 

St Joseph s Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 2010

Staff Pharmacist

• Collaboratively navigated efficient pharmacy activities encompassing processing, preparing and dispensing prescriptions, replenishing inventory, and steering compliance.

• Meticulously examined carts of oral medications (unit dose) to be delivered to hospital units such as ICU.
• Demonstrated sharp attention to accuracy in preparing IV drugs and Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) bags, reconstituting antibiotics, and logging narcotics.

 

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Professional Experience continued

 

Rite Aid Pharmacy, Camden, NJ, 2007 to 2008

Staff Pharmacist

• Played an integral role in coordinating efficient, cost-effective and compliant pharmacy operations by submitting regular documentation, performing final verification of prescriptions, and participating in preparation and dispensing of medications.  
• Counseled, educated and instructed patients in prescriptions, OTC products, and other health-related products.
• Closely monitored patient medication profiles for drug interactions, dosage information, duration of treatment, precautions, and drug-disease contraindications
• Received and processed telephone prescriptions from physicians and performed routine tasks such as generating labels, locating drugs from inventory, and delivering exemplary customer service.
• Diligently conducted retrospective and prospective drug utilization reviews on new and refill prescriptions of individual patients.
• Prepared work schedules for technicians and interviewed and hired new staff.

 

Brooks-Eckerd Pharmacy, Lindenwold, NJ and Runnemede NJ, 2006 to 2007

Floater Pharmacist

• Effectively performed full spectrum of pharmacy operations inclusive of customer service, preparing and dispensing medications, and conducting drug utilization reviews.
• Leveraged excellent interpersonal skills to ensure cooperative relationships with physicians.
• Utilized computerized inventory system to maintain adequate supply of dispensary and OTC medicines.
• Provided patient counseling in areas such as correct medication usage/dosage and therapeutic options.

 

Prior Background:

 

Graduate Intern Pharmacist, Brooks-Eckerd Pharmacy, Glassboro, NJ, 2006

 

Pharmacy Intern, CVS Pharmacy, Philadelphia, PA, 2003 to 2006

 

 

Doctor of Pharmacy, Temple University School of Pharmacy, 2006

         Recipient of Scholarship by Greater Philadelphia Pharmaceutical Society in 2004.

 

Certification in Public Health, Thomas Jefferson University, 2002

Bachelor of Science, Biology, Kutztown University, 2000

 

 

Member, American Pharmacists Association