Pharmacist

Sujith Jacob

**** ********* **, ********, ** ****

Tel: 913-***-**** Email: **************@*****.***

PROFILE

Pharmacist with experience working in fast-paced and challenging environment that demand strong technical,

organizational, and interpersonal skills. National IV Certified, familiar with USP/NF 797 standards. Experience in

Retail, Hospital and Manufacturing. Committed, agile, collaborative, and accountable throughout all tasks.

Interested in an organization that will empower and challenge my abilities..

EXPERIENCE

Staff Pharmacist, Full-Time Retail Sept.2012-Present

Walgreens Pharmacy, Houston Southeast District

•Review / Verify prescriptions to assure accuracy, to ascertain the needed ingredients, and to evaluate their suit-

ability.

•Provide information and advice regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage and proper medication storage.

•Ensures safe care to patients / customers, adhering to laws, policies, procedures and standards including time

management, supply management, productivity and accuracy of practice.

•Compound and dispense medications as prescribed by doctors, by calculating, weighing, measuring, and mix-

ing ingredients, or oversee these activities.

•Immunizing patients and educating them to current CDC recommendations for flu, meningitis, shingles, etc.

Pharmacist, Float, Part-Time Retail / Hospital May.2012-Aug 2012

Walgreens Pharmacy, Kansas city District and

Steve’s Excellent Relief Pharmacists, Kansas

•Review / Verify prescriptions to assure accuracy, to ascertain the needed ingredients, and to evaluate their suit-

ability.

•Provide information and advice regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage and proper medication storage.

•Ensures safe care to patients / customers, adhering to laws, policies, procedures and standards including time

management, supply management, productivity and accuracy of practice.

•Compound and dispense medications as prescribed by doctors, by calculating, weighing, measuring, and mix-

ing ingredients, or oversee these activities.

•Offer health promotion and prevention activities, for example, training people to use devices such as blood

pressure or diabetes monitors

•Analyze prescribing trends to monitor patient compliance and to prevent excessive usage or harmful interac-

tions

•Keeps up with current knowledge, skills and clinical training essential to provide high quality service to obtain

the best outcomes for our patients.

•Oversee technician duties and activities in accordance with company standards.

Pharmacy Intern Retail Dec.2005-Apr.2012

Walgreens Pharmacy, Olathe, KS 66061

•Interprets, fills and labels prescriptions, including controlled substances.

•Resolving prescription issues with insurance companies and Doctor offices

•Educates and counsels patients / customers regarding their prescriptions and or OTC medications.

•Compounding extemporaneous preparations.

•Initiates reports of medication errors or adverse drug interactions.

•Maintains appropriate inventory records.

•Keeps up with current knowledge, skills and clinical training essential to provide high quality MTM and obtain

the best outcomes for your patients.

•Ensures safe care to patients / customers, adhering to laws, policies, procedures and standards including time

management, supply management, productivity and accuracy of practice.

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Staff Pharmacist Hospital Jan.2000-Oct.2004

Armed Forces Hospital, Muscat, Oman

•Clinical/ Dispensing Pharmacist.

•Provide empathetic patient counseling, ensuring thorough understanding of medications and their interactions

•Filling prescriptions guaranteeing accuracy.

•Contacting Physicians to resolve prescription issues.

•Handle inpatient/outpatient dispensing.

•Employing care and precision when compounding prescriptions.

•Attending doctor’s rounds in Pediatrics as Clinical Pharmacist.

Production Executive Manufacturing Mar.1998-Jun.1999

Strides Arcolabs India LTD, Bangalore, India Soft Gelatin Capsule formulations

•Carry out daily operations according to cGMP’s and SOP’s.

•Review and update SOP’s.

•Supervise and manage a team of 18 technicians.

•Report to Production In-Charge.

Production Executive Manufacturing Oct.1997-Feb.1998

Blue Cross Laboratories LTD, Goa, India Tablet formulations

•Punching, Dusting, in-house quality check, coating and packaging.

•Managed a team of 12 technicians.

•Reported to Production In-Charge.

Manufacturing Trainee Chemist Manufacturing Sept.1996-Sept.1997

Bio-Ind Laboratories vPt. LTD, Thrissur, India Liquid formulations

•Started and established this new factory.

•Supervised the manufacturing of Liquid Orals, filling, packaging and dispatch.

•Participated in Quality Control checks.

•Managed daily operations, including accounting and inventory.

•Reported to Production Manager.

EDUCATION

•J.S.S.College of Pharmacy, Mysore, Karnataka, India

•Bachelors of Science in Pharmacy, Graduated - April 1996.

PHARMACIST LICENSES

•State of Texas: Expiry March 2013

•State of Kansas: Expiry June 2014.

CERTIFICATIONS

•Immunization Certified from APhA

•BLS for HealthCare Providers Certified from American Heart Association

•National IV Certified.

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SKILLS

•Good communication skills: As a Pharmacist I respond professionally to patients' questions, receive instructions

from doctors and then, in turn, explain the instructions for medications with patients. Communicates well with

customers and other pharmacists about prescription orders and directions for medication.

•Ability to work with others: Well able to work with pharmacy technicians, other pharmacists, managers and

store clerks. Able to effectively work with physicians, either over the phone or in person, in coordinating medica-

tions for patients. A good team player.

•Reading and writing skills: Experienced in reading prescription orders. Also have good writing skills like re-

minder notes to self or coworkers, thereby accomplishing the work before the end of the day.

•Problem Solving and Decision making: Able to decipher occasionally difficult to read handwriting on prescrip-

tions, then contact the doctor’s office to verify the order, or when a prescription seems unclear, whether to fill the

order as I believe its written or call and verify the order with the doctor. Experienced in dealing with drug abusers

submitting forged prescriptions and verifying with Doctors. Aptly make judgments when drugs aren’t available

from the supplier or is only available in a limited amount.

•Computer skills: Well experienced in computer softwares including word processing programs like MS Word,

Pages and specialized software such as Intercom Plus, to access patients’ information. Have also worked with

Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Flash for building a website. Have a good knowledge of computer hardwares.

•Stress management skills and Ability to adapt: Calm and Patient nature. Able to spend bulk of the day dealing

with both patients and doctors, and the ability to go back and forth between them in a calm manner, even when I

get frustrated.

•Leadership Skills: As a Pharmacist I have strong leadership skills and is able to supervise the work of technicians

and assistants. Able to take charge when problems arise and can handle the stress of difficult situations.

REFERENCES

•Krisina G, Pharmacy Manager, Walgreens.

Ph: 281-***-****

•Chad Ullom, Pharmacy Supervisor, Walgreens, Kansas City District.

Ph: 913-***-****

•Kristine Merrill, Pharmacy Manager, Walgreens.

Ph: 913-***-****. Email: ****************@*****.***

• Stephanie Matile, Staff Pharmacist, Walgreens.

Ph: 913-***-****.

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