Manager Management
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WAQAR A. *DREES
EL PASO, TX 79912
abgloj@r.postjobfree.com
EDUCATION:
Long Island University, Brooklyn, New York
Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy
Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy Graduated: June 1994
EXPERIENCE:
Walmart Pharmacy, El Paso, Texas
Pharmacy Manager, February 2012 – Present
Prepare and dispense prescriptions. Provide counseling to store patrons. Maintain
inventory.
Walmart Pharmacy, Toledo, Ohio
Staff Pharmacist, May 09, 2011 – Jan 08, 2012
Prepare and dispense prescriptions. Provide counseling to store
patrons. Performs all staff pharmacist duties.
Kroger Pharmacy, Dayton, Ohio
Staff Pharmacist, August 2007 – May 08, 2011
Prepare and dispense prescriptions. Provide counseling to store patrons. Maintain
inventory.
Bienvivir Senior Health Services, El Paso, Texas
Director of Pharmacy, January 2005 – July 2007
Oversees all activities, programs and strategies that ensure the whole system is
provided with a quality, clinically oriented pharmacy service.
Works collaboratively with all members of the management team and medical staff.
Provides on-going leadership in the areas of financial, accountability, personnel
development, budgeting, policies and procedures, manage and mentor staff members
and directs the department’s daily activities. Maintain and control a close formulary.
Analyze monthly drug utilization and cost data, monitor adverse drug reaction and
medication errors, and discuss any other concerns and issues related to drug
dispensing, in Pharmacy & Therapeutics committee
Providence Memorial Hospital, El Paso, Texas
Pharmacist, June 2003 – January 2005
Providence is El Paso’s largest full service hospital. It consists of 517 beds.
Responsibilities included preparing and distributing all medications, injectable and
oral dosage forms prescribed. Prepare Chemo, IVs, Piggybacks and Total Parenteral
Nutrition (TPN). Responsible for reviewing/monitoring patient drug therapies for
safety and appropriateness as well as advising on medication selection dosages and
providing drug information. Provide support to “ER” on code green (Pedi-cardiac
arrest). Supervised seven technicians. Worked in an outpatient to provide
pharmaceutical services by checking/verifying prescriptions, interaction with
physicians and counseling outpatients.
Bienvivir Senior Health Services, El Paso, Texas
Pharmacy consultant, October 2003 January 2005 (Part time) Bienvivir Senior
Health Services was established as a private non-profit organization that operates
under permanent Medicare and Medicaid waivers to provide comprehensive health
and health related services to an exclusively frail population that is certifiable for
institutionalization. The model uses a prospective capitation financing system. This
means that the program receives a dual allocation from Medicare and Medicaid for
each participant at the beginning of each month. The program pools all resources and
then provides any services needed by each of the participant on an “as needed” basis.
There is an incentive to keep participants functioning at the highest level possible in
order to reduce hospitalization and institutionalization costs.
Duties of pharmacy consultant included but not limited to:
1 Participate in monthly pharmacy committee meetings
2 New participant medication management: seeing new participant in the clinic,
getting medication and allergy history, communicating/educating caregiver
about formulary, assessing appropriateness of medications, discussing with
medical team and making formulary changes as necessary on initial
medication orders.
3 Participate in care planning, whenever necessary.
4 Consult and help physician in drug selection
5 Analyze monthly drug utilization and cost data, monitor adverse drug reaction
and medication errors, and participate in P & T committee.
6 Work closely with dispensing pharmacy to assure adequate medication
system, participate in projects that assess quality care.
7 Instill evidence based prescribing, helping primary care physician manage
specific diseases/conditions (i.e. anticoagulation, lipid management; asthma,
heart failure etc.)
Medco Health Solution Inc. (Formerly Merck Medco) Tampa, Florida
Pharmacist, August 1995 - March 2003
Performed drug utilization review and assessed potential drug interactions. Also
provided information on disease management involving partnering with physicians,
pharmacists and patients to effect therapeutic changes that create a new standard for
the informed and appropriate use of medications in the geriatric population.
Experience also included communicating information to physicians involving
therapeutic interchanges of medications. Supervised technicians. Performed courtesy
Dr. calls for new prescriptions or renewals. Many doctor call requests were handled
as a fax request, and the information was verified via fax. Work in Order Completion
required checking the final product before shipping out to customers.
Rite Aid Pharmacy, Naples, Florida
Pharmacist, November 1994 - August 1995
Prepared and dispensed prescriptions. Counseled store patrons. Maintained inventory.
Kings County Hospital, New York
Pharmacy Intern, July 1994 - October 1994
Prepared Piggyback bottles, TPN, small volume parenterals and other IV products. Maintained
inventory.
Cross County Pharmacy, New York
Pharmacy Intern, July 1992 - January 1994
Assisted Pharmacists in preparing and evaluating prescription medication. Counseled
store patrons and answered their questions regarding drug intake. Compounded
ointments and creams. Maintained computerized patients profiles.
St. Joseph Hospital, Flushing, New York
Pharmacy volunteer Intern, May 1991 - July 1992
Assisted Pharmacists in preparing and evaluating prescription Medication. Prepared IVPB bottles,
TPN, small volume parenterals and other IV products.
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