Fairport, NY *****
Phone: H 585-***-****
Email: *******@*********.**.***
Victoria A. Pierle
Objective To obtain a position where my experience and
accomplishments will enhance provision of
pharmaceutical care in the organization.
Experience
Contracted Pharmacist for Womens and Childrens
Hopital of Buffalo (WCHOB) 11/2012-2/2013 (13
Weeks) Buffalo, NY
Per Diem Pharmacist for local Independents in Area
2008 to Date (Hendersons, Mead Square, Metro Health
East, Fairport Pharmacy)
Supervising Pharmacist
2007 to 2008 Eckerd Pharmacy (Rite Aid)
Pittsford, NY
Staff Pharmacist
2006-2007 Park Ridge Hospital (Unity Hospital)
Rochester, NY
Supervising Pharmacist
2004-2006 CVS Pharmacy
Rochester, NY
Staff Pharmacist
2001-2004 Wegmans Pharmacy
Rochester, NY
2000-2001 NCS Healthcare
Rochester, NY
Duties include all listed below :
Supervising Pharmacist and Team Leader
1999-2000 Rite Aid Pharmacy
Palmyra, NY
1995-1999 Northeast Apothecary of Rochester
General Hospital Rochester,NY
Supervise staff and oversee operations, inventory,
financials, and pharmaceutical care.
Operationally - Ensures legal requirements are
maintained
Establish par levels to assist in inventory control
Maintain safe work environment.
Troubleshoot software and hardware problems &
maintain software
Established policy for competitive pricing
Assisted in opening the Apothecary at Genesee and
also Northeast Apothecary - opening order, start
up forms, contracts, inspection, ordering
references and measuring devices
Member of Ambulatory Pharmacy Leadership Group -
collaboratively assisted in writing policy and
procedure for outpatient pharmacy, and started
writing operations manual for outpatient pharmacy
Member of the Integration Team for Pharmacy
Practice
Human Resource Management - Assist in hiring &
interviewing of pharmacy
personnel
Enforce disciplinary policy when necessary
Prepare employee performance appraisals
For Outpatient staff
Provide orientation, training and cross training to
all new personnel
Prepare monthly schedules, ensuring appropriate
coverage based on activity level
Process vacation/ time-off requests
Provide support for all personnel while serving as
a mentor
Address technician and pharmacist operational
concerns to maintain efficient, positive working
environment
Financially - Follow policy for maintaining
petty cash control
Provide financial summaries for inventory, weekly
summaries, quarterly summaries, & year end
summaries
Process expense reports to prepare quarterly profit
and loss statements to administration
Assist in preparation of annual budgets, utilizing
cost savings analysis
Processed contracts for start up of insurances
Contributed in initiating capitated programs (ie
social work, mental health)
Written protocols for cost savings
Prepare month end billing, process back billing,
remittances, and chargebacks
Perform random audits of claims to ensure accuracy
of billing
Drug Dispensing and Information - Maintain adequate
references for safe and
efficient dispensing
Perform prospective and retrospective drug
utilization review on all patient profiles
Review profiles and prescriptions checking for drug
interactions, allergies, compliance,
appropriateness of drug, dose, route, therapeutic
duplication, and cost
Prescription preparation
Extemporaneously compound prescriptions
Counseling patients
Supervise all staff in dispensing process
Serve as a drug reference for patients and other
healthcare
Professionals
Cross trained in dispensing to Hill Haven Nursing
Home as well as Independent Living for Seniors
(ILS) and Cardiac discharging
Supervises all work processed by technical staff
and verifies correct drug, quantity, strength
dispensed according to prescription.
Ensures accurate billing of prescription
Computer Experience
Windows 95, 98
Excel
Word
QS1 (pharmacy software)
SAINT (hospital software)
Renlar (Kinney)
PDX Window based (Wegmas)
1997- 1998 The General Apothecary of
Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY
Interim Team Leader
Operationally - as above
Human Resources - as above
Financials - as above
Drug Distribution - as above
1995-present Soldiers & Sailors Memorial
Hospital Penn Yan, NY
Staff Pharmacist (part-time)
Process all orders including entry, prospective and
retrospective drug utilization reviews and final
checking of medication.
Prepare all IV's, TPN's, epidurals, &PCA's
Compound pharmaceutical preparations for Physical
Therapy and Long Term
Care patients.
Proficiently prepare all outpatient prescriptions
for employees of the hospital
Perform controlled substance inventory monthly
audits.
Assist in inventory control
Process Gentamicin Dosing and perform
pharmacokinetic interventions
Carry out formulary substitution interventions
Serve as a drug information reference to medical
staff.
Provide patient counseling
Education 1990-1995 Albany College of Pharmacy
Albany, NY
Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy
Graduated Magna Cum Laude
Member of Lambda Kappa Sigma
Student Admissions Tour Guide
Member of ACP Women's Basketball team (1990-1995)
Organizations Member New York State Council of Health-systems
Pharmacist (NYSCHP) 1995-present
Member Rochester Area Society of Health-systems
Pharmacists (RASHP) 1995-present
Appointed Program Chair (1997-2000)
elected Delegate to NYSCHP annual assembly April
1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
Board of Directors RASHP (1997-2001)
President - Elect (2000-2001)
President (2001- 2002)
Treasurer (2001-2002)
Past-President (2002-2003)
Member of American Society of Health-systems
Pharmacist (1995-present)
Member of Pharmacy Society of Rochester (1997-2001)
Elected Board of Directors (1997-2000)
Lobbyist for Pharmacy Legislative Day 1997,1998,
1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Honors Member of American Students of Pharmacy (1990-1995)
Volunteer
Member of Rho Chi Pharmacy Honor Society 1994-95
Captain ACP Women's Basketball Team 1991-1995
Interests/Hobbi
es Perinton Volunteer Ambulance Corp., American Cancer
Society, Special Olympics, St. Jude's Children's
Research Hospital, Ronald McDonald House, Great
American Smokeout, and D.A.R.E., Emergency Medical
Technician (Volunteer)
Softball, Golf, Basketball, Cooking, Crafts,
Antiques, Gardening, Family.
Preceptor/Mentor Preceptor for graduate interns and externs for
entire career 1995-present
Preceptor for Pittsford School (High school
mentoring program) 2007, 2008
Mentor for St John Fisher School of Pharmacy 2007,
2008