Pharmacist
Resume:
Gheeaneswar “Raj” Nithoo
*** ********* ***** ***** *Lansdale, Pennsylvania 19446 * 267-***-****
CAREER OBJECTIVE
To obtain a challenging position in the field of pharmacy to explore new applications of acquired skills and clinical experiences over last 14 years
EDUCATION
Registered Pharmacist Certification, Aug. 2002
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States of America
. Registered Pharmacist Certification, June 2004
Republic of Mauritius
Pharm.D Degree with minor in Marketing/Management, Dec. 2001
University of Pittsburgh / School of Pharmacy
Dean’s Honor List, Dec. 1996
. Registered Pharmacist Certification to Administer Injectables, Aug 2015
CPR certification, Jun. 2015
Role Shadow Program, March 1998
WPSHP, Western Pennsylvania Society of Health-System Pharmacists
MEMBERSHIP
American Pharmaceutical Association
Occupied Business Manager Elect position
March 1998 – current
Pittsburgh International Student Organization/Pitt Pharmacy Alumni
Promotes cultural and social diversity
Aug. 1995 – current
AWARDS
International Smoking Cessation Specialist Certificate Program
June 2000
University of Pittsburgh / School of Pharmacy
Diploma in Information Technology
Oct. 1995
EXPERIENCE
August 2015 – Current
CVS Health Pharmacy / Registered Staff Pharmacist – Emerging Leader
Delivering Company purpose, modeling corporate values, and demonstrating genuine, authentic care for patients. In addition to leading and directing Pharmacy Staff, comprised of both staff Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians, being accountable for the management, oversight and operation of all aspects within the pharmacy. This includes:
• Patient Safety
• Pharmacy Professional Practice
• Regulatory Requirements
• Quality Assurance
• Customer Service
• Personnel Management
• Inventory Management
• Financial Profitability
• Loss Prevention
• Workflow Management
A key component of my role as Pharmacy Manager is keeping my customers and patients healthy through adoption and management of patient care programs. Additionally, my role and responsibilities include the following:
• Lead with Heart – display empathy and compassion for your patients, customers, caregivers and colleagues on your team
• Motivate, inspire and develop your Pharmacy Support Staff by balancing assignments that maximize colleagues’ strengths, address development opportunities and decrease knowledge gaps
• Identify critical business opportunities and meaningful solutions to drive growth and improve performance in your pharmacy
• Successfully implement those solutions by leading your team to achieve specified goals
• Adapt to change and adjust plans to thrive in a dynamic community healthcare setting
• Seek new ways to grow, collaborate with others and deliver better outcomes
• Align others around purpose to gain support and commitment
• Facilitate a ‘team’ culture that promotes caring, energy, enthusiasm and pride
• Apply acquired knowledge to help drive healthy outcomes and differentiate CVS from competitors
June 2010 – June 2014 Cigna Home Delivery Pharmacy.
Registered Staff Prescription Research & Customer Service Pharmacist
Contact physicians via telephone or fax for clarification of prescriptions
Ensure all prescriptions are dispensed as intended by physician
Monitor patient’s prescribed medication therapy for safety and efficacy to ensure the appropriate use of medications
Help achieve desired therapeutic outcomes and monitor for adverse effects and potential drug interactions
Answer drug information requests from other healthcare professionals and patient concerns about medications
Provide patient education for proper medication use, patient compliance, self-administration and storage of medications
Comply with federal and state regulations governing all aspects of the practice of pharmacy for each corresponding prescription and individual state rules and regulations across USA
Answer phone inquiries in a timely and accurate manner
Work with pharmacy technicians and customer service representatives to process mailrx queues, track patient orders, counsel on diabetic, smoking cessation, and injectables supplies
Feb 2004 – April 2010 Eckerd / Rite Aid Drug Store, INC.
Registered Staff Pharmacist Manager
Involved in ordering, receiving, and verifying controlled and
non-controlled substances orders
Performed drug utilization reviews before dispensing any
medications and provide appropriate patient counseling
Extensively trained in filling, compounding, and dispensing
medications
Performed daily departmental standard of operating procedures and management housekeeping from stores to stores efficiently to maintain competitive edge and maximize net gross profit
Involved in performing blood pressure, smoking cessation and diabetes screenings
April 2002 – Jan 2004 ACME Retail Pharmacy
Registered Undistributed/Floating Pharmacist
Extensively trained in filling, compounding, and dispensing
medications as a floating pharmacist in different ACME pharmacy
settings per protocol
Involved in performing blood pressure and diabetes screenings
Order, receive, and verify controlled and non-controlled
substances orders as needed
Performed drug utilization reviews before dispensing any
medications and provide appropriate patient counseling
Performed daily departmental standard of operating procedures
and management housekeeping from stores to stores efficiently
Dec. 2001 – March 2002 CVS / Pharmacy D.S, INC.
Post-Graduated Pharmacist Intern
Worked in different store settings and interacted with
different pharmacists and health care physicians
Trained in filling, compounding, and dispensing medications in
high volume CVS/Pharmacy stores
Graduate Program Experiences
Nov. 2001 – Dec. 2001 ACME Retail Pharmacy
Community Retail Pharmacy
Student Pharmacist Intern
Involved in performing blood pressure screenings and counseling outpatients on proper compliance and administration of
medications
Assisted in ordering, receiving, and verifying controlled and
non-controlled substances orders
Extensively trained in filling, compounding, and dispensing
medications
Oct. 2001 – Nov. 2001 Frankford Health Care System/Jefferson Health System
Acute Care Practice
Student Pharmacist Intern
Participated in morning rounds and made recommendations to
doctors on optimal individualized cost effective therapies
Actively participated in drug utilization reviews
Presented multiple seminars; Enteral Nutrition, IV medications, Sedation, Insulin Lantus/Diabetes Mellitus to the rounding
health care team weekly
Sept. 2001 – Oct. 2001 GlaxoSmithkline Consumer HealthCare/Medical Affairs
Pharmaceutical Industry Practice
Student Pharmacist Intern
Reviewed and trained with respect to the departmental SOP, Standard of Operating Procedures
Reviewed relevant information on International Conference on Harmonization guidelines for worldwide harmony in safety reporting
Assisted Medical Information Specialist on special adverse
events reporting from UK
Aug. 2001 – Sept. 2001 LifeCare Hospital of Pittsburgh, INC.
Clinical Pharmacy Practice
Student Pharmacist Intern
Completed and trained in preparing pharmacotherapeutic
projects, ADR reporting, drug monographs and DUE
Received rigorous training in I.V preparations, admixture
compounding and unit dose dispensing
EXPERIENCE
July 2001 – Aug. 2001 Montefiore University Hospital
Internal Medicine Pharmacy Practice
Student Pharmacist Intern
Provided discharge medication counseling as appropriate to
patients’ needs
Interpreted dose adjustments in collaboration with medical
team on I.V antibiotics
Proposed therapeutic plans as an integral member of the
rounding health care team and responded to drug information requests
when indicated
June 2001 – July 2001 UPMC Presbyterian / Critical Care
Acute Care Practice
Student Pharmacist Intern
Extensive training in drug monitoring and clinical drug
utilization reviews
Intensive training in working in collaboration with
cardiovascular surgeons on appropriate drug selection in acute, and
chronic inpatients settings
May 2001 – June 2001 UPMC Presbyterian /Anticoagulation Clinic
Ambulatory Care Practice
Student Pharmacist Intern
Provided anticoagulation pharmaceutical care services both to inpatients and outpatients
Able to work up patients’ chart, come up with appropriate
recommendations and interventions, and perform patient counseling on
anticoagulation treatment
Sept. 1997 – June 2000 CVS / Pharmacy D.S, INC.
Student Pharmacy Intern
Utilized pharmacy computer system to fill prescriptions,
recorded patients’ profiles, monitored interactions, and determined
pricing
Retrieved and filled automated call-in refills using Rx 2000
Transferred prescriptions from and to within CVS network
Operated computerized check-out register and drive-thru system
OTHER DATA / PERSONAL INTERESTS
Multilingual; speak and write fluently English, French, Hindi, and
French Creole
Enjoy travel as an International Pharmacist
Passion for western classical art music as hobby
Member of Bharatiya Hindu Temple; promotes cultural diversity and social
events in celebration of several observed Hindu festivals
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
Available upon request
REFERENCES
Daniel D. Fronczek Jr., R.Ph Paul Samolovitch
Pharmacy Supervisor District Manager
CVS D.S, Inc # 2348 CVS/Pharmacy
3440, Forbes Avenue 7404 Church Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Swissvale, PA 15218
Fax: 412-***-**** Fax: 412-***-****
Meredith L. Rose, Pharm.D Jennifer Jesse, B.S,R.Ph.
Clinical Pharmacist / Ambulatory Care ACME Pharmacy Manager
200, Lothrop Street 1150, Welsh Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2582 Lansdale, PA 19446
Fax: 412-***-**** Fax: 215-***-****
Corinna Baughman, Pharm.D Scott Lovenstein, Pharm.D
Clinical Pharmacist/GSK Medical Affairs Clinical Coordinator
100, Beecham Drive Frankford Health Care System
P.O Box 1467 Red Lions/Knights Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15230 Philadelphia, PA 10114
Fax: 412-***-**** Fax: 215-***-****
Sri Pinninti, R.Ph Lenore Kelley, R.Ph
Regional Vice President Chief Pharmacy Operation Manager
Rite Aid Corporation Cigna Home Delivery Pharmacy
30 Hunter Lane 206 Welsh Road
Camp Hill, PA 17011 Horsham, PA 19044
Fax: 215-***-****
Mwesigwa Mutashobya, R.Ph Marvin Mazer, R.Ph
Clinical Customer Service Pharmacist Clinical Mail Order Pharmacist
206 Welsh Road 206 Welsh Road
Horsham, PA 19044 Horsham, PA 19044
215-***-****/267-***-**** 215-***-****/215-***-****
REFERENCES
Sadeck Vawda,R.Ph,General Manager
Unicorn (MSJ Ltd)/Gerval Pharmacy
AJA and NKAS Registered Pharmacy Company
P.O Box 397,18N,Frere Felix De Valois St
Port-Louis, Mauritius
Tel: 011 230-***-****
Fax: 011 230-***-****
Email: *******@******.**
Kumar Gunness,R.Ph, CEO and Chairman
Unicorn (MSJ Ltd)/Gerval Pharmacy
AJA and NKAS Registered Pharmacy Company
P.O Box 397,18N,Frere Felix De Valois St
Port-Louis, Mauritius
Tel: 011 230-***-****
Fax: 011 230-***-****
Email: *******@******.**
Allen G. Whisler, PharmD, RPh CVS Health District Pharmacy Supervisor Region 21, District 3 1200 Market Street, Lemoyne, PA 17043
Cell 717-***-****
Fax 401-***-****
Voicemail 401-***-****
Email *****.*******@***********.***
Andreas Chandra, PharmD, RPh CVS Health District Pharmacy Supervisor Region 21, District 3 1200 Market Street, Lemoyne, PA 17043
Cell 717-***-****
Fax 401-***-****
Voicemail 401-***-****
Email *******.*******@***********.***
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