Pharmacist

JOHN EAKLE, PHARM.D.

**** ***** ***** **** ****** Tulsa, Oklahoma 74134

918-***-**** **********@*********.***

PHARMACIST

Dynamic Staff Pharmacist with more than 20 years professional experience. Demonstrated experience in Federal and Oklahoma VA Systems, and hospital, long-term care facilities and retail pharmacy environments. Proven expertise preparing and dispensing compounded prescriptions, intravenous admixtures, and providing parenteral nutrition and cancer chemotherapy treatments. Skilled at counseling patients on drug treatments, providing medication reviews, performing nursing unit inspections, cart exchanges and deliveries. Solid experience reducing drug and operating cost and maintaining budget control. Strong management expertise supervising up to five staff members.

Staff Pharmacist Pharmacy Director Inventory Control Regulatory Compliance Drug Storage / Control Reporting

Insurance Audits Patient Consulting State / Federal Regulations Team Leadership / Motivation Mentoring

Drug Compounding Budgeting Documentation Long-Term Care Management Process Improvement

Clinical Pharmacy Patient Relations Training Adverse Drug Interactions Intravenous Admixture QA / QC

Customer Service Hyperals / Cancer Chemotherapy Medication Ordering / Procurement VISTA/CPRS

Kronos System Data Entry / Computer RX Scriptpro 200 Omnicell Therapeutic Appropriateness

AHS PHARMSTAT Edmond, Oklahoma 4/2014 – Present

Leading full service pharmacy staffing agency.

Contract Pharmacist

Provide contract pharmacist services for retail and clinical operations.

Achievements:

Patient shared her medical records regarding laboratory test results indicating elevated serum calcium levels. Advised patient to keep her an appointment with an endocrinologist for possible issues with parathyroid gland.

Called doctor to verify Oxycodone prescription missing the DEA number with an illegible signature. Learned that the doctor had a prescription pad stolen. Delayed filling of the prescription providing assistance leading to the arrest of the individual using the forged prescriptions.

CVS CAREMARK Tulsa, Oklahoma 7/2014 – 1/2016

Major national drug store chain.

Night Pharmacist

Served as overnight pharmacist providing patient counseling and filling around 70 prescriptions an evening. Performed inventory ordering and restocking, and monitored hard copy prescription files for regulatory compliance.

Achievements:

Advised woman describing her husband’s allergy and respiratory symptoms to seek immediate medical treatment for respiratory distress. Advised that husband was taken to an ER and admitted to the hospital for a week.

Counseled patient with an antibiotic prescription who was taking Prednisone daily and suffering from repeated bouts of pneumonia. Advised patient to see a doctor for testing of a yeast called Candida. Patient later called to advise the pneumonia was indeed caused by Candida rather than bacteria allowing the elimination of Prednisone use.

OK COMPOUNDING Skiatook, Oklahoma 9/2013 – 7/2014

Pharmacy specializing in non-sterile compounded prescriptions.

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Contract Pharmacist

Tasked with resolving major insurance loss due to inaccurate prescription labels. Identified more than 100 insurance billing mistakes saving $100,000 in lost reimbursements and preventing a major loss of revenue and stiff fines. Supervised medication compounding and dispensing, and performed remote patient counseling. Implemented culture and practices to establish and maintain pharmacy best practices for State Board of Pharmacy compliance.

Achievements:

During an ongoing investigation by Oklahoma Board of Pharmacy started prior to employment. Researched situation and inspected prescription files for mistakes. Recovered $100,000 in lost revenue and reduced regulatory fines.

CLAREMORE VETERAN'S CENTER Claremore, Oklahoma 8/2011 – 11/2012

State run long-term care center for older veterans.

Pharmacy Director

Recognized with promotion to Pharmacy Director. Directed procurement of drugs and supplies, and controlled a monthly drug purchase budget. Provided comprehensive chart reviews for an average of 298 patients a month. Trained and mentored pharmacist and technicians for career development. Managed staff time and leave protocols through Kronos System.

Achievements:

Due to several non-pharmacy employees having keys to the pharmacy, secured access to pharmacy by changing locks and issuing keys only to pharmacists.

CLAREMORE VETERAN'S CENTER Claremore, Oklahoma 11/2006 – 8/2011

Staff Pharmacist

Reviewed average of 298 charts per month monitoring patient care and recommending drug treatment options.

Prepared intravenous admixtures and assisted in drug ordering and inventory management. Maintained facility cleanliness standards, performed nursing unit inspections, and provided on-call pharmacy support.

Achievements:

Discovered elderly veteran suffering from type two diabetes mellitus during medication review missed by the medical provider, nursing, and dietary staff. Allowed patient to be placed on correct medications and diet.

Reviewed patient treatment and recommended switching several patients from expensive non-formulary statin cholesterol medications to a lower cost formulary alternative. Reduced medication cost with fewer side effects.

EDUCATION

Pharmacy Doctorate

University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy

Southwestern Oklahoma State University, Weatherford, Oklahoma

CERTIFICATIONS

Oklahoma Pharmacy License 11742

Arkansas Pharmacy License PD12503

CPR Certification

AFFILIATIONS

American Pharmaceutical Association

Oklahoma Pharmaceutical Association

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Office Suite, VISTA/CPRS, Kronos System, ScriptPro 200, Omnicell

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