Ernest Minaya, Pharm.D, MBA
***** *. ******* *** ******, La Mirada, CA 90638 562-***-**** ***********@*****.***
EDUCATION
Aug 2010 to May 2014 Creighton University School of Pharmacy Omaha, NE
Doctor of Pharmacy
Jan 2011 to May 2014 Creighton University Heider College of Business Omaha, NE
Master of Business Administration
Sep 2003 to Jun 2007 University of California, Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA
Bachelors of Science, Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Jan 2016 to Present Omnicare Pharmacy Cerritos, CA
Staff Pharmacist in Long Term Care
● Perform prescription verification and dispensing of oral and IV medications
● Workflow management and supervision of pharmacy technicians
● Monitor for drug interactions, duplication of therapies, and renal dose adjustments
● Dose and monitor IV therapies for TPNs and antibiotics
● Verify accuracy of sterile compounding
● Program CADD infusion pumps for pain management
● Correspond with nurses regarding any drug related questions and physicians for order
clarification
● Maintain and reconcile perpetual inventory for controlled medications
● Management of C-II drug inventory
● Precept pharmacy students on rotations
● Quality assurance audits of patient admissions as well as customer service calls
● Obtaining verbal authorization from prescribers to fill controlled medications (CII-CV)
Sep 2015 to Jan 2016 Pharmerica Cypress, CA
Staff Pharmacist in Long Term Care
● Verification/dispensing of oral and IV medications
● Monitoring/dosing of IV medications and parenteral nutrition
● Preparation of patients’ cycled medications and inventory management
● Paging for and obtaining verbal authorization from prescribers to fill controlled medications
(CII-CV)
● Contacted prescribers and nurses to clarify problem orders and answer drug questions
● Maintaining the perpetual inventory for C-II medications
Oct 2014 to Jul 2015 Skilled Nursing Pharmacy City of Industry, CA
Pharmacy Intern
● Obtained verbal authorization from prescribers to fill controlled medications (CII-CV)
● Communicated with prescribers for clarification and to accept telephone orders
● Audited controlled prescriptions for compliance with DEA regulations
● Corresponded with nurses regarding controlled prescriptions
LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATIONS
Jun 2015 to present Registered Pharmacist: California State Board of Pharmacy, #72741
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Spring 2013 Volunteer for Eventbrite Family Portrait
Spring 2013 Volunteer for Katy’s Kids
Spring 2011 Volunteer for One World Community Health Center Project
Spring 2011 Volunteer for Creighton University All Nations Pow Wow
Spring 2009 to Present 3rd degree member of Knights of Columbus