Pharmacy Service Provider: Management, Pharmacist-in-Charge, Pharmacis

Mark A. Carrick, D.Ph.

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SKILLS

Pharmacy software and operations

training with amphitheater presentations.

Prescription Prior Approval experience.

Prescription claim experience and billing

Management experience in auditing and

corrective actions, organization, planning

and project execution.

Medication Order Entry Software:

CP-6, QS-1, Meditech, AS400, PDX.

Prescription Order Entry Software:

NRx, Rx30, QS-1, Connexus, VA-DHCP.

Medication Therapeutic Management Software: Mirixa Pro, Hedis, Starr, Archer, RxCompanion.

Mainframe experience: AS-400, CP-6, PDX.

Programming languages:

C and C++ based, HTML, XML.

Database Systems-Relational:

Alpha Five, MS-Access, X-basic, MS-SQL.

Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power Point, Microsoft Access. Microsoft Operating Systems: Windows 7 – 10.

WORK HISTORY

Carrick Health Services –Pharmacy Service Provider: Management, Pharmacist-in-Charge, Clinical Pharm.

Present

Clinical staff pharmacist and community retail pharmacist performing prescription dispensing requirements, medication therapeutic management (M.T.M.), immunizations, clinical pharmacist medication counseling. Additional contractual services: Pharmacy management services for long-term care and hospital inpatient pharmacies, pharmacist and technician staff support training and placement, facility order entry, software input and training for the staff. Other general services included prescription billing activities, claim submission, prior approval resolution, for long-term care pharmacies and hospital-based facilities; including third party insurance, Medicaid-Tenncare, Medicare Part-B and Part-D, utilizing my own proprietary billing software. Proficient in inventory procurement, formulary management, Tennessee opioid law, and narcotic requirements.

Wal-Mart Inc. – Clinical Staff Pharmacist: Floater, Part-time, Full-time, Various shifts and times.

2005-2017

Provided outpatient pharmacy prescription services for 10 out of 15 Wal-Mart pharmacies in Middle Tennessee area. Daily metrics reflective of 300 average prescription dispensing per 10-hour shift as pharmacist with supportive technical staff. Clinical Pharmacist counseling with effective customer service problem solving skills. Immunization trained and certified for age 10 to adult, multiple vaccine platforms. Clinical Pharmacist skills in medication therapeutic management counseling and software documentation of counseling outcomes. Proficient in inventory procurement, formulary management, Tennessee opioid law, and narcotic requirements.

LICENSES & CERTIFICATES

Doctor of Pharmacy-State of Tennessee, APhA Immunization Certified 2014.

Continuing education certificates in Federal and State law, and Third-Party Insurance.

Clinical continuing education: Long Term Care, Medicare, Retail, and Immunizations.

Pharmacy Regulatory Specialist – certificate in progress.

Mark A. Carrick, D.Ph.

401 Minkslide Road Shelbyville, TN 37160 mobile/text: 931-***-****

*************@*****.***

Dear Reviewer,

IF I MAY HAVE JUST A MOMENT OF YOUR TIME!

In need of a sound solution to your problem?

The final resolution to having to hire just one more pharmacist, and train what you thought would be the pharmacist employee that would be the achiever of the plans your company had strived for, would never leave, or fail to produce; are going to be answered by reading onward!

With that being said; let me promote myself as a “well-seasoned”, battle hardened veteran of the practice of Pharmacy in the state of Tennessee. A pharmacist with a solid history of Institutional- hospital, Long-Term Care, and Retail Pharmacy. A pharmacist with managerial experience, solid clinical pharmacist capabilities, and general pharmacist staff duties. Not a clock watcher -- a pharmacist who does not stop working until the patient health care needs are met, devoted to good customer services, big believer in sticking to the code --an enforcer of the law.

Pharmacy Activity and Education:

--Rutherford Hospital-now M.T.M.C., inpatient and outpatient, 24-hour coverage, unit dose, IV’s, etc.

--Provider of Clinical pharmacy services to nursing homes in the area -- as an after-hour service.

Performed chart review, P&T member, nursing service education, medication destruction.

--V.A. Medical Centers-Nashville and Murfreesboro, inpatient & outpatient, unit dose,

IV’s, Chemotherapy, TPN, 24-hour coverage. Pharmacy computer services liaison to

hospital computer section (DHCP). Promoted to Outpatient supervisor, managed

over 25 employees. Merit achievement award presented based on computer capabilities.

--Clinical pharmacy services to nursing homes had increased to over 600 beds. Contracted with

additional Clinical Pharmacists to assist in providing services. Provided information services on

the new TennCare Medicaid program and Medicare Prospective Payment System to nursing home

facilities, Plan 340B to pharmacies.

--Attending M.T.S.U. with class work completion at B.S. level and M.S. degree level in computer

science and information systems. Achieved graduate teaching permission at 100-300 course levels,

high volume class numbers -100 to 150 students, amphitheater style.

Current Pharmacy Activity and Education:

--Primary services in: Pharmacy Management, Pharmacist-in-Charge, Clinical Pharmacist,

pharmacist staffing coverage and Pharmacy software.

--Clinical staff pharmacist and community retail pharmacist performing prescription dispensing

requirements, medication therapeutic management (M.T.M.), immunizations, clinical pharmacist

medication counseling, medication order entry, prescription order entry, compounding, I.V.’s

small and large volume.

Other general services included prescription claim billing and prior approval activities for long-

term care pharmacies and hospital-based facilities; including third party insurance, Medicaid-

TennCare, Medicare Part-B and Medicare Part-D, using my own proprietary prescription billing

software. Pharmacy software and operations training with amphitheater presentations.

--Clinical Skills:

Clinical staff pharmacist in RETAIL, Institutional, and Long-term care for over 10 years.

Clinical pharmacist counseling abilities, with effective customer service problem resolving skills.

Clinical skills in medication therapeutic management (M-T-M) counseling and

software documentation of counseling outcomes -- Mirixa Pro, Archer, and Rx Companion

software. Utilizer of the "STARR" and “Hedis” government programs for better medication

outcomes. Please review RESUME for greater listing of SKILLS!

Immunization trained and certified on age 10 to adult, multiple vaccine platforms. Immunizing

adults and children for OVER 5 years.

Clinical pharmacist outpatient pharmacy prescription dispensing services for community

pharmacies in the Middle Tennessee area -- daily metrics reflective of 300 average prescription

dispensing’s per 10-hour shift as pharmacist with supportive technical staff.

Proficient in inventory procurement and management, formulary management, and narcotic

requirements of Tennessee under the new Opioid laws.

Continuing education certificates in Federal and State law, and Third-Party Insurance.

Currently completing certification as a "Pharmacy regulatory specialist" education provider thru

Wyoming University of Pharmacy on-line program.

Thank you for your time!

I am confident that the “Required and Preferred” qualifications that you are demanding in the next Pharmacist have been addressed by review of the work history.

Please afford me the opportunity to provide more information to any questions you may have by allowing me a face-to-face discussion and demonstration of my capabilities.

Thank you again,

Mark Carrick, D.Ph.

Clinical Pharmacist – Pharmacy Management – Pharmacy Software

Knowledgeable, patient oriented Clinical Pharmacist with solid work ethics, punctual, dependable team player with optimistic, flexible, and friendly attitude to deal and work well with other employees! Years of experience and expertise utilizing common sense and interpersonal skills as a Clinical Pharmacist at practice sites of Long-Term care, Hospital-Inpatient and Outpatient, Retail Pharmacy, Community Pharmacy, and Mail-out. Advance education in Computer Science and Information Systems, Medication management (M-T-M), with certifications in Immunizations-ages 10 to adult for over 5 years, Flu shots, and as a Pharmacy Regulatory Specialist. Well-seasoned, battle hardened veteran of the practice of Pharmacy in the state of Tennessee, with Pharmacy management experience as Director of Pharmacy and Pharmacist in charge at practice sites of Long-Term care, Hospital, and Retail Pharmacy as assistant manager. Educational provider in medication management policy and procedures for pharmacy institutional environments reviewed by J.C.A.H.O., and for Long-term care facilities on the Medicare Prospective Payment System (P.P.S.).

Not a clock watcher with excellent time management abilities and problem-solving skills who works well under pressure -- does not stop working until the health care needs of the patient are met! Devoted to providing great customer service to patients, to foster greater appreciation of our clinical pharmacy practice! Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail and quality. Ability to prioritize tasks for positive outcomes without forsaking patient medication safety or usage education. Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously within strict timelines to develop and improve process efficiencies. A strong communicator on Pharmacy issues!

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