Clinical Pharmacist

ASHLEY VANVALKENBURGH

** ******* *****, *************, ** 12540 · 518-***-****

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Dedicated Pharmacist offering 9 years of experience ensuring accurate review, processing and dispensing of medications in alignment with orders. Proficient in medication therapy management services and specialty medication processing. Skilled in collaborating with team members to expedite urgent requests while maintaining impeccable focus on safety, accuracy and confidentiality. Advanced communicator with all levels of staff, clients, management and healthcare administrators. EXPERIENCE

3/2022 TO CURRENT

CLINICAL PHARMACIST, ALBERTSONS

• Responsible for appropriate and timely mediation therapy management services to patients, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other health care professionals regarding drug therapy and specialty medications.

• Develop and refine disease and drug specific clinical protocol.

• Monitor and counsel chronic disease patients to maximize treatment efficacy.

• Recommend drug therapy changes to prescribers as appropriate.

• Monitor and evaluate therapies for side effects or other medication related issues. 6/2015 TO 3/2022

STAFF PHARMACIST, PRICE CHOPPER

• Collaborated with physicians and other medical professionals to discuss and carry out orders.

• Provided consultations and answered inquiries from patients, healthcare professionals and physicians regarding drugs, potential side effects and specified use.

• Collaborated with colleagues, technicians and leading pharmacists in effective prioritization and filling of orders.

• Interpreted prescriptions from healthcare providers to properly dispense medications and health products and assessed prescriptions for accuracy and clarified ambiguities.

• Entered orders into database, verified insurance and prepared medications.

• Assisted patients with over-the-counter medication recommendations and responded to questions concerning drug interactions.

• Evaluated patient histories to assess medication compliance and spot issues such as doctor shopping or excessive usage.

• Vaccinated patients to provide immunity against influenza, pneumonia and other diseases.

• Compared prescription details against safety standards and insurance requirements to support patients.

• Verified patient data and billing information to discover and resolve erroneous bills due to system errors.

• Ensured compliance with strict health, industry and organizational regulations. 2

6/2006 TO 8/2008

INVESTMENT EDITOR, NEWKIRK PRODUCTS, INC.

• Managed mutual funds for large financial companies.

• Utilized FoxPro software to update customer databases.

• Maintained current SEC filings.

• Worked efficiently and effectively in a team environment. EDUCATION

2015

DOCTOR OF PHARMACY, ALBANY COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES 2006

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - FINANCE, SIENA COLLEGE

Presidential Scholar

SKILLS

• Exceptional communication and active listening

skills

• Drug utilization review

• Specialty drug review

• Knowledge of State and Federal laws and

professional practice standards

• Microsoft Office and an ability to learn new

programs quickly

• Financial literacy

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