Pharmacist

DR. NEAL YOUNG

*** ***** **** *****, ************, Connecticut · 413-***-****

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WORK EXPERIENCE

NOVEMBER 2016 – PRESENT

STAFF PHARMACIST, CVS HEALTH - NORTHAMPTON, MA

• Data entry, data entry verification, and quality assurance at a high-volume location

• Review patient history and allergies to verify safe medication dispensing

• Consult with other health care providers to recommend appropriate therapies

• Work with insurance companies and health care providers to get prior authorizations or AB rated alternatives

• Advise patients on safe and efficacious use of their medication

• Advise and make recommendations to patients on use of over-the-counter medication

• Counsel patients on disease state management

• Manage a team of pharmacy technicians and optimize workflow to safely and efficiently dispense medication and offer professional customer service

• Drive CVS initiatives such as First Fill Counseling, Adherence Outreach, Prescriber Requests

• Coaching in the moment of pharmacy technicians to correct undesirable/unsafe/unprofessional actions

• Fulfil my obligation of Corresponding Responsibility, using the Prescription Monitoring Program and speaking with prescribers of medications that have a high risk of abuse and diversion

• Oversee completion of outdated and damaged medication returns

• Complete state-required counts of Schedule 2 medications

• Have Power of Attorney to order Schedule 2 medications

• Utilize balance-on-hand modification reports to look for trends that may indicate possible diversion of controlled medication

• Administration of vaccinations

AUGUST 2012 – NOVEMBER 2016

PHARMACY INTERN, CVS HEALTH - NORTHAMPTON, MA/EASTHAMPTON, MA

• Worked under the supervision of a registered pharmacist in the same capacity as my role as a pharmacist, with the exceptions of verifying/dispensing medication and ordering Schedule 2 medication

SEPTEMBER 2010 – AUGUST 2012

PHARMACY TECHNICIAN, CVS HEALTH - NORTHAMPTON, MA

• Provided customer service on the telephone and at point of sale

• Data entry of written and electronic prescriptions

• Prepared prescriptions for the pharmacist to verify and dispense 2

ADVANCED PHARMACY PRACTICE EXPERIENCE

JULY 2015 – AUGUST 2015

PHARMACY INTERN, CARING HEALTH CENTER - SPRINGFIELD, MA

• Learned about compliance and operation of a 340(b) pharmacy AUGUST 2015 – SEPTEMBER 2015

PHARMACY INTERN, BOEHRINGER-INGELHEIM – RIDGEFIELD, CT

• Worked in Pharmacy Trade Sales and Operations group, Marketing Department

• Learned about supply chain of medication

• Designed and implemented a survey of 800+ pharmacists

• Presented my findings of survey to Marketing Department SEPTEMBER 2015 – OCTOBER 2015

PHARMACY INTERN, CVS LEADERSHIP ROTATION - CHICOPEE, MA

• Worked under supervision of the District Pharmacy Supervisor

• Learned about metrics CVS uses for customer satisfaction and measuring workflow

• Focused on driving New Script Pickup metric for the stores in Area 6, Region 11, District 11 OCTOBER 2015 – DECEMBER 2015

PHARMACY INTERN, HOLYOKE HEALTH CENTER - HOLYOKE, MA

• Medication reconciliation

• Assessed adherence and barriers to adherence

• Identified adverse events, therapy duplication, drug-drug/drug-disease interactions

• Counseled on use of medication and disease state management

• Checked lab values

• Made recommendations for initiation, modification, discontinuation of drug therapy

• Set goals for patients and arranged for follow-up and documentation of results

• Completed assessment forms in electronic health record FEBRUARY 2016 – MARCH 2016

PHARMACY INTERN, HOLYOKE MEDICAL CENTER - HOLYOKE, MA

• Medication reconciliation

• Attended rounds with preceptor

• Was assigned several patients to follow during their stay at the hospital, monitoring medication therapy and lab values and making recommendations

• Studied and presented on clinical trials, studies, meta analyses APRIL 2016 – MAY 2016

PHARMACY INTERN, VIBRA HOSPITAL - SPRINGFIELD, MA

• Checked and monitored patients’ lab values and made appropriate recommendations

• Antibiotic stewardship

• Monitored patients’ INR and made recommendations for administration of warfarin 3

EDUCATION

AUGUST 2012 - MAY 2016

DOCTOR OF PHARMACY, WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERISTY – SPRINGFIELD, MA AUGUST 2010 – MAY 2012

BIOLOGY, WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY – WESTFIELD, MA AUGUST 2008 – MAY 2010

BUSINESS ADMINTRATION, SPRINGFIELD TECHNICIAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE – SPRINGFIELD, MA

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS

• Licensed to practice pharmacy in Massachusetts and Connecticut

• First Aid/CPR Certification

• APhA Immunization Certification

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