Pharmacist, Pharmacy Manager, Specialty Pharmacist
Resume:
Brian Connolly, RPH
Haddonfield, NJ 08033
856-***-**** adgjew@r.postjobfree.com
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Accomplished pharmacist with an innovative spirit and a history of facilitating and managing the growth and expansion of products and services and providing exceptional customer service. Diverse experience in multiple industries and areas of practice, including retail, hospital, home infusion, pharmaceutical industry, specialty pharmacy, and remote pharmacy services.
Accomplishments:
● Active registrations in 9 states (inactive registrations in 7 states); medical cannabis certification
● Met or exceeded productivity and clinical standards and/or sales and growth projections in all positions
● Performed unique roles within team or department, including client liaison, pharmacy and marketing services, and committee representation
● Developed electronic templates to facilitate operations, ensure staff consistency, and track client data
● Served as pharmacy and front end manager in retail, including facilitating pharmacy acquisition transitions
● Received numerous corporate awards for productivity and customer satisfaction SKILLS
Pharmacy services/patient counseling
Account management
Sales forecasting and business development
Pharmacy law (federal/state)
Medical Cannabis certification
EPIC, MediTech, CPSI, Siemens, and Cerner
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Cardinal Health/e-PharmPro (acquired) -Remote Pharmacy Services April 2014 - July 2020
Order entry and script management review for various hospitals nationwide, including managing process from start to finish, including order review, clinical documentation, and workflow.
● 2020 Special Performance Bonus
● Met/exceeded productivity and clinical standards
● Utilized multiple pharmacy operating systems
● Clinical interventions with nurses and patient care coordination teams
● Team representative to contact clients for shift end summaries
● Sole pharmacist to provide services to long term care providers and hospitals under e-PharmPro Medical Staffing Network / Curascript / Accredo, New Castle, DE -Specialty Pharmacist December 2013 - April 2014
Order review for specialty therapies including PAH, IVIG, enzyme therapy, and hemophilia. Sole pharmacist to provide PAH REMS services
Walgreens Home Infusion, Newark, DE - Pharmacy Manager March 2011 - December 2013
Management of pharmacy services, daily activities, and staff (pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, warehouse staff, and drivers) to ensure effective operations, legal compliance, and achievement of operational and financial goals
● Met/exceeded sales and growth projections
● Coordination of patient services with nursing, delivery, and reimbursement departments
● Oversight of drug products and medical equipment/supplies, including budgeting, purchases, control, and security
● Clinical assessments to assist referral sources with the identification of appropriate home infusion candidates
Jefferson Home Infusion, Philadelphia, PA - Home Infusion Pharmacist May 2007 - March 2011
Staff pharmacist responsible for coordinating home infusion care for discharged patients
● Daily consultation with hospital-based physicians for drug selection
● Coordination of nursing schedule and patient care
● Sole department representative appointed to Jefferson TPN taskforce Accredo Health Group (fmr. Home Healthcare Resources), Bensalem, PA - Pharmacy Manager 2005 - 2007
Manager for all aspects of IV pharmacy services, including staff pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. Recipient of Accredo 2005 Employee of the Year Award. Basic Home Infusion, West Berlin, NJ - Pharmacy Manger 2005
Manager for all aspects of IV pharmacy services, including staff pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.
● Expanded business market to include home infusion
● Developed client database for the intrathecal market sector Medilink Homecare, Inc., Hammonton, NJ - IV Clinical Pharmacist 2001 - 2004
Lead pharmacist for long term care account (Silver HealthCare, Cherry Hill, NJ)
● Sole pharmacist for daptomycin comparative efficacy study
● Developed TPN template to initiate TPN services
Merck and Co., Inc., West Point, PA - Pharmacy Communications Manager, National Service Center Project Manager, National Service Center Senior Specialist 1996 - 2001
Staff and management positions in marketing and pharmacy communications.
● Award of Excellence for pharmacy/wholesaler communication for VIOXX and CRIXIVAN
● Medical Team Member Productivity and Director’s Award and Highest Customer Service Award Eckerd Inc., Goldy’s Pharmacy, Rite-Aid, Cherry Hill, NJ - Pharmacy and Store Manager 1991 - 1996
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSES
University of the Sciences, Philadelphia, PA - Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy Full academic/athletic scholarship
Active State Pharmacist Licenses and Certifications CT, DE, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, VT
PA Department of Health Medical Cannabis Certification Pending Immunization Certification (training scheduled on October 9, 2020) Pending BLS Certification (training scheduled on September 30, 2020) Inactive State Pharmacist Licenses
FL, IN, MO, NC, OH, TN, VA
REFERENCES
Raya Nasim, Lead Pharmacist, Cardinal Health, adgjew@r.postjobfree.com, 858-***-**** Michael Sweeney, Pharmacy Manager, Jefferson Home Infusion, adgjew@r.postjobfree.com, 215-***-**** Melissa Giordano, Pharmacist (former colleague), adgjew@r.postjobfree.com, 267-***-****
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