Pharmacy Manager

Patrick N. Major

Decatur, Georgia, ******************@*******.***, 404-***-****

CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSURES

GA Licensed Pharmacist 2019 - Present

APhA Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Certification 2016 - Present

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Basic Life Support 2015 - Present

American Heart Association

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Pharmacy Manager Dec 2019 – Present

CVS Pharmacy, Cochran, GA

Ensured compliance with state and federal pharmacy regulatory standards

Increased financial profitability in the pharmacy through effective inventory management, product selection, and shrink reduction

Increased patient medication adherence by championing patient outreach programs and delivering these services to patients

Administer immunizations to customers

Verified prescription orders from prescribers and monitored for potentially harmful drug-drug interactions

Supervised and trained new pharmacy technicians on pharmacy workflow processes

Clarified prescription orders with providers due to possible drug interactions

Resolved third party insurance issues

Prepared and dispensed medication orders

Counseled patient on correct medication use and possible side effects

Recommended use of over the counter products to patients

Inpatient Practice Management/Operations Rotation June – July 2019

Winship Cancer Institute at Emory University Hospital – Midtown, Atlanta, GA

Reviewed and edited standard operating procedures for the infusion pharmacy

Developed a USP <797> gap analysis tool to identify areas within the pharmacy practice that must be brought into compliance with the new standards

Lead topic discussions on the updated USP <800> and updated USP <797> guidelines

Evaluated PAR levels for Avastin use in the infusion pharmacy

Community Management Rotation May 2019 – June 2019

CVS Regional Corporate Office – Roswell, GA

Completed two projects related to the regional goals of CVS Pharmacy

Educated and trained pharmacists and pharmacy technicians on the importance of immunizations within their respective communities

oIncreased the number of immunizations administered in District 8 by 35%

Improved utilization of the “Saving Patients Money” program

oEducated all pharmacy staff in the district on the importance of cost savings in relations to medication adherence

oTrained employees to use an electronic cost savings tool which can find discount cards, manufacturer coupons and recommend alternative medications used to control a various disease state

oIncreased utilization of cost savings tool by 340%

Outpatient Oncology Rotation Mar – Apr 2019

Winship Cancer Institute at Emory University Hospital – Midtown, Atlanta, GA

Reviewed patient charts for patients visiting the clinic daily

Answered drug information questions about various oncology drug products

Assessed pharmacotherapy plans and provided recommendations for drug choice and dosage in patients with various cancer disease states (breast, colorectal, lung, neuroendocrine) based on the NCCN and ASCO guidelines

Counseled patients on chemotherapy regimens and side effects expected from treatment regimens

Presented a patient case describing the current therapy options for neuroendocrine tumors and the use of Lu177-dotatate in treating neuroendocrine tumors

Inpatient Neurology Critical Care Rotation Feb – Mar 2019

Emory University Hospital – Atlanta, GA

Evaluated patient charts daily for a 20 bed Neurology Critical Care unit

oDisease states commonly encountered aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, intracranial hemorrhage, intraventricular hemorrhage and stroke

Performed medication reconciliation by interviewing patient families

Composed evidence-based pharmacotherapy plans and provided supportive care recommendations regarding drug choice, route and dosing

Monitored serum drug concentrations, renal and liver function and other lab tests to make recommendations

Presented a patient case discussing intracerebral hemorrhage with an intraventricular extension and the use of intraventricular alteplase in intraventricular hemorrhage

Inpatient Internal Medicine Rotation Jan – Feb 2019

Piedmont Hospital – Atlanta, GA

Reviewed patients charts for a 40 bed cardiopulmonary unit within the hospital

Assessed pharmacotherapy plans and provided recommendations for patients primarily with respiratory diseases (COPD, Pneumonia) and cardiovascular disease states (CHF, Atrial Fibrillation, Hypertension)

Lead topic discussion on hypertension, pulmonary hypertension, diabetes and gout

Presented current information on anticoagulant utilization in cancer patients

Inpatient Acute Oncology Rotation Nov – Dec 2018

Northside Hospital – Atlanta, GA

Reviewed patient medical records daily

Assessed pharmacotherapy plans and provided recommendations for patients with acute oncologic emergencies

Prepared a drug monograph (LOBRENA) for the P&T committee

Presented a patient case to pharmacist, pharmacy students discussing ifosfamide-induced encephalopathy and current treatment strategies

Advanced Institutional Rotation Sep – Oct 2018

Northside Hospital – Atlanta, GA

Exposed to a variety of work settings pharmacist participate in at Northside which included internal medicine, cardiology, pulmonology, oncology and critical trials

Prepared and presented monographs for the P&T Committee

oEndari Monograph

oDurolane Monograph

Monitored dabigatran utilization over at Northside to ensure document if prescriber were correctly prescribing the medication for its indicated disease states

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Graduate Research Assistant Aug 2013 - Dec 2014

Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

Advisor: Jun Yin, Ph.D.

Researched developing Orthogonal Ubiquitin Transfer to study ubiquitination targets of various proteins implicated in cancer development

Research BRCA1/BARD1 ubiquitination pathways

Expressed recombinant proteins for study of ubiquitination

Probed protein activity using various biochemical assays

Cloned recombinant genes into phagemids for phage display studies

PRESENTATIONS

Drug Monograph – Endari Sep 2018

Pharmacy and Therapeutics Meeting, Formulary Management

Northside Hospital

The Safety and Efficacy of Solosec (secnidazole) in Aug 2019

the treatment of bacterial vaginosis

Advisor: Michael Thiman, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Student National Pharmaceutical Association Sep 2015 – July 2019

Chapter Chronic Kidney Disease Chair Aug 2015 – May 2016

Responsibilities included organizing events related to health literacy and education on Chronic Kidney Disease

Developed an interactive kidney model to educate children and adults on the functions of the kidney and chronic kidney disease

Educated the community at various outreach events

American College of Clinical Pharmacy Sep 2015 – Apr 2016

American Pharmacists Association Sep 2015 – Present

Academy of Student Pharmacists

Georgia Pharmacists Association Sept 2015 – Present

Student Oncological Advocates in Pharmacy Sep 2015 – May 2016

Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity, Incorporated Sep 2015 – Present

EDUCATION

Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Georgia, Athens, GA Aug 2019

Master of Science, Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA Dec 2014 Bachelor of Science, Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia May 2013

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