William Ritter, PharmD

Phone: 320-***-**** Email: adt5hx@r.postjobfree.com

Address: ** ********* ***, **********, **, 19046

Objective:

Energetic, patient care and clinical service Pharmacist seeking a full or part-time opportunity where my experience and passion for Pharmaceutical Care, reviewing patient charts, creating optimal drug therapy plans, dedication to help patients and expert understanding of diagnoses and lab results will complement the entire team to become the most desirable health care provided in the nation. Let it be known I have 2 years experience at Care Plus Out-Patient Pharmacy in the CHOP hospital in Philadelphia, many years of experience at Clinic Pharmacies in MN at Trumm Drug in the Alexandria, Parkers Prairie, Glenwood and Elbow Lake Clinics, one year of experience doing clinical rotations (most at hospitals) during college, and two years experience as a Pharmacy Intern at Fairview In-Patient Pharmacy in Minneapolis, MN.

Qualifications:

•17+ years of Pharmacist experience helping patients reach their pharmaceutical outcomes and helping me become a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist.

•Expert at assessing and dispensing accurate RXs, and committed to quality assurance. Trained on Epic system to interpret diagnoses and laboratory values. Recently promoted to Pharmacist in Charge of high volume Walgreens store.

•Highly knowledgeable in compounding, long term care, immunization delivery, home medical supplies, prescription drug interaction assessments, Medication Therapy Managment and an expert communicator with health care professionals.

•Over 20 years of experience in close proximity to Internal Medicine, diagnosis of many medical conditions, and the treatment, medicines and dosing that is the most effective for these medical conditions.

•Efficient at all aspects of daily management, training employees and am a Certified Pharmacy Preceptor with the PA Board of Pharmacy. Have helped mentor many students from Minnesota, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Temple.

•Extensive experience in entering prescriptions, administering blood pressure checks, heart rate, cholesterol blood tests, blood glucose tests, COVID and Influenza tests, nebulizer and inhaler instruction, diabetes instruction and vaccination assessments.

•Veteran of the MN Army National Guard with training as a combat life saver, and helped train our Company about medical procedures. Was also EMT certified, was the Medic's assistant, and learned to take blood and give IV saline for dehydration. Trained the company in emergency preparedness with the Company Medics, and was chosen by the Company Commander to be his personal driver.

Professional Experience:

•Staff Pharmacist - Walgreens - Philadelphia - (09/2022-now). MTM Practitioner. Temporary Pharmacist In-Charge.

•Staff Pharmacist - CVS - Plymouth Meeting and Flourtown - (06/2020 - 09/2022).

•Worked daily with Minute Clinic providers to help patients with appropriate drug selection, dosing, cost-saving, diagnosis and have helped to administer Epi-Pen on multiple occasions when the provider was unsure or did not know how to administer the life saving injection.

•COVID-19 vaccinator at LTCFs, giving vaccines of Biontech by Pfizer to thousands of employees and residents primarily in Montgomery County - (12/2020 - present).

•COVID-19 Testing Pharmacist at LTCFs administering PCR tests to nursing home residents and employees primarily in Berks and Lancaster County (3/20 - 12/20)

•Chain Pharmacist Floater - CVS - Greater Philadelphia area (11/2015 - 5/2020)

•Have provided pharmacy services at over sixty different locations. Comfortable and able to adapt in different settings and environments.

•Out-Patient Pharmacist - Care-Plus Pharmacy at CHOP - CVS-Caremark.

1) Entered, filled and verified specialty and compounded drugs for children discharged from CHOP.

2) Compounded drugs, vaccinated patients and prepared specialty medications for children discharged from CHOP.

3) Communicated with other heath care providers, provided patient counseling and answered any questions the patients might ask.

•Community Pharmacist - Trumm Drug, Inc., Alexandria, MN (05/2006 – 10/2015)

•In charge of many administrative duties such as HIPAA privacy and security, started the vaccination program and ensured all employees had proper training and support to help them succeed.

•Provided Pharmaceutical Care appoinments multiple times weekly to design, implement, and monitor drug therapy plans and optimize therapeutic outcomes.

•Counseled patients regarding proper use, drug information, storage/disposal and possible side effects and drug interactions of prescribed medication.

•Developed excellent communication with nursing homes, group homes, and assisted living homes to review and audit charts for medication errors, drug interactions, appropriate dosing related to diagnosis, and helped the health care providers at these locations with any other pharmacy related questions.

•Pharmacy Tech Inpatient – Fairview Hospital, Minneapolis, MN (11/2004–05/2006)

•Pharmacy Intern Rotations – Minneapolis, MN (05/2005–05/2006)

•Included Pain Management, Pharmacy Management, Advanced Pharmacy Management, Pediatric, Institutional Practice at the VA in Minneapolis, Ambulatory Care, Community Practice, Acute Care

•Pharmacy Tech / Intern – Snyder’s Pharmacy, St. Paul, MN (05/2000–08/2003)

•Group Home Associate - CPR Homes, St Paul, MN (04/2000 - 04/2003)

•Administered medication, worked with phenytoin levels, chronic pain, seizures, lithium levels, anti-psychotics, Zyprexa, behaviors, chronic contipation, dyskinesias, bipolar depression and schizophrenia.

•Specialist - Army National Guard, Alexandria, MN (02/1998 - 02/2005)

•Pharmacy Associate – Trumm Drug Inc., Parkers Prairie, MN (05/1993-05/1998)

Education

•Doctorate of Pharmacy Degree – University of Minnesota Pharmacy School (2006)

Military

•Minnesota Army National Guard – Seven Years of Service 1998-2005. Two Years Active Duty – 1 Year Active Combat Zone. Honorable discharge February, 2005.

Licenses

•In good standing with the Pennsylvania Board of Pharmacy.

•Preceptor certified in Pennsylvania with the PA Board of Pharmacy

•CPR and Immunization certified.

•EMT certified 2003-2005 and Combat Lifesaver certified 2003.

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