JESSICA JACOBS PharmD

***** * ****** **** *******, WA 208-***-****

adz57i@r.postjobfree.com

Career Summary

Dedicated pharmacist with over 20 years of experience in high-volume corporate retail pharmacy, independent retail pharmacy and behavioral health pharmacy. Motivated to ensure excellent, quality patient care on a daily basis and establish long lasting patient relationships. Skilled at providing pharmacy services including accurate and efficient medication verification and dispensing, drug interaction review, patient counseling, immunization administration, collecting blood (lancing of finger tip) for checking ANC levels then submitting to REMS and administration of antipsychotic and substance abuse medication injections. Experience

Staff Pharmacist

GENOA HEALTHCARE PHARMACY

Spokane, WA February 2021-August 2023

● Worked efficiently and accurately in an extremely high-volume behavioral health pharmacy servicing patients with mental health and substance abuse disorders.

● Rotated to multiple stations weekly with different responsibilities including order verification, monthly and weekly cycle facility organization/check, lab duties and final check for retail patients.

● Frequent communication with many facilities for medication extensions for missed time of dosage and any questions or needs the facility requires.

● Responsible for contacting two dozen mental health facilities as designated pharmacist to ensure excellent customer service.

● Checked accuracy for medications in dispill (up to 20 medications/pack and 12/bubble) and bubble packs for dozens of long-term facilities. Many on demand/same day facilities,40 monthly facilities and over a dozen weekly facilities and retail patients.

● Lab experience on site and at individual facilities collecting blood for ANC levels and INR levels and giving injections for psychiatric and substance abuse medications.

● Pharmacist in charge of C2-5 product inventory and updated written inventory books. Implemented auto ordering for daily orders.

● Responsible for C2 returns to supplier and Pharmalink for expired products, updating inventory once returned.

● Volunteered for nearly every quarterly inventory or if inventory was requested by the corporate office.

● Set up sig codes for several steps of clozapine tapers over 34 days and 24 days.

● Responsible for adding hundreds of sig codes to shared systems for data entry use.

● Experienced as on call pharmacist over weekends and after business hours, answering questions from facilities, medication window extensions, filling twice daily facility orders and delivering if necessary.

● Established good rapport with dozens of mental health care and psychiatric providers. Frequent communication with providers for medication order corrections and recommendations.

● Trained dozens of interns teaching computer system, workflow, lab work and how to accurately check monthly bubble packs for monthly cycle facilities, attending presentations and providing feedback. Answered questions as well as assigning interesting prescription orders for report back then quizzing on essential parts of order.

● Worked with a team of pharmacists and dozens of technicians to function as a team to ensure proper workflow, positive communication and collaborating for improvement of pharmacy services.

Staff Pharmacist

THE MEDICINE MAN NORTH PHARMACY, INC

Coeur d’Alene, Hayden and Athol, ID June 2015 - March 2021

• Managed basic functions of pharmacy operations from open to close of business, supervising two technicians.

• Processed daily prescriptions, ensuring accurate and efficient dispensing to patients

• Interacted positively with a small community to see increased return business, achieve first- name basis customer relationships with trusted service and friendly attitude.

• Maintained and updated the company's SyncRx program for improved medication compliance and increased return business.

• Communicated with medical providers including correcting dosing and suggesting drug alternatives.

• Verified controlled substances prescription history through Idaho Prescription Monitoring Program.

• Maintained accurate controlled substance inventory with daily count checks.

• Provided thorough counseling and education of both prescription and OTC medications.

• Experience with Computer Rx workflow program.

• Administered seasonal and requested vaccinations.

• Flexible with four local locations for vacation coverage. Pharmacy Manager

THE MEDICINE SHOPPE Deer Park, WA June 2014 - June 2015

• Supervised staff of 6 employees, delegated responsibilities.

• Responsible for schedules and payroll entry, balancing employee work hours, correcting errors and ensuring weekly hours were correct.

• Collaborated with staff to improve workflow and increase business.

• Responsible for interviewing candidates, hiring of new employees and termination.

• Evaluated employees work performance with necessary communication and redirection.

• Completed and submitted daily bank deposits.

• Submitted daily controlled prescription orders and maintained accurate counts. Staff Pharmacist

THE MEDICINE SHOPPE

Spokane & Spokane Valley, WA November 2013 - June 2014

• Worked at two Spokane locations filling prescriptions efficiently with excellent patient counseling and interaction.

• Verified and checked compounded prescriptions.

• Immunization administration.

• Answered prescription and compounding questions from patient and providers offices, verified doses and suggested alternative medications. Staff Pharmacist

THE BARTELL DRUG COMPANY

Seattle Area, WA July 2003 - November 2013

• Supervised staff on average of 3 technicians and 4 cashiers.

• Processed high volume daily prescription production accurately and efficiently

• Balanced and managed controlled substances inventory.

• Counseled patients on prescription and over-the-counter medications.

• Interacted with doctors, medical staff and patients on a daily basis.

• Worked with doctor’s offices to verify accurate dosing, correct errors, suggested alternatives due to drug interactions and/or medical conditions.

• Reviewed side effects and discussed potential drug interactions during counseling.

• Resolved computer issues, customer questions, drug interactions and phone calls.

• Administered numerous vaccines as part of regular work flow. Education & Licenses

Idaho State University School of Pharmacy Pocatello, ID PharmD, June 2003 Washington State Pharmacist License No. PH00052057 Idaho State Pharmacist License No. P5760

WSPA Immunization Certification

Active BLS/CPR License

Mental Health First Aid Training

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