Staff Pharmacist Pharmacy Manager

AMANDA BIRES

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PHONE 770-***-**** EMAIL ***********@*****.*** mailto:*************@*****.***

PHARMACIST

** ***** ******** / ** ***** staff pharmacist experience / 8 years retail

Pharmacy manager experience

“Solving Problems and Taking the Initiative”

Exceptional Patient Counseling / Exemplary Problem Solving Skills

RETAIL PHARMACY

Counseling patients on drug interaction/OTC recommendations

Identifying and counseling patients with new medications about adverse effects, importance of medication adherence, follow-up questions

Demonstrating proper medication administration routes to patients

Completing drug dosage calculations

Checking and verifying prescriptions for accuracy/ drug appropriateness

Maintaining narcotic drug inventory for high volume pharmacy

Performing Pharmacy Technician management, including scheduling, training, hiring, discipline, performance counseling

Specializes in pharmacy insurance billing

Providing COVID, influenza, and other expanded vaccinations based on CDC immunization guidelines

Proficient with non-sterile compounding

Initiate multi-location vaccination clinics and vaccine administration

Pioneer GLP-1 compounding program with central fill compounding sister pharmacy, including promotion, advertisement and participation in program

Expert usage in multiple pharmacy computer platforms, including Enterprise, RX30, RxConnect and Pioneer

Execute MTM counseling with patients including CMRS, adherence counseling, past due refill, maximizing fill quantities to 90/100 day fills, and new medication initiation counseling

EMPLOYMENT

June 2021- present Staff Pharmacist Premier Drugstore

Douglasville, GA

April 2014 – April 2021 Pharmacy Manager Ingles Pharmacy

Temple, GA

Jan 2008 – April 2014 Staff Pharmacist CVS Pharmacy

Villa Rica, GA

Carrollton, GA

Oct 2007 – Dec 2007 Pharmacy Manager Walgreens Pharmacy

Carrollton, GA

Oct 2006 – Oct 2007 Staff Pharmacist Kroger Pharmacy Hiram, GA

Oct 2005 – Oct 2006 Pharmacy Manager Kroger Pharmacy Mableton, GA

June 2001 – July 2005 Pharmacy Intern Kroger Pharmacy Douglasville, GA

June 1996 – June 2001 Pharmacy Technician Kroger Pharmacy Douglasville, GA

EDUCATION

Douglas County High School, High School Diploma 1993-1997

University of West Georgia, Bachelor of Science in Biology 1997 - 2001

Mercer University School of Pharmacy, Pharm D 2001-2005

References available upon request

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