Behavioral Health Pharmacy Technician

Pharmacist

Licensed Retail Pharmacist Immunization Certified Patient Centered Care Advocate

Resourceful and board licensed Pharmacist with hands on experience in high volume retail, behavioral health, and hospital pharmacy settings. Proven ability to lead immunization drives, conduct clinical reviews, and optimize medication therapies across diverse populations. Adept at identifying drug interactions, resolving insurance rejections, and enforcing strict compliance with DEA, HIPAA, and state pharmacy laws. Known for driving prescription accuracy, advancing patient adherence, and enhancing operational workflows in fast paced environments.

Career History & Milestones

Walmart Pharmacy Griffin, GA

Pharmacist Mar 2022 – Present

Overview: Recommend cost effective therapeutic alternatives, aligning with insurance formularies to minimize patient costs and enhance treatment access. Resolve third party payer denials and streamlined prior authorizations, regaining medication access for impacted patients. Maintain audit ready documentation and operational compliance, upholding HIPAA, DEA, and state board pharmacy standards.

Selected Key Contributions & Benchmarks

Executed precision driven prescription verification of 600+ daily orders, ensuring accuracy through rigorous 9-point safety checks and regulatory compliance.

Delivered expert level medication counseling, educating patients on side effects, interactions, and dosage protocols, resulting in an improved medication adherence.

Championed immunization outreach initiatives, administering COVID-19, flu, and shingles vaccines, and increasing community vaccination rates.

Spearheaded Medication Therapy Management (MTM) reviews, optimizing therapeutic outcomes and identifying potential adverse drug interactions.

Broad Step Behavioral Pharmacy

Certified Pharmacy Technician Dec 2019 – Oct 2021

Overview: Directed inventory management operations, proactively identifying stock needs and ensuring uninterrupted medication supply across multiple care units. Collaborated on the implementation of a streamlined refill tracking system, reducing turnaround time and improving refill forecasting. Mitigated insurance claim rejections and billing errors, partnering with prescribers to ensure swift authorization and uninterrupted patient therapy.

Selected Key Contributions & Benchmarks

Engineered efficient use of automated dispensing systems, resolving technical issues and training new staff to elevate accuracy and speed.

Served as a vital liaison between pharmacy and clinical staff, reinforcing safe medication practices and strengthening interdepartmental coordination.

Orchestrated high volume prescription processing for over 500 weekly orders with precision, ensuring seamless data entry and rapid dispensing in a behavioral health setting.

Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center Milwaukee, WI

Certified Pharmacy Technician 2015 – 2017

Overview: Facilitated critical medication preparation and distribution across inpatient units and surgical centers, ensuring timely, accurate fulfillment in a high-acuity hospital environment. Orchestrated sterile and non sterile compounding operations, meeting USP <797> standards while minimizing contamination risks. Mobilized automated dispensing systems and par levels, reducing refill lag time and enhancing medication accessibility. Curated emergency code carts and crash kits, sustaining readiness across trauma, ICU, and cardiac care units with zero stock errors during audits.

Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPE)

Specialty Pharmacy MTM Rotation Jun 2021 – Jul 2021

Required Community Pharmacy – CVS Pharmacy, Inside Target Tucker, GA Aug 2021 – Sep 2021

Required Hospital/Health System Pharmacy Piedmont Medical Center Conyers, GA Sep 2021 – Oct 2021

Required Community Pharmacy – Young Life Pharmacy Decatur, GA Nov 2021 – Dec 2021

Required Acute Care Medicine Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville, GA Jan 2022 – Feb 2022

Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPE)

IPPE – 4 Hospital Pharmacy Rotation – Aurora Medical Center Inpatient Pharmacy West Allis, WI May 2019

IPPE Community Rotation – Hayat Pharmacy Milwaukee, WI Mar 2018

IPPE – 3 Community/Retail Pharmacy Rotation – Walgreen Pharmacy Waukesha, WI Oct 2018

IPPE – 3 Hospital Pharmacy Rotation – Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital Inpatient Pharmacy Milwaukee, WI Oct 2019

IPPE – 2 Pharmacy Rotation – Community Memorial Hospital Outpatient Pharmacy Menomonee Falls, WI Sep 2019

IPPE – 2 Hospital Pharmacy Rotation – Aurora Medical Center Inpatient Pharmacy Summit, WI Mar 2019

IPPE – 2 Community/Retail Pharmacy Rotation – Shopko Pharmacy Rothschild, WI Feb 2019

Education, Certifications & Honors

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) – May 2022

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine – Suwanee, GA

Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Science – May 2019

Concordia University Wisconsin – Mequon, WI

Associate Degree in Public Health Nursing – May 2008

Gondar College of Medical Science – Gondar, Ethiopia

APhA Immunization Certificate – No expiry

Basic Life Support (BLS) – Expires 10/31/2026

WI RPH License – Expires 05/30/2026

GA RPH License – Expires 12/30/2026

OR RPH License – Expires 06/30/2027

CVS Pharmacy Foundation Scholarship Apr 2021

APhA student Competition: Second Place Oct 2019

Professional Affiliations

American Pharmacists Association (APhA)

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)

Pharmacy Society of Georgia (PSW)

Georgia Student Pharmacists Association (GSPA)

Dr. Tesfahun Dumessa

Snellville, GA 404-***-**** *****.******@*****.***

Licensed Pharmacist: WI (Expires 05/2026), GA (Expires 12/2026)

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