Experience

Specialty Medical Staffing

• United States
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Relief Pharmacist

  • Mar 2020 - Present

  Support Pharmacist as needed to relieve shortages or absences at various retail Pharmacies. All standard Pharmacists roles are covered. Relief may be provided as scheduled, or in emergency situations. Multiple companies worked with. Support Pharmacist as needed to relieve shortages or absences at various retail Pharmacies. All standard Pharmacists roles are covered. Relief may be provided as scheduled, or in emergency situations. Multiple companies worked with.



King Plaza Pharmacy

• Pharmacist Part Time

  • Jun 2016 - Nov 2021

  ⦁ in a retail pharmacy. ⦁ Checked and filled prescriptions obtained via electronic transmission (Surescripts), fax, phone or brought into pharmacy by patients. ⦁ Counselled patients on proper medication use and answered questions. ⦁ Spoke with other healthcare professionals as needed. ⦁ Supervised technicians and assistants ⦁ Promptly referred all doctors' calls and customers' medical questions to the pharmacist on duty. ⦁ Collaborated with Pharmacists and Technicians to effectively prioritize and fill orders Show less



Alorica

• United States
• Outsourcing/Offshoring
• 700 & Above Employee

• Clinical Pharmacist

  • Dec 2018 - Jun 2019

  12/2018 to 6/2019 Clinical Pharmacist Alorica At Home－ Seattle, WA Accomplishments: Approved several hundred prior authorization requests to assure minimal delay in appropriate use of medications. ⦁ Reviewed requests for medication prior authorization. These included preferred and non-preferred medications per insurance criteria (Medicaid) for several state medicaid programs including specialty medications for arthritis, oncology, migraine, ulcerative colitis and others. ⦁ Speak with health care professionals as needed.to evaluate medication need ⦁ Review prescription records ⦁ Clinically Evaluate and process prior authorization requests ⦁ Made clinical decisions for final approval or denial of prior authorization of prescription claims ⦁ Assure communication with health plan member and health care professionals sent in a timely manner Show less



CHESTERFIELD PHARMACY

• United States

• Pharmacy Manager

  • Oct 2008 - Nov 2018

  Pharmacist Manager Chesterfield Pharmacy － Seattle, WA Accomplishments: Thousands of prescriptions filled, Positioned Chesterfield as clinically and patient-oriented enterprise. Increased profitability by 30% or greater within the first three months. Updated procedures, equipment, and software to a modern and efficient enterprise. Provided for certification as a DME provider for Medicare and Medicaid. ⦁ Pharmacy manager for home health care/mail order/retail pharmacy] Assured all security measures and inventories of controlled and legend drugs were up to date and in compliance with state and federal laws Experience in supervising other pharmacist and technicians in filling and packaging prescriptions for delivery to adult family homes and individual homes. ⦁ Re-organization of the physical pharmacy and improving efficiency. ⦁ Arranged for acquisition and administration of H1N1 vaccine for Chesterfield services workers and client's vaccination. ⦁ Served on disaster Management team Implementation of DME certification ⦁ HIPAA updates and implementation. ⦁ Medication therapy management implemented via MIRIXA. ⦁ All databases updated for pharmacy software (PRODIGY). ⦁ Insurance payment reconciliation. ⦁ Supervised Durable Medical Equipment (DME) supply and insurance billing. ⦁ Regularly reviewed vendor choices for medications (primary + alternates). ⦁ Oversaw supply of medications to medical detox facilities vi PYXIS (CUBEX) machines and monitored discrepancies. ⦁ Billed facility and insurance for medications used by the facility. ⦁ Completed training and application of Medication Therapy Management via MIRIXA. ⦁ Managed inventory and ensured compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. ⦁ Developed a system of inventory record keeping and control to detect any shortages or discrepancies in controlled substances. ⦁ Counseled patients on the proper use of medication and potential side effects. Show less



Washington Poison Center

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Poison Information Specialist - Pharmacist

  • Mar 1993 - Dec 2007

  Washington Poison Center － Seattle, WA Accomplishments: Thousands of lives saved as the result of the information provided. Provided additional education for staff in areas related to chemistry. Information specialist ⦁ CSPI obtained 1995. ⦁ Several in house presentations made for continuing education of staff, poster presentation at NAACT conference in Seattle, WA, data collection coordinator for study, implemented fax-back procedures for outside contract] Answered questions from lay people and health care professionals regarding treatment of accidental poisoning. ⦁ Answered emergency and non-emergency poison and medication information calls, coordinated study, updated WPC treatment guidelines. ⦁ Planned and executed contract for providing materials safety data sheets on demand ⦁ collected and distributed data on exposures to drain cleaners and automatic dishwasher detergents to provide additional funding to the poison center. ⦁ Collaborated with other specialist and toxicologist to present research on antidepressant exposures ⦁ Provided on-site training on chemistry and toxicology for staff ⦁ Inputted information from customer calls into the company's system using Toxicall. ⦁ Used multiple databases and coordinated treatment plans including the MicroMedex suite of drug information and toxicology information. Show less