Adena Nazarian

Passionate Pharmacist with strong background in community pharmacy. Skilled in communicating with patients, collaborating with team members and providing optimal patient care in the pharmaceutical field.

West Coast University School of Pharmacy, Vice President of Class of 2023: 01/2020 - 05/2023

• Attended leadership meetings, communicated information to cohort, answered questions any students may have, advocated for students during meetings with faculty

ACCP, Secretary: 07/2021 - 05/2023

• Attended leadership meetings, sent emails to students regarding organization events and meetings, took detailed notes during meetings in order to communicate with team and answer questions

ACCP, Promotional Executive Leader: 07/2020 - 07/2021

• Attended leadership meetings, planned events/fundraisers, communicated information to students and promoted the organization

ACCP Mentor/Mentee Program: 09/2020 - 05/2023

• Mentored first year pharmacy students and had meetings in order to guide them through school, provided tips, answered questions, and, discussed future goals and how to achieve them

Glendale Community College, Supplemental Instruction Leader: 08/2016 - 05/2017

• Assisted and and tutored students in need with basic chemistry, answering questions regarding labs and exam practice

Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center, Student Volunteer: 08/2018 - 10/2018

• Shadowed the pharmacist on rounds in the ICU, Made sure rooms were stocked up with supplies, Assisted patient families with basic needs such as contacting the nurse and finding rooms, organized and filed paperwork as necessary

Community Pharmacy:  01/2019 - 01/2019

CVS Pharmacy- Izabella Pogosian

• Typed and filled new prescriptions, Took in new prescription orders from providers via phone calls, counseled patients on new medications and answered questions, provided over the counter medication recommendations, answered phones and provided customer service

 Hospital Pharmacy: 06/2020-07/2020

Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital -Courtney Mattley

• Administered vaccines in the COVID-19 vaccine clinic, shadowed the emergency room pharmacist during codes, Cycle counted schedule 2 controlled substances, delivered medications to nurses on the floors

Acute Care: 05/2022-06/2022

Lusineh Keshishian

• Delivered discharge medications to patient rooms prior to discharge (meds-to-beds counseling), provided medication therapy management to patients, developed a organizational planner to accurately record all medications delivered and ensure it was done in a timely manner

Ambulatory Care: 06/2022-08/2022

Adventist Health Glendale- Lusineh Keshishian

• Completed patient care calls in order to follow up with discharged patients regarding medication therapy and service, answered questions regarding medications, performed various audits on prescriptions verified by pharmacists to determine accuracy of filling based on regulations

Community Practice: 09/2022-11/2022

Rite Aid Pharmacy- Hayk Harutyunyan

• Filled and packaged medications, provided immunizations, provided counseling to patients regarding medications and recommendations, shadowed pharmacist during prescription medications

Elective (Administration/Management): 11/2022-12/2022

CVS Health- Christian Khoury

• Shadowed district leader in various CVS Pharmacy locations, assisted pharmacies with inventory organizations, determined demand/supply of pharmacist work hours in various locations

Elective (Community): 01/2023-02/2023

Broadway Remedy Pharmacy- Yesayi Kirakosyan

• Filled medications, shadowed pharmacist during prescription verification, called patients to provide medication therapy management and discuss side effects

Hospital Practice (Sterile Compounding): 02/2023- 03/2023

Adventist Health Glendale- Romic Eskandarian

• Compounded sterile and non-sterile medications while following proper compounding garbing procedures, performed various sterility testing, cleaned and organized sterile compounding rooms ensuring proper regulations

Pharmacist: 11/2023-current

Intern Pharmacist: 09/2019 - 10/2023

Basic Life Support (BLS): 08/2019 - Current

Hospital Fire Safety (HFS): 08/2019 - Current

APHA Immunization Certificate: 08/2019 - Current

Certified Pharmacy Technician: 07/2018 - Current