Anya Balciyan
Porter Ranch,CA
Summary
Highly motivated, compassionate and efficient Pharmacist in Charge with a strong focus on leadership, compliance, and patient safety. Seeking an opportunity to utilize my professional skills and experience for a purposeful and rewarding career growth.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Pharmacist in Charge
Advantage Healthcare Services
Northridge, California
08.2015 - Current
- Lead pharmacy operations while ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations.
- Manage staff, staff training, workflow optimization and performance evaluation.
- Conduct staff meetings to review changes in medication protocols.
- Monitored employee performance and provided feedback for improvement.
- Managed workflow within the pharmacy department according to established standards.
- Provided medication counseling to patients on the proper use and potential side effects of their medications.
- Verified and dispensed prescriptions in a high volume, long-term care setting.
- Collaborated closely with physicians to provide the appropriate therapy for patients.
Pharmacist in Charge
Western Drug
Glendale, California
12.2008 - 08.2015
- Advised patients on proper usage of prescribed drugs including dosage amounts, possible side effects, interactions between drugs.
- Monitored employee performance and provided feedback for improvement.
- Assisted customers with questions about their prescriptions or over-the-counter medications.
- Monitored, evaluated, and updated medication inventory levels on a regular basis.
- Contributed innovative ideas and solutions to enhance team performance and outcomes.
Staff Pharmacist
CVS Pharmacy
Granada Hills, California
10.2008 - 12.2009
- Supervised pharmacy technicians and interns.
- Managed the filling and dispensing of prescriptions in accordance with established policies and procedures.
- Maintained accurate records of patient profiles, medications and inventories.
- Provided medication counseling to patients on proper use, side effects and potential drug interactions.
- Recommended over-the-counter medications for patients after assessing symptoms.
Pharmacist Intern
CVS Pharmacy
Northridge, California
03.2005 - 10.2008
- Counseled customers on the proper use of over-the-counter medications.
- Managed prescription refills by verifying refill requests with physicians.
- Performed administrative duties such as filing paperwork, maintaining records, updating databases.
- Provided patient counseling on prescribed medications, including side effects and drug interactions.
- Demonstrated excellent customer service skills while interacting with patients.
- Worked with experienced pharmacists to train on proper procedures.
Education
Ph.D. - Pharmacy
Western University of Health Sciences College of P
Pomona, CA05-2008
Associate of Arts - Biology
California State University Northridge
Northridge, CA06-2004
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Pharmacist in Charge
Advantage Healthcare Services
08.2015 - Current
Pharmacist in Charge
Western Drug
12.2008 - 08.2015
Staff Pharmacist
CVS Pharmacy
10.2008 - 12.2009
Pharmacist Intern
CVS Pharmacy
03.2005 - 10.2008
Ph.D. - Pharmacy
Western University of Health Sciences College of P
Associate of Arts - Biology
California State University Northridge
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