CHIRAG PATEL
Long Beach,CA
Summary
Experienced Managing Partner focused on improving patient care and also business growth. Entrepreneurial and hardworking mindset. Dedicated to expanding operations, delivering practical solutions and capitalizing on market trends.
Results-driven Managing Partner adept at building and leading high-performance teams. Decisive leader and strategic planner with a resilient and forward-thinking approach.
Enterprising Managing Partner with 16 years of experience in the retail pharmacy industry. Successful at monitoring financials and day-to-day retail drug store functions. Committed to cutting waste while increasing profits and close supervision of an excellent staff. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude.
Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Managing Partner
Vermilion's Drug Pharmacy
03.2015 - Current
- Established and implemented business procedures and process improvements.
- Analyzed and presented financial standings and cost effectiveness to other partners and investors.
- Increased revenue with successful promotional strategies and reductions in costs.
- Directed strategic initiative that improved team productivity
- Monitored and managed pharmacy staff performance to maximize productivity and customer satisfaction.
- Enforced compliance with pharmacy regulations and maintained up-to-date records of all medications dispensed.
- Trained pharmacy staff and newly hired pharmacy technicians.
- Developed policies and procedures for effective pharmacy management.
- Protected drug inventories from damage or theft by establishing and enforcing clear pharmacy security policies.
- Vaccinated patients to provide immunity against influenza, pneumonia, and other diseases.
- Helped patients overcome vaccine hesitancy by providing facts about efficacy and safety data.
- Recruited, hired and trained all staff, providing direct supervision, ongoing staff development and continuing education to employees.
- Established and maintained effective communication with staff, physicians and community organizations to promote high quality patient care.
- Liaised with other healthcare professionals to develop comprehensive patient care plans and provide highest quality of care.
- Developed and updated policies and procedures, maintaining compliance with guidelines relating to HIPAA, benefits administration and general liability.
Pharmacy Manager
Rite-Aid Pharmacy
01.2002 - 03.2015
- Monitored and managed pharmacy staff performance to maximize productivity and customer satisfaction.
- Enforced compliance with pharmacy regulations and maintained up-to-date records of all medications dispensed.
- Trained pharmacy interns and newly hired pharmacy technicians.
- Ordered all pharmacy supplies and kept check on inventory levels.
- Educated patients on possible drug interactions, potential side effects, and optimal methods of administration.
- Developed policies and procedures for effective pharmacy management.
- Collaborated with store manager to maintain daily operations.
- Vaccinated patients to provide immunity against influenza, pneumonia, and other diseases.
- Recommended OTC devices or medication options to help mitigate individual symptoms.
- Evaluated patient histories to assess medication compliance and spot issues such as doctor shopping or excessive usage.
- Recruited, hired and trained all staff, providing direct supervision, ongoing staff development and continuing education to employees.
- Established and maintained effective communication with staff, physicians and community organizations to promote high quality patient care.
- Liaised with other healthcare professionals to develop comprehensive patient care plans and provide highest quality of care.
- Communicated with patients, ensuring that medical information was kept private.
- Developed and updated policies and procedures, maintaining compliance with guidelines relating to HIPAA, benefits administration and general liability.
- Removed trash and straightened counters to keep pharmacy area clean and neat.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Pharmacy
UNIVERSITY OF PUNE, INDIA
PUNE, INDIA 04.2000
Skills
- Profit Margins
- Regulatory Requirements
- Patient Profiles
- Immunization
- Community-Based Educational Programs
- Operations Management
- Medication Therapy Management
- Drug Inventory Management
- Sales Optimization
- Pharmacy Law
- HIPAA Guidelines
- Quality Assurance Controls
- Overseeing Pharmacy Operations
- Profitability Strategies
Certification
- Registered Pharmacist with the state of California, Nevada and Texas.
- CPR and Basic life support certification.
Golf, traveling, sports
I love playing Golf, Volleyball, and Cricket.
Also love travelling to various countries and learn different cultures and explore while there.
Languages
Hindi
Full Professional
Gujarati
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Managing Partner
Vermilion's Drug Pharmacy
03.2015 - Current
Pharmacy Manager
Rite-Aid Pharmacy
01.2002 - 03.2015
Bachelor of Science - Pharmacy
UNIVERSITY OF PUNE, INDIA
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