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DENNIS BOATENG

Forney,TX

Summary

Dynamic Retail Pharmacist with outstanding interpersonal skills and the ability to maintain positive relationships with patients, vendors and medical professionals. In-depth knowledge of healthcare organizations and insurance providers. Committed to preparing and dispensing medications in accordance with established pharmaceutical laws and regulations.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Staff Pharmacist

Walmart
Abilene, TX
07.2022 - Current
  • Interpreted prescriptions from healthcare providers to properly dispense medications and health products.
  • Helped patients overcome vaccine hesitancy by providing facts about efficacy and safety data.
  • Recommended OTC devices or medication options to help mitigate individual symptoms.
  • Checked prescriptions for appropriate dosage, drug interactions, allergies and contra-indications before dispensing medications.

Pharmacy Manager

CVS Pharmacy
Gun Barrel City, TX
07.2017 - 07.2022
  • Ensures compliance with state, federal and company policies governing pharmacy practice
  • Managed 2 staff pharmacist and 11 technicians in retail pharmacy which serves Cedar Creek area.
  • Models, enforces, and provides direction and guidance to associates on proper Customer service approaches and techniques to ensure customer needs, complaints, and issues are successfully resolved
  • Identify critical business opportunities and meaningful solutions to drive growth and improve performance
  • Provided specialized services to help patients manage conditions such as diabetes, asthma, smoking cessation and high blood pressure
  • Filled approximately 3000 prescriptions weekly which results in about $700,000 in sales monthly
  • Checked prescriptions for appropriate dosage, drug interactions, allergies and contraindications
  • Offered immunization services such as Flu,Tdap,MMR,shingles
  • Managed Covid-19 Vaccination clinics in store and at senior homes as well as Covid-19 testing at CVS facilities

Pharmacy Manager

Walmart
Lone Star, TX
07.2015 - 02.2016
  • Ensures confidentiality of information, documentation, and assigned records as required
  • Managed 1 staff pharmacist as well as 3 technicians in 300 scripts per week pharmacy.
  • Developed policies and procedures for effective pharmacy management
  • Provided patients and patrons with information on various immunizations including flu, tetanus and HPV vaccines
  • Complied with all federal laws, company policies and procedures and state regulations regarding intern, technician and assistant training and licensure
  • Implemented standard procedures for mixing, packaging and labeling pharmaceuticals to ensure quality, security and proper disposal
  • Completed accurate cycle counts, inventory management and will-calls for customers

Overnight Pharmacist

CVS Pharmacy
Virginia Beach, VA
07.2012 - 07.2015
  • Checked prescriptions for appropriate dosage, drug interactions, allergies and contraindications before dispensing medications
  • Supervised pharmacy department during overnight hours and ensures prescriptions are filled while managing patient concerns both in store and by phone.
  • Increased patient retentions and improved script count by about 10% during overnight hours by steady transfer of scripts from other competitors
  • Properly compounded and dispensed medications as prescribed by doctors and dentists
  • Compounded and repackaged medications, including unit-doses, topical medications and non-sterile products
  • Saved patients money and increased pharmacy profit margins with therapeutically equivalent and more cost-effective generic drugs
  • Ensures compliance with Company and legal policies, procedures, and regulations for assigned areas
  • Receptively answered customer questions and helped locate desired items in pharmacy

Overnight Pharmacist

Walgreens
Virginia Beach, VA
07.2008 - 07.2012
  • Performed retail, clinical, and wellness services such as immunizations, flu shots, diabetes awareness and other preventive healthcare services
  • Filled over 200 prescriptions during overnight hours while responding to customer phone calls as well as doing many cycle counts, recalls, out of stock counts
  • Ensures 100% accurate processing of insurance claims to resolve customer issues and prevent payment rejections. Follows-up with insurance companies as well as medical providers and participates in third party audit
  • Counsels patients and answers their questions regarding usage of medicine, side effects, interactions, contraindications, patient information privacy, generics, less expensive medicines, OTC products, and referrals to medical provider as needed to ensure medication to address health needs of patients.
  • Promotes teamwork and motivates team members by establishing expectations, monitors and recognizes progress, and fosters shared vision
  • Provided medication therapy management to patients using Outcomes and Mirixa

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy - Doctor of Pharmacy

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
05.2008

Skills

  • Hospital & Clinical Pharmacy Training – May 2015
  • Automation – Pyxis, CPSI
  • Pharmacy automation
  • National IV Certification – September 2015
  • APHA certified Immunizer
  • Safety and compliance
  • Leadership
  • Patient Care
  • Customer Service
  • Teamwork
  • Staff Management
  • Immunizations
  • Loss prevention management
  • Medicare and Medicaid process

Licenses

  • Texas Pharmacist License: 52689, Expires: 05/31/2024
  • Virginia Pharmacist License: 0202208386, Expires 12/31/2022
  • APHA Certified Immunizer
  • CPR Certification, Expires 07/31/2024


Timeline

Staff Pharmacist

Walmart
07.2022 - Current

Pharmacy Manager

CVS Pharmacy
07.2017 - 07.2022

Pharmacy Manager

Walmart
07.2015 - 02.2016

Overnight Pharmacist

CVS Pharmacy
07.2012 - 07.2015

Overnight Pharmacist

Walgreens
07.2008 - 07.2012

Doctor of Pharmacy - Doctor of Pharmacy

University of Connecticut

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