Dedicated Pharmacy Manager enthusiastic about helping diverse people and offering experience with regulatory requirements. Knowledgeable in hospice medication management and immunizations. Bringing successful career history comprising more than 5 years.
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Gao (Coco) Chong
Napa,CA
Summary
Overview
17
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy Inc
Pharmacy Manager
09.2020 - Current
Job overview
- Supervised team of 6 pharmacy technician, staff pharmacist and interns
- Compared prescription details against safety standards and insurance requirements to support patients.
- Vaccinated patients to provide immunity against influenza, COVID-19, shingles and other diseases.
- Oversee weekly payroll, P & L and other expenses that aligns with company's financial goals.
- Provide comprehensive consultation on prescription and natural herbal remedies.
- Discussed medical histories with patients in effort to provide most effective medical advice.
- Developed and updated policies and procedures, maintaining compliance with statutory, regulatory and local, state and federal guidelines relating to HIPAA, benefits administration and general liability.
CVS Pharmacy
Pharmacy Manager
02.2020 - 11.2020
Job overview
- Supervised team of 11 pharmacy technicians.
- Vaccinated patients to provide immunity against influenza, pneumonia and other diseases.
- Collaborated with store manager to maintain daily operations.
- Conduct weekly regulatory review and ensure proper documentation, storage of all state mandated documents.
- Trained pharmacy interns and newly hired pharmacy technicians.
- Protected drug inventories from damage or theft by establishing and enforcing clear pharmacy security policies.
CVS Pharmacy
Staff Pharmacist
02.2016 - 02.2020
Job overview
- Checked prescriptions for appropriate dosage, drug interactions, allergies and contra-indications before dispensing medications.
- Effectively resolved insurance rejections and other billing issues.
- Correctly completed pharmacy daily and weekly reports.
- Interpreted prescriptions from healthcare providers to properly dispense medications and health products.
- Communicated regularly with physicians, nurses, insurance companies and managed care organizations.
- Supervised dispensation of controlled substances using careful oversight and audit procedures.
Cardinal Health
PRN Pharmacist
09.2019 - 03.2020
Job overview
- Interpreted prescription orders, dispensed medications and counseled patients on drugs.
- Educated patients about possible drug interactions and gave special administration instructions.
- Recommended OTC devices or medication options to help mitigate individual symptoms.
- Reviewed patient medication profiles and medical records to screen for appropriate drug selection, dosing, contraindications, side effects and therapeutic outcomes.
Cedars Sinai Hospital
Research Associate I
03.2011 - 08.2012
Job overview
- Assisting investigation of thyroid autoimmune disease in the murine model.
- Test thyroid autoimmune functions in animal models against human conjugates.
- Harvest tissues for study from laboratory mice. Breed and maintain morphology of human transgenic mice.
- Screen thyroid autoimmune functions in over 1000 higher primates, specifically great apes.
- Trained new member on harvest thyroid and blood sample collection
UC Davis
Student Lab Assistant
11.2008 - 06.2010
Job overview
- Initiate independent research project in Hepatitis Virus and eIF1A ribosomal conformation change
- Working individually with minimum or no supervision.
- Protein purification, PCR Quick Change mutagenesis, Transformation, and RNA purification/modification.
- Perform and interpret Gel mobility shift assay, florescence polarization assays.
Education
University At Buffalo Buffalo, NY
Pharm. D. from Pharmacy
06.2016
University Overview
University of California- DavisDavis, CA
Bachelor of Science from Biochemistry And Molecular Biology
06.2010
University Overview
Skills
- Service Rates Establishment
- Employee Work Scheduling
- Drug Inventory Management
- Employee Training Program
- Employee Recruitment and Hiring
- Financial Operations Oversight
- Policy and Program Development
- Pharmacy Law
- Employee Performance Evaluations
- Operational Records Maintenance
- Drug Utilization Review
- Medication Side Effect Knowledge
Accomplishments
Accomplishments
- Collaborated with major businesses and nursing homes in the area to set up immunization clinic for their residents on-site
- Help contract with 6 different hospice facilities in the area to provide medication management, delivery and offer consultation when requested.
- Facilitated NYS practice compounding examination and help teach IV compounding to fellow students.
Certification
- Licensed Pharmacist
- BLS for healthcare providers - [08/17/2022-08/17/2024]
- Delivery Medication therapy management service
- Combating Methamphetamine Abuse 2022
Publications
Publications
Sandra M. McLachlan, Holly A. Aliesky, Chun-Rong Chen, Gao Chong, and Basil Rapoport, Breaking tolerance in transgenic mice expressing the human TSH receptor A-subunit: thyroiditis, epitope spreading and adjuvant as a 'double edged sword'; PLoS One. 2012;7(9):e43517. doi: 10.1371
Languages
Chinese (Mandarin)
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Pharmacy Manager
Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy Inc
09.2020 - Current
Pharmacy Manager
CVS Pharmacy
02.2020 - 11.2020
PRN Pharmacist
Cardinal Health
09.2019 - 03.2020
Staff Pharmacist
CVS Pharmacy
02.2016 - 02.2020
Research Associate I
Cedars Sinai Hospital
03.2011 - 08.2012
Student Lab Assistant
UC Davis
11.2008 - 06.2010
University At Buffalo
Pharm. D. from Pharmacy
University of California- Davis
Bachelor of Science from Biochemistry And Molecular Biology