Joseph Baca
Aurora,CO
Summary
Enthusiastic pharmacist offering a wealth of experience in patient education and personnel management seeking a full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem solving skills. Hardworking, dedicated and willing to go the extra mile to complete any task. Pursuing a similar position where focus and dedication are highly sought.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Retail Staff Pharmacist
Walgreens Boots Alliance
10.2022 - Current
- Educated patients about possible drug interactions and gave special administration instructions.
- Provided advice on health issues, symptoms and medications.
- Administered prescription medications to public.
- Entered orders into database, verified insurance and prepared medications.
- Performed Yellow Fever, Influenza, Typhoid, Rabies, TDap and Covid-19 immunizations.
- Taught patients how to use medical devices such as glucose meters and oximeters.
- Maintained effective level of medicines and supplies to meet expected demand.
- Effectively prioritized tasks and organized workflow to increase efficiency.
- Managed drug and supply inventories.
- Dispensed and verified patient prescription orders, conducting necessary utilization reviews.
Pharmacy Manager
Walgreens Boots Alliance
10.2013 - 10.2022
- 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 pharmacists, pharmacy interns and pharmacy technicians.
- Collaborated with district supervisor, district manager, asset protection team and store manager to maintain daily operations.
- Developed policies and procedures for effective pharmacy management.
- Complied with all federal laws, company policies and procedures and state regulations regarding intern, technician and assistant training and licensure.
- Managed drug and supply inventories.
- Communicated regularly with physicians, nurses, insurance companies and managed care organizations.
- Vaccinated patients to provide immunity against influenza, covid-19 and other diseases.
Pharmacy Manager
Walgreens
08.2010 - 10.2013
- Effectively prioritized tasks and organized workflow to increase efficiency.
- Supervised 3 pharmacists and 9 pharmacy technicians / interns.
- Closely monitored department performance metrics.
- Delivered training on medical device use and storage to enhance support for different groups of patients.
- Communicated with patients, ensuring that medical information was kept private.
Staff Pharmacist
Walgreens, Colorado And Mississippi
08.2009 - 08.2010
- Assessed correct identity, strength and purity of medications.
- Efficiently operated cash register and handled cash, checks, and charge transactions.
- Properly filled and dispensed average of 350 prescriptions per day.
- Effectively resolved insurance rejections and other billing issues.
- Receptively answered customer questions and helped locate desired items in pharmacy.
- Interpreted prescriptions from healthcare providers to properly dispense medications and health products.
- Checked prescriptions for appropriate dosage, drug interactions, allergies and contra-indications before dispensing medications.
- Conducted blood pressure screenings and counseled patients on hypertension.
- Evaluated patient histories to assess medication compliance and spot issues such as doctor shopping or excessive usage.
Education
Pharm.D. - Pharmacy
University of Colorado Denver
Aurora, CO05.2009
Skills
- Drug utilization review
- Safety and compliance
- Operations management
- Training and mentoring
- Quality assurance and control
- Insurance billing/ processing
- Drug inventory management
- Relationship building and rapport
Certification
- CPR certification
- Immunization certified
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
Retail Staff Pharmacist
Walgreens Boots Alliance
10.2022 - Current
Pharmacy Manager
Walgreens Boots Alliance
10.2013 - 10.2022
Pharmacy Manager
Walgreens
08.2010 - 10.2013
Staff Pharmacist
Walgreens, Colorado And Mississippi
08.2009 - 08.2010
Pharm.D. - Pharmacy
University of Colorado Denver