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John Walter

Murray,KY

Summary

Dynamic and highly accomplished Pharmacy Manager and Pharmacist with over 20 years of success across diverse settings, including nuclear, hospital, and retail environments.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience
4
4

Certifications

Work History

Retail Staff Pharmacist

Walgreens, Inc.
Murray, Kentucky
03.2005 - 06.2025
  • Led and mentored teams of 4+ pharmacy technicians, implementing efficient and safe workflow strategies to ensure prescription accuracy.
  • Dispensed over 500 prescriptions daily, conducting comprehensive drug utilization reviews (DURs) to ensure patient safety and optimize therapeutic appropriateness.
  • Enhanced patient health outcomes through expert medication counseling, leveraging in-depth knowledge of drug therapy to collaborate effectively with prescribers.
  • Managed daily pharmacy inventory to maximize drug availability and minimize waste, ensuring full compliance with all corporate and federal regulations.
  • Experienced in night shift work and long-distance travel to work PRN pharmacy shifts throughout the state of Kentucky in over 45 locations.

Staff Retail Pharmacist (PRN to Full-time)

Walmart
Fulton, KY
01.2004 - 03.2005
  • Ensured the accurate and efficient dispensing of medications through meticulous review and verification, in full compliance with all Board of Pharmacy regulations.
  • Provided expert patient counseling on drug therapy, proper administration, and potential side effects to improve medication adherence, and health outcomes.
  • Partnered with physicians and other healthcare providers to resolve medication discrepancies and optimize Medication Therapy Management (MTM), ensuring the highest level of patient safety.

Hospital Pharmacist

Crittenden Community Hospital
Marion, KY
08.2003 - 06.2004
  • Designed and implemented a Perpetual Inventory Monitoring System for all controlled substances across key hospital departments (ICU, OR, ER), ensuring full compliance with JCAHO and Board of Pharmacy regulations.
  • Proactively managed and optimized inpatient drug therapies, critically reviewing medication orders to ensure alignment with patient clinical status, and enhance therapeutic outcomes.
  • Expertly compounded sterile intravenous (IV) medications, ensuring strict adherence to aseptic techniques, and all revised United States Pharmacopoeia (USP) guidelines.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Pharmacy

University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
12-1993

Associate of Applied Science - Nursing, LPN

Eastern New Mexico University
Portales, NM
05-1986

Bachelor of Arts - History

Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX
12-1983

Skills

  • Pharmacy Operations and Management
  • Immunization Administration
  • Drug Utilization Review (DUR)
  • Medication Therapy Management (MTM)
  • Patient Counseling and Education
  • Team Leadership and Training
  • Nuclear Pharmacy and Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Sterile and Intravenous (IV) Compounding
  • Regulatory Compliance (NRC, USP, JCAHO)
  • Inventory Control and Management

Certification

· Basic Life Support CPR Certification (10/2024-10/2026)

· HIPPA trained

· Immunization Administration Certified

Board of Pharmacy Licenses in Good Standing:

Oregon #8610 Active

Kentucky #12612 Active

Colorado #16484 Inactive

New Mexico #5782 Inactive

Texas #38946 Inactive

Other:
Board Certified Nuclear Pharmacist #1023468 Inactive

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Retail Staff Pharmacist

Walgreens, Inc.
03.2005 - 06.2025

Staff Retail Pharmacist (PRN to Full-time)

Walmart
01.2004 - 03.2005

Hospital Pharmacist

Crittenden Community Hospital
08.2003 - 06.2004

Bachelor of Science - Pharmacy

University of New Mexico

Associate of Applied Science - Nursing, LPN

Eastern New Mexico University

Bachelor of Arts - History

Texas Tech University

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