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Karim Elshazly

Santa Barbara,CA

Summary

Experienced Pharmacy Manager with background in overseeing day-to-day pharmacy operations, fostering strong relationships with customers and medical professionals, and ensuring regulatory compliance. Strengths include strategic planning, team leadership, and quality control. Previous work has resulted in improved efficiency within pharmacy operations and enhanced patient satisfaction. Ambulatory Board Certification (BCACP) is to be obtained by September 2025, CA Licensed RPH-90241, MBA graduate, 2025.

Overview

1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Pharmacy Manager

CVS Pharmacy
Santa Barbara, CA
04.2025 - Current
  • Resolved customer inquiries regarding prescriptions, insurance coverage, and pricing issues.
  • Supervised pharmacy technicians in medication preparation and distribution processes.
  • Compiled monthly reports on sales, inventory levels, and customer satisfaction metrics.
  • Developed policies to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local medication dispensing laws.
  • Facilitated conflict resolution among staff members to maintain a professional environment.
  • Conducted training sessions for new staff on proper medication handling and equipment use.
  • Maintained updated knowledge of pharmaceutical products from various suppliers.

Staff Pharmacist

CVS Pharmacy
Santa Barbara, CA
09.2024 - 04.2025
  • Maintained accurate records of patient profiles, medications and inventories.
  • Reviewed physician orders for appropriateness prior to dispensing medications.
  • Provided medication counseling to patients on proper use, side effects and potential drug interactions.
  • Provided immunization services including flu shots, shingles vaccines, as allowed by state law.
  • Dispensed and delivered patient medications to patients throughout hospital.

Education

Ambulatory Board Certification in Process

Board of Pharmacy Continuing Education
09-2025

MBA - Masters of Business Administration & Health Care

Westcliff University in Irvine
Irvine, CA
06-2025

Project Mangement - Certified Healthcare Project Manager

Lean Six Sigma Global Institute
Boston, MA
04-2025

Bachelor of Science - Pharmacy And Biotechnology

The German University of Cairo
Germany-Cairo
08-2016

Skills

  • Patient counseling
  • Medication management
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Inventory oversight
  • Customer service
  • Quality assurance
  • Team leadership
  • Staff training
  • Immunizations
  • Pharmacotherapy monitoring

Certification

Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Certificate issued 2024

Certified Healthcare Project Manager Credential ID 140470836

Project Management: Healthcare Projects.

Registered Pharmacist in CA-90241

Languages

English
Professional
Arabic
Professional

Timeline

Pharmacy Manager

CVS Pharmacy
04.2025 - Current

Staff Pharmacist

CVS Pharmacy
09.2024 - 04.2025

Ambulatory Board Certification in Process

Board of Pharmacy Continuing Education

MBA - Masters of Business Administration & Health Care

Westcliff University in Irvine

Project Mangement - Certified Healthcare Project Manager

Lean Six Sigma Global Institute

Bachelor of Science - Pharmacy And Biotechnology

The German University of Cairo