Letti Gallegos
Lantana
Summary
Dedicated Specialty Pharmacist with extensive experience in managing complex therapies and navigating prior authorization processes. Known for delivering high-quality patient care through effective collaboration with clinicians and multidisciplinary teams, optimizing workflows, and enhancing patient adherence for improved clinical outcomes.
Overview
1
1
Certification
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
Specialty Pharmacist
McKesson CoverMyMeds
Irving
04.2018 - Current
- Verify and dispense specialty medications in accordance with clinical guidelines and regulatory standards
- Collaborate with prescribers, nurses, and care teams to optimize patient therapy outcomes
- Counseled patients on complex therapies to enhance adherence and comprehension of treatment plans
- Ensure compliance with REMS programs and specialty medication protocols
- Coordinated prior authorizations, benefits investigations, and patient assistance programs to streamline access to medications
- Contributed to workflow optimization and quality improvement initiatives to enhance service delivery
- Resolve escalations and communicate effectively with internal teams to address patient and provider needs
Staff Pharmacist
Kroger Pharmacy
Denton
01.2017 - 01.2018
- Delivered patient-centered pharmaceutical care in a high-volume retail environment
- Verified prescriptions for safety, accuracy, and clinical appropriateness
- Counseled patients on medication usage and adherence to optimize health outcomes
- Collaborated with healthcare providers to address and resolve medication-related issues, ensuring patient safety
Staff Pharmacist
EXPRESS SCRIPTS
FORT WORTH
01.2008 - 01.2015
- Provided patient-centered pharmaceutical care in high-volume mail order setting, ensuring accurate medication delivery
- Educated patients on medication usage, side effects, and adherence strategies to enhance therapeutic outcomes
- Worked with healthcare providers to address and resolve medication-related issues, improving patient safety
Staff Pharmacist TRAINING ANALYST, LEAD PHARMACIST, STAFF PHARMACIST
CVS CAREMARK PHARMACY
FORT WORTH
01.1996 - 01.2008
- Coordinated onboarding training for pharmacists and technicians, collaborating across departments to implement system changes and protocols effectively
- Delivered patient-centered pharmaceutical care in a high-volume mail order environment
- Verified prescriptions for safety, accuracy, and clinical appropriateness at or and above expected rates while meeting quality expectations
- Dispensed prescriptions for safety, accuracy, and clinical appropriateness and exceeded dispensing rate expectations while meeting quality expectations
- Collaborated with compounding pharmacist team to ensure clinical appropriateness and optimal formulations of compounded medications
- Provided counseling to patients on medication usage, side effects, and adherence strategies, enhancing patient understanding and compliance
- Collaborated with healthcare providers to resolve medication-related concerns
Education
Bachelor of Science - Pharmacy
The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy
Skills
- Specialty Pharmacy Operations
- Prior Authorizations & Insurance Navigation
- Patient Counseling & Medication Education
- REMS Program Compliance
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Clinical Documentation & Workflow Optimization
- HIPAA Compliance & Patient Privacy
- Process Improvement & Problem Solving
- Pharmacy Management Systems & EMR Platforms
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
- Clinical Documentation & Workflow Tools
- Clinical guidelines adherence
- Patient counseling strategies
- Workflow optimization
- Risk evaluation and mitigation
- Problem solving
- Pharmacy ethics and professionalism
Certification
- Registered Pharmacist (RPh) Texas
- Registered Pharmacist (RPh) Kentucky
- Immunization Certified Pharmacist
Timeline
Specialty Pharmacist
McKesson CoverMyMeds
04.2018 - Current
Staff Pharmacist
Kroger Pharmacy
01.2017 - 01.2018
Staff Pharmacist
EXPRESS SCRIPTS
01.2008 - 01.2015
Staff Pharmacist TRAINING ANALYST, LEAD PHARMACIST, STAFF PHARMACIST
CVS CAREMARK PHARMACY
01.1996 - 01.2008
Bachelor of Science - Pharmacy
The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy