Nasha Pollard
Houston,USA
Summary
Driven and accomplished Pharmacist with 10 years of demonstrated expertise in managing and delivering evidence-based pharmacotherapeutic care in retail and clinical pharmacy environments. Recognized by supervisors and peers as a motivated and talented pharmacist that makes sound business decisions, contributes to high performing teams, and renders exceptional integrated and managed care. Firmly committed to the delivery of safe, effective, patient-centered care to assist individuals in achieving and maintaining peak levels of health and wellness.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Pediatric Clinical Pharmacist
Texas Children’s Hospital
03.2022 - Current
- Manages multiple pediatric therapy plans of patient’s admitted for care in the NICU, PICU, and Acute Care floors and recommends changes to medical providers during clinical rounds to provide optimum care for each patient. Performs timely and effective verification and preparation of patient’s medication orders and additionally, oversees sterile compounding and preparation of IV medications and chemotherapy. Responds to medical emergencies to provide life-saving medications and clinical drug information during resuscitation and intubation of critical patients.
Pharmacy Manager
CVS PHARMACY
09.2019 - 03.2022
- Leveraged strong business acumen and pharmacy knowledge to streamline processes, drive elevated levels of employee and organizational performance, and to consistently meet or exceed established performance metrics resulting in a first place ranking in the district and region for customer service (2019-2022) and prescription ranking in the top 20% of the company overall.
Staff Pharmacist
CVS PHARMACY
08.2016 - 09.2019
- Successfully filled 1000+ medication orders, per week, by receiving, processing, dispensing or compounding, verifying and delivering prescriptions in a high volume setting while assuring 100% order accuracy, customer satisfaction, and compliance with regulatory healthcare standards.
- Additional experience as a Pharmacy Technician, Lead Pharmacy Technician, and Pharmacist Intern with CVS Pharmacy (2009-2016)
Education
PharmD - Pharmacy
Texas Southern University
Houston, TX05.2016
B.A. - Chemistry
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX08.2009
Skills
- 16 years experience in pharmacy and nearly 10 years experience as a licensed pharmacist
- Ability to manage a team of pharmacy professionals that include a staff pharmacist and pharmacy technicians
- IV and sterile compounding certified; Actively verifies and prepares sterile IV medications including chemotherapy
- Provides patient care by managing patient's medication profiles via profile reviews to ensure medication safety, prevention of medication errors and therapeutic duplications
- Counsel patients on current medication therapies as well as provide medication recommendations to patients
- Make clinical drug recommendations to health care providers during PICU rounds, via phone, and via Epic
- Participate in code response
- Ability to work well within a team setting as well as an independently
- Excellent written and verbal presentation skills
- Experienced in Microsoft Office, including but not limited to Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
- Experienced in insurance plans such as Medicare, Medicaid, and other Commercial plans
- Ability to oversee and manage end to end processes
- Strong organizational skills
- Skilled in working and problem-solving in very fast paced environments
Certification
- 2014- Present IV Certified
- 2014- Present Immunization Certified
- 2012- Present BLS Certified
- 2016- Present Texas State Board of Pharmacist Licensure License #59190
Timeline
Pediatric Clinical Pharmacist
Texas Children’s Hospital
03.2022 - Current
Pharmacy Manager
CVS PHARMACY
09.2019 - 03.2022
Staff Pharmacist
CVS PHARMACY
08.2016 - 09.2019
PharmD - Pharmacy
Texas Southern University
B.A. - Chemistry
Texas A&M University
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