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Negin Pereira

Summary

  • GA-licensed pharmacist experienced in delivering high quality pharmaceutical care in retail setting. Combine clinical skills with business acumen and a proven ability to grow pharmacy revenues.
  • Sighted professional who is highly skilled in immunizations, performance metrics, and mentoring other becoming healthcare professionals.
  • A talented individual offering fluency in English as well as Farsi.
  • Pharmacist with demonstrated versatility in adapting to ever-increasing complexity in the healthcare industry.
  • Dedicated Pharmacist offering 12 years of experience ensuring accurate review, processing and dispensing of medications in alignment with orders. Skilled in collaborating with team members to expedite urgent requests while maintaining impeccable focus on safety, accuracy and confidentiality. Advanced communicator with all levels of staff, clients, management and healthcare administrators.
  • Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Staff Pharmacist

Walmart Pharmacy
02.2021 - 04.2023
  • Focused heavily on Covid-19 immunizations.
  • Ensured vaccine preparation (drawing-up, responsible for correct storage and provided pre-prepared syringes to vaccination station) as per Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).
  • Administered vaccines with the best possible care, consideration and education while maintaining the highest level of efficiency possible.
  • Provided medication therapy management to patients using Outcomes That Matter.
  • Recommended OTC devices or medication options to help mitigate individual symptoms.
  • Checked prescriptions for appropriate dosage, drug interactions, allergies and contra-indications before dispensing medications.
  • Effectively resolved insurance rejections and other billing issues.
  • Recommended appropriate clinical programs such as immunization, MTM (Medication Therapy Management) and DCS (Diabetes Care Specialist).
  • Provided specialized services to help patients manage conditions such as diabetes, asthma, smoking cessation and high blood pressure.
  • Certified in cholesterol, diabetes, blood pressure, and BMI for Wellness days with patients.
  • Conducted blood pressure screenings and counseled patients on hypertension.
  • Correctly completed pharmacy daily and weekly reports.
  • Interpreted prescriptions from healthcare providers to properly dispense medications and health products.

Pharmacist

Carepoint Pharmacy
07.2019 - 02.2020
  • Gaining an opportunity to widen experience in the field of Dermatology
  • Stay current with third-party payer policies and procedures to prevent payment issues, including but not limited to Carepoint Pharmacy policy and procedures
  • Remote compounding verification to ensure accuracy of orders and the stability of the compounded products
  • Extensive training in claim adjudications for each prescription verified and shipped
  • Help with managing drug inventory and other supplies necessary for
    operation (through a number of vendors) to avoid overage and minimize cost
  • Create and maintain reports for daily operation
  • Verify prescriptions (mainly topical and oral medications pertaining to
    dermatological diseases) efficiently and in timely manner
  • Counsel patients on how their medication works, correct use of
    medication, and adverse reactions
  • Help with technician duties such as filling and shipping when short staffed.

Pharmacist-Per Diem

Pharmerica Corp
11.2018 - 01.2020
  • Evaluates physician medication orders for appropriateness of all essential elements
  • Compounds intravenous medications as ordered by physicians
  • Determines dosing regimens for certain intravenous medications based on patients' lab results
  • Makes recommendations for therapy changes to the physician and facility staff as appropriate
  • Maintains patient (resident) profile to include appropriate current and past medical history, appropriate clinical and laboratory data, and concurrent medication, over the counter medications, and/or herbal therapies
  • Recommends appropriate laboratory tests for monitoring certain high risk conditions to be ordered, evaluated and discussed with nursing home physicians
  • Assists nursing home staff personnel with procedures relating to safe and effective methods of procuring, maintaining, administering and disposing of drugs

Pharmacy Manager

CVS Health Corporation
06.2017 - 08.2018
  • Experienced retail pharmacist with 7+ years growing revenue for CVS Health. Seeking to leverage leadership and customer expertise for a new establishment
  • Collaborated with urgent cares in the area resulting in an influx of acute prescriptions to increase script count
  • Cultivated a network of HR representatives from nearby companies that resulted in a 50% increase in flu clinics three years in a row
  • Optimized a solid 85% on MyScheduler each week resulting in staying within technician budget while pharmacy workflow progressed smoothly
  • Completed monthly and quarterly regulatory reports to ensure all Federal and State laws are being practiced as expected
  • Slashed different action plans to ensure company expectations around metrics was consistently met
  • Designed a system to motivate our less compliant patients to adhere to their therapy resulting in "exceeds expectations" in My Patient Care metrics
  • Improved drug-inventory management system to decrease waste and minimize back orders
  • Interviewed, hired and trained technicians and other support staff
  • Verified the safety and efficacy of medication usage by reporting adverse drug effects, medication errors and other quality issues

Staff Pharmacist

CVS Health Corporation
07.2011 - 06.2017
  • Monitored drug therapy regimens for contraindications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, allergies and appropriateness of drug and dose
  • Performed Influenza, MMR and Prevnar 13, Pneumovax 23, T-dap, meningococcal, Shingrix, and many more immunizations upon request
  • Worked as preceptor mentor for students completing introductory and advanced pharmacy practicums
  • Translated pharmacy communications for Farsi speaking customers
  • Provided accurate, adequate and timely drug information to other professional
  • Consulted patients on how to use devices such as glucose meters and blood pressure machines
  • Educated type 2 diabetes patients on medication therapy, proper nutrition and fitness
  • Specialized in smoking cession counseling
  • Monitored and counseled chronic disease patients to maximize treatment efficacy

Pharmacy Intern

CVS Health Corporation
08.2007 - 05.2011
  • Utilized the pharmacy database to accurately enter and fill prescriptions
  • Counseled patients on over-the-counter cough and cold medications
  • Transcribed phoned-in prescriptions from physicians
  • Learned inventory management of controlled substances
  • Counseled patients on new and refilled prescriptions under the direct observation of pharmacist on duty

Pharmacy Technician

CVS Health Corporation
12.2004 - 08.2007
  • Attended to drive-thru patients
  • Handled the cash register for customer checkout
  • Maintained inventory levels within the pharmacy
  • Communicated with customers on the appropriate use of their medication
  • Entered and filled prescriptions using the pharmacy database
  • Handled insurance claims

Education

Pharm.D. - Doctor of Pharmacy

Mercer Universally Collage of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Atlanta, GA
2011

Bachelor of Science -

Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA
2007

Skills

  • Retail pharmacy operations
  • Direct patient care
  • Dermatology
  • IV Admixtures
  • Treatment Consulting
  • Training and mentoring
  • Immunizations
  • Medicare and Medicaid Processes
  • Drug Utilization Review
  • Wellness services
  • Acute care expertise
  • USP 797 and USP 800 Knowledge

Accomplishments

  • Excellent store within district 2014-2018
  • Award for best store for "MyCustomer"
  • Award for best store for "Inventory Excellence"
  • Award for best store for "WeCare"
  • Award for best store for "My Patient Care"

Timeline

Staff Pharmacist

Walmart Pharmacy
02.2021 - 04.2023

Pharmacist

Carepoint Pharmacy
07.2019 - 02.2020

Pharmacist-Per Diem

Pharmerica Corp
11.2018 - 01.2020

Pharmacy Manager

CVS Health Corporation
06.2017 - 08.2018

Staff Pharmacist

CVS Health Corporation
07.2011 - 06.2017

Pharmacy Intern

CVS Health Corporation
08.2007 - 05.2011

Pharmacy Technician

CVS Health Corporation
12.2004 - 08.2007

Pharm.D. - Doctor of Pharmacy

Mercer Universally Collage of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Bachelor of Science -

Georgia State University

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