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Soccer, Ping Pong
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OLUWAKEMI OYEDEJI (Pharm. D)

Loganville,US

Summary

Advanced communicator with staff, clients, management, and healthcare administrators at all levels. Helpful Retail Pharmacist eager to establish trust and long-term relationships with customers. Meticulous working with insurance companies to resolve claim issues and adjudication errors is a plus. Disciplined, Committed and responsible, with the ability to follow the rules and policies of the company. Informs patients about medication side effects, contraindications, and benefits. Customer service specialist with 7 years of retail and hospital experience who is dedicated and detail oriented.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Retail Pharmacist

Walmart Supercenter
10.2022 - Current
  • Educates patients on possible drug interactions, potential side effects, optimal methods of administration, proper dose timing and medication storage
  • Worked with pharmacy technicians to expedite urgent requests
  • Vaccinated patients to provide immunity against influenza, pneumonia, and other diseases
  • Compared prescription details against safety standards and insurance requirements to support patients
  • Evaluated patient histories to assess medication compliance and spot issues such as doctor shopping or excessive usage
  • Protected drug inventories from damage or theft by establishing and enforcing clear pharmacy policies
  • Performed blood pressure and blood glucose tests on patients and discussed over-the counter medications
  • Located and measured medications according to prescription information, making modifications as instructed by pharmacists and providers
  • Addressed customer questions regarding refills, insurance EOBs and status prescriptions filling
  • Interacted with healthcare professionals to support timely and proper processing of prescriptions
  • Handled customer complaints and took necessary steps to resolve their problems
  • Earned customer loyalty by interacting with them in friendly manner and remembering their orders
  • Followed state and federal laws by checking customers' identification for proof of age and refusing to sell alcohol to anyone under age of 21
  • Used knowledge to assist new team members in learning how to operate registers, merchandise stock, and meet customer needs, resulting in increased group performance and customer satisfaction.
  • Entered orders into database, verified insurance and prepared medications
  • Educated patients about possible drug interactions and gave special administration instructions
  • Provided advice on health issues, symptoms and medications
  • Managed department budgets

Retail Pharmacist Intern

Walmart Inc
02.2019 - 09.2022
  • Ensures confidentiality of information, documentation, and assigned records as required by Company policies, and local, State, and Federal guidelines
  • Provides Pharmacy products and services to Customers in accordance with local, state, and federal laws and Company policies and procedures by assisting with processing prescription and/or over the counter (OTC) orders and purchases, stocking and securing Pharmacy supplies and merchandise, entering prescription information and/or filling prescriptions, completing, maintaining, and securing paperwork, forms, and required documentation
  • Operates equipment, such as cash registers and related tools, to process customer purchases using appropriate procedures for different payment types and items sold
  • Maintains the Pharmacy area in accordance with Company policies and procedures by properly handling claims and returns, zoning the area, arranging, and organizing merchandise/supplies, identifying shrinks and damages, and ensuring a safe work environment
  • Provides customer service by acknowledging the customer, identifying customer needs, assisting with purchasing decisions, locating merchandise, resolving customer issues and concerns, and promoting products and services, while maintaining a safe shopping environment
  • Maintains the Pharmacy area in accordance with Company policies and procedures by properly handling claims and returns, zoning the area, arranging, and organizing merchandise/supplies, identifying shrink and damages, and ensuring a safe work environment
  • Maintains merchandise presentation in the Pharmacy by stocking and rotating merchandise, removing damaged or out-of-date goods, setting up, cleaning, and organizing product displays, signing, and pricing merchandise appropriately, and securing fragile and high-shrink merchandise
  • LI-LK1
  • Receives and stocks merchandise/supplies from distribution centers and suppliers and organizes and maintains the Pharmacy area by following Company procedures, utilizing equipment appropriately, merchandising, and completing and retaining required paperwork, logs, and other documentation.

APPE PHARMACY INFORMATIC, Emory St Joseph Hospital
03.2022 - 04.2022
  • Evaluating health information systems and helping to implement improvements
  • Establishing metrics for determining the status of a health information system as it relates to medication
  • Collaborating with health care and IT professionals to optimize the use of technology in medication administration and record-keeping
  • Understanding, reporting, and presenting health care data to improve how well and accurately health care professionals administer medication.

APPE Advance Ambulatory Care, Northeast Georgia Medical Center
10.2021 - 11.2021
  • Review blood glucose readings and assess current glycemic control
  • Initiate, adjust, and/or discontinue oral and injectable medications for diabetes - Order and interpret labs (hemoglobin A1C, basic metabolic panel, lipid panel, urine microalbumin) and measure blood pressure and heart rate and initiate, adjust, or discontinue therapy as appropriate to reach therapeutic goals
  • Conduct a cardiovascular disease risk assessment and initiate statin therapy as appropriate
  • Perform a diabetic foot exam
  • Screen patients for depression using a standardized tool such as the PHQ-2 or PHQ-9 - Provide patient education on glucometers, medications, hypoglycemia, diet, and exercise - Review all medications for appropriateness and evaluate drug-drug interactions
  • Ensure patients have access to affordable medications
  • Recommend and administer immunizations such as influenza and pneumococcal vaccines, and refer patients to diabetes education classes, ophthalmology, nutrition, or social work
  • Document patient encounters in the electronic health record

Intern

APPE Retail, PUBLIX
09.2021 - 10.2021
  • Checked medications for content, accuracy, and completeness of all drug packaging and labeling to provide final prescription verification
  • Provided pharmacological education to patients by responding to questions and explaining side effects of medications
  • Collaborated with pharmacy technicians to speed up the processing of urgent requests
  • Provided drug therapy counseling to patients to ensure proper dosages
  • Trained and supervised 3 Pharmacy Technicians, improving productivity by 25%
  • Researched customer health insurance plans to provide prescription authorization and efficient patient care
  • Discovered therapeutic incompatibilities and reported them
  • Dispensed medications after reviewing and interpreting prescriptions from healthcare providers
  • Ensured that all state and federal drug laws were followed
  • Looked at prescribing patterns to keep track of patient compliance and avoid overuse.

APPE Clinical, Piedmont Hospital
06.2021 - 07.2021
  • Performs and documents medication reconciliation, comparing prescriber’s orders to the patient’s active medication list(s) and working with prescribers to make changes to orders as necessary
  • Interviews patients upon admission and reconciles medication history against inpatient medication admission
  • Upon transfer, reconciles the inpatient medication profile with medication transfer orders
  • Reconciles discharge medication orders with inpatient pharmacy profile and admission medication history and performs discharge counseling
  • Ensures that drug regimen is consistent with medication use guidelines and policies (or other evidence-based guidelines) which includes but is not limited to antimicrobial use guidelines, intravenous to oral renal dosing, and serum drug concentration protocols
  • Completion of a daily profile review for each patient consisting of the following elements
  • Age, sex, height, weight, and renal/hepatic function v
  • Pregnancy and lactation status
  • Appropriateness of the dose, route, rate, timing, and frequency of administration, indication, and therapeutic duplication of all medications
  • Evaluate available laboratory values and microbiology
  • Appropriateness of antimicrobial therapy regimens which may include anticipated/planned stopped dates
  • Potential drug-drug, disease-drug, food-drug interactions, or contraindications

Intern

APPE COMPUNDING PHARMACY, North Fulton Compounding Pharmacy
05.2021 - 06.2021
  • Compounded and prepared medications according to prescription orders
  • Identified safety hazards and unsafe practices and reported them to the supervisor
  • Led a team of 5 interns in interpreting, validating, and filling prescription orders, as well as counseling customers on medications, dosage and self- administration schedules, side effects, and potential interactions
  • Attained specific practical knowledge of USP 797 for developing non-sterile compounds and provided standard training Was in charge of compounding and preparing intravenous products
  • Cleaned and sanitized both the counting trays and the counters after preparing the medication.

IPPE Rotation, Emory Hospital
06.2020 - 07.2020
  • Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids, and oriented patients to the unit to achieve optimal outcomes
  • Observed and reported on the patient's condition, progress, and medication side effects to accurately document updates
  • Took part in educational activities such as the implementation of evidence-based practice projects, nursing competency development, and nursing simulation activities
  • Maintained quality standards by conducting routine medication audits and adhering to internal and industry best practices
  • Administered medications orally, intravenously, and intramuscularly, and tracked responses to address new concerns
  • Gave medications and treatments to patients and tracked their responses while collaborating with healthcare teams to adjust treatment plans
  • Followed strict safety precautions by calculating the correct dosages before administering medications
  • Vaccinated patients to protect them from diseases such as measles, pneumonia, influenza, and other serious illnesses
  • Checked medication bottles for proper labeling before allocating them to patients.

Foothill Volunteer Program

AHEC, Area Health Education Center
03.2019 - 03.2020
  • Targeted specific community groups with wellness and disease management information
  • Wrote and distributed informational materials on chronic diseases, infant mortality, substance abuse and other community health concerns
  • Worked to maintain outstanding attendance record, consistently arriving at work ready to start immediately
  • Managed enrollment, transportation, and paperwork for individuals to take advantage of community resources
  • Created and updated HIPAA, benefits administration, and general liability policies and procedures while adhering to statutory, regulatory, and local, state, and federal guidelines
  • Wrote and reviewed incident reports, including employee write-ups, and put in place appropriate corrective action plans to address current and potential problems.

Pharmacy Technician

Walmart Inc
09.2015 - 01.2019
  • Dispensed medications to patients according to the pharmacist's Responsible for filling and labeling prescription bottles
  • Ensure the pharmacy is clean and orderly for a professional appearance
  • Ensured that patients' prescriptions were properly entered and processed into the internal system
  • Resolved non-routine issues like third-party billing, computer system and customer service issues
  • Answered incoming calls and provided answers to customers and healthcare providers' questions
  • Calculated dosages, filled prescriptions, and printed prescription labels with extreme precision
  • Assisted the pharmacist in clearing problematic prescriptions and answering customer questions to keep the pharmacy running smoothly
  • Handled a variety of pharmacy tasks with a strong focus on accuracy, efficiency, and service quality
  • Checked medication dosages, refill authorizations, and patient information with prescribers
  • Double-checked patient data and billing information in order to identify and correct erroneous bills caused by system errors
  • Helped with inventory management, placing and expediting orders, and removing expired drugs
  • Double-checked and double-verified customer and insurance provider information
  • Created and updated patient profiles to include current information such as medications and insurance information in Connexus
  • Accomplishments
  • Filled and dispensed an average of 350 prescriptions per day with 100% accuracy
  • Directly supervised 5 Pharmacy Technicians, interns and support staff
  • Processed more than 1200 prescriptions on average each week as a Pharmacy Technician
  • Affiliations
  • APhA Georgia Chapter

Education

Ph.D - undefined

PCOM Georgia
Suwanee, GA
2022

BIOLOGY - Associate of Science - Administration

Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA
2016

Confidentiality and HIPAA FDA Drug Safety Guidelines Pharmacy operations management - undefined

Jackson State University
Jackson, MS
2011

Skills

  • Coordinating inventory
  • Hospital Staff Support
  • Assessing Patient Health
  • Pharmacy Policies and Procedures
  • Prescription Counseling
  • File Insurance Claims
  • Medical Terminology Understanding
  • Influenza Prevention and Treatment
  • Patient Compliance Monitoring
  • Controlled Drug Logging
  • Drug Utilization Reviews (DUR)
  • HIPAA Knowledge
  • Drug Safety Assessment
  • FDA and ICH Guidance

Certification

Licensed Pharmacist Septembre2022 BLS (CPR) Sept. 2022 APhA Immunization Certificate. Oct. 2019 Pharmacist Intern License (Georgia) Sept. 2018 Pharmacy Technician Certificate. (Georgia) Feb. 2014

Soccer, Ping Pong

Played soccer professionally, Enjoy ping pong game anyday

Timeline

Retail Pharmacist

Walmart Supercenter
10.2022 - Current

APPE PHARMACY INFORMATIC, Emory St Joseph Hospital
03.2022 - 04.2022

APPE Advance Ambulatory Care, Northeast Georgia Medical Center
10.2021 - 11.2021

Intern

APPE Retail, PUBLIX
09.2021 - 10.2021

APPE Clinical, Piedmont Hospital
06.2021 - 07.2021

Intern

APPE COMPUNDING PHARMACY, North Fulton Compounding Pharmacy
05.2021 - 06.2021

IPPE Rotation, Emory Hospital
06.2020 - 07.2020

Foothill Volunteer Program

AHEC, Area Health Education Center
03.2019 - 03.2020

Retail Pharmacist Intern

Walmart Inc
02.2019 - 09.2022

Pharmacy Technician

Walmart Inc
09.2015 - 01.2019

Ph.D - undefined

PCOM Georgia

BIOLOGY - Associate of Science - Administration

Georgia State University

Confidentiality and HIPAA FDA Drug Safety Guidelines Pharmacy operations management - undefined

Jackson State University

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