Parastoo Shariat
Rockville,MD
Summary
Dedicated Pharmacist offering ten 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.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Staff Pharmacist
SMP Pharmacy Solutions
Rockville, Maryland
06.2021 - Current
- Checked over 250 prescriptions per day for appropriate dosage, drug interactions, allergies and contraindications before dispensing medications.
- Effectively resolved insurance rejections and other billing issues.
- Correctly completed pharmacy daily and weekly reports.
- Interpreted prescriptions from healthcare providers to properly dispense medications and health products.
- Maintained state and federal records of legendary drugs and controlled substances.
- Communicated regularly with physicians, nurses, insurance companies and managed care organizations.
- Supervised dispensation of controlled substances using careful oversight and audit procedures.
Pharmacist
Kensington Pharmacy
Kensington, MD
05.2014 - Current
- Interpreted prescription orders, dispensed medications and counseled patients on drugs.
- Educated patients about possible drug interactions and gave special administration instructions.
- Maintained appropriate drug records and completed reports as necessary.
- Reviewed patient medication profiles and medical records to screen for appropriate drug selection, dosing, contraindications, side effects and therapeutic outcomes.
- Recommended OTC devices or medication options to help mitigate individual symptoms.
- Dispensed medications and communicated with prescribers regarding therapeutic incompatibilities.
- Interpreted prescriptions from healthcare providers to properly dispense medications and health products.
- Hosted five successful annual healthcare education such as brown bag event and flu clinics.
- Implemented vaccine awareness campaign that increased immunization-based revenue and enhanced community health education.
- Oversight staff to fulfill over 250 prescription orders per day in timely manner.
Pharmacist in Charge
Next Door Pharmacy
Germantown, MD
02.2017 - 07.2019
- Adhered to pharmacy laws and code of ethics.
- Dispensed and verified patient prescription orders, conducting necessary utilization reviews.
- Provided patient counseling and advice on prescriptions as well as alternatives and over-the-counter medications.
- Effectively prioritized tasks and organized workflow to increase efficiency.
- Supervised and coached team of pharmacy technicians and trainees.
- Managed drug and supply inventories.
- Advised patients on medication side effects and contraindications and explained proper administration.
- Counseled patients regarding proper intake of medications.
- Educated patients on proper medication use.
- Monitored ordering of pharmacy medication stock to maintain streamlined inventory and low overhead.
- Properly filled and dispensed average of one 150 prescriptions per day.
- Assisted other pharmacy staff with drug inventory, purchasing, and receiving.
- Displayed patient-oriented and comprehensive clinical pharmacy services and pharmaceutical care.
- Verified patient data and billing information to discover and resolve erroneous bills due to system errors.
- Achieved and maintained top customer satisfaction and retention by cultivating productive relationships with patients.
- Completed accurate cycle counts, inventory management and will-calls for customers.
- Hand counted controlled medications, measured liquids and reconstituted antibiotics.
- Performed technical processes required to dispense medications to patients.
- Monitored medication dispensing machines within hospital pharmacy to make supplies readily available to clinical staff.
- Closely monitored department performance metrics.
- Provided consultations and answered inquiries from patients, healthcare professionals and physicians regarding drugs, potential side effects and specified use.
- Reconstituted oral liquids.
- Translated pharmacy communications for Spanish speaking customers in culturally diverse sales area.
- Helped achieve pharmacy business objectives by increasing sales and gross margins by 20%.
- Administered immunizations and met with patients for medication consultations, effectively improving awareness of pharmacy's health services.
- Led team of four employees in interpreting, validating, and filling prescription orders and counseling customers on medications, appropriate dosage and self-administration schedules, side effects, and possible interactions.
Education
Doctor of Pharmacy- PharmD -
University of Maryland
Baltimore, MD05.2012
Skills
- Managing Inventory and Ordering
- Specialized Pharmacy Services
- Pharmaceutical Compounding
- Detail-Oriented
- Problem Solving
- Dispensing Medications
- Time Management
- Vaccine Administration
- Prescription drug interaction assessment
- Insurance billing expert
- In good standing with Maryland Board of Pharmacy
Certification
- Licensed Pharmacist - Maryland
- Licensed Pharmacist Vaccinator - Maryland
- Certified Healthcare BLS/AED and First Aid
- Certified Medication Therapy Management Pharmacist
Publications
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection: aggressive vs conservative therapy Journal of Invasive Cardiology 2010 May; 22(5):222-8
Languages
English
Full Professional
Farsi
Full Professional
Timeline
Staff Pharmacist
SMP Pharmacy Solutions
06.2021 - Current
Pharmacist in Charge
Next Door Pharmacy
02.2017 - 07.2019
Pharmacist
Kensington Pharmacy
05.2014 - Current
Doctor of Pharmacy- PharmD -
University of Maryland