Sandra Nzounkwelle

Dedicated and dynamic Staff Pharmacist with 2+ years of experience providing pharmaceutical services across diverse healthcare settings. Background conducting medication therapy and collaborating with healthcare teams to enhance patient outcomes. Proven ability to provide high-quality pharmacy services including medication dispensing, patient counseling, and medication therapy management. Dedicated Retail Pharmacist skilled at assisting and instructing customers in proper use of medications used to treat acute and chronic medical problems. Excellent interpersonal, communication and training skills developed over [Number] years of progressive experience. Well-versed in [Name] standards and pharmacy regulations.

• 2022-03, Comprehensive Contraceptive Education and Certification, Oregon State University College of Pharmacy
• 2021-01, Doctor of Pharmacy-No.27798, Maryland Board of Pharmacy
• 2019-08, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation/Basic life support, American Heart Association
• 2019-01, 2021-01, Registered Pharmacy Intern-No. PI01885, Maryland Board of Pharmacy
• 2016-06, 2019-01, Certified Medication Technician (CMT)-No.MT0110886, Maryland Board of Pharmacy
• 2017-10, Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery, American Pharmacists Association, Maryland

• SDLC Tools: JIRA/Confluence, TDD, BDD, Jenkins, Chef
• Microsoft Office Suite: Power point, Word, Outlook, Excel, Access
• Virtual Communication Tools: Skype, Zoom, Google Hangout, Slack, Teams

• 2021-03, Present, Pharmacist, Safeway Pharmacy Staff, Annapolis, MD, Engage with prescribers through phone communication and fax, consistently obtaining prior authorizations, verifying prescriptions, and facilitating timely refills, ensuring seamless medication therapy management for patients., Assess patients’ for medication adherence barriers by utilizing Medication Therapy Management programs (MTM) and develop a plan to maximize their rates of adherence, Provide high quality evidence based therapeutic recommendations to providers based on third party formularies, as well as over the counter remedies to patients’, Maintain controlled and non-controlled substance inventory within the pharmacy’s budget., Facilitate and aide with the prior authorization process for specialty medications, Perform Drug Therapy Review for drug interactions, allergy, dose and strength appropriateness and contraindications, Compound non-sterile preparations like mouthwash and topicals, Provide drug information to doctors on medication coverage, nurses and patients on over-the-counter medications., Train, supervise and assign responsibilities to pharmacy clerks, technicians and pharmacy students, Perform retail and clinical services such as immunization, covid testing and over-the-counter recommendations.
• 2020-01, 2021-02, Pharmacy intern, Peninsula Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, MD, Performed anti-microbial stewardship protocol, proton pump inhibitors, IV to oral switch renal adjustments of medications., Performed medication reconciliation for patients at the emergency unit., Prepare intravenous solutions, label, and dispensing medications with Pyxis Medstation., Developed patient-specific medication therapy in relation to pertinent disease state utilizing the Pharmacist’s Patient Care Process., Made recommendations to physicians about the choice of therapy using current guidelines as reference., Provided answers to drug information questions from physicians and nurses. Wrote newsletters to nurses., Did presentations on clinical pearls, journal club, in-service presentations, and formal presentations.

• Edima Mchertz, PharmD Manager, (301)-957-5663
• Don Magwood, PharmD Manager, (202)-322-1701