Sarah Jester
3204 Wingtip Court, Kokomo,IN
Summary
Resourceful Pharmacist with 13 years of experience working along side mental health providers within behavioral health clinic to ensure appropriate drug therapy while minimizing side effects, reducing amount of medication needed/duplicate therapies, and remaining cost effective for patients. Expert communicator when working closely with pharmacy staff, nurses/MAs, nurse practioners and doctor's associated with clinic. Compassionate with patients to develop trust to obtain medical history and open communication to monitor for complications or adverse events with drug treatment. Well-versed in proper dosage, timing and storage requirements to maintain medication efficacy. Talented in coordinating with pharmacy staff to prioritize urgent requests while simultaneously driving accuracy, safety and confidentiality of patient information, all while providing the best service possible to patients.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Pharmacy Manager
Genoa Healthcare inside of Community Behavioral Health
Kokomo, IN
12.2011 - Current
- Grew business from initial site opening to currently filling approximately 5000 prescriptions/month
- Attended monthly meetings with Executive Director, Medical Director, and Providers to building relationships and ensure facility expectations were being met
- Supervised team of four pharmacy technicians and one staff pharmacist
- Educated patients on possible drug interactions, potential side effects and optimal methods of administration
- Packaged medication in medication adherence packaging to reduce missed doses
- Discussed medical histories with patients in effort to provide most effective medical advice
- Planned marketing initiatives to promote business development
- Communicated best practices among on-site and external personnel to align efforts and goals.
- Smoking Cessation training and prescribing ability
- Worked along-side two mental health, addiction, detox clinics to establish drug protocols and formularies.
Pharmacist
Target
Indianapolis, Indiana
08.2007 - 12.2011
- Saved patients money and increased pharmacy profit margins with therapeutically equivalent and more cost-effective generic drugs
- Properly instructed pharmacy students on introductory pharmacy practice rotations
- Effectively resolved insurance rejections and other billing issues
- Vaccinated patients
- Managed drug and supply inventories
- Prepared compounded medications such as emulsions, liquids, powders and ointments
- Verified and labeled prescriptions with 8 point check.
Pharmacy Technician/Intern
Target
Kokomo, IN
05.2001 - 08.2007
- Solved customer problems by providing assistance with placing orders and locating items
- Performed various pharmacy operational activities with strong commitment to accuracy, efficiency and service quality
- Calculated dosage, filled prescriptions and prepared prescription labels with absolute accuracy
- Resolved third party billing issues like
- Helped pharmacist clear problematic prescriptions and address customer questions
Education
Doctor of Pharmacy - Pharmacy
Butler University
12-2006
Skills
- Drug utilization review & Medication Therapy Management
- Patient education and counseling
- Immunizations administration & education
- Long Acting Injectable administration
- Mental Health First Aid Certified
- Relationship building with providers in associated clinic and outside clinics
- Training and development for pharmacy technicians and site managers
- Smoking Cessation treatment
- Clinical Consultations
- Problem-Solving Skills
Certification
- State of Indiana Pharmacist License #26022589A
- NPI #1902190077
- First Aid/CPR Certified
- Immunizations Certified
- Long Acting Injectables Certified
- Mental Health First Aid Certified
Community Service
- Tri-Central Youth Baseball League 2022-present
- Mental Health Coalition of Howard County from 2019-present
- Treasure for Taylor Southeast Baseball from 2018-2021
- Assistant Treasurer for Waters Edge HOA in 2019
- Relay for Life Chair and Committee Member from 2012-2017
- Treasurer for Greens of the Wildcat HOA from 2015-2017
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Pharmacy Manager
Genoa Healthcare inside of Community Behavioral Health
12.2011 - Current
Pharmacist
Target
08.2007 - 12.2011
Pharmacy Technician/Intern
Target
05.2001 - 08.2007
Doctor of Pharmacy - Pharmacy
Butler University
- State of Indiana Pharmacist License #26022589A
- NPI #1902190077
- First Aid/CPR Certified
- Immunizations Certified
- Long Acting Injectables Certified
- Mental Health First Aid Certified
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