Shaunda Thomas
Houston,TX
Summary
Experienced and licensed Pharmacist providing exemplary customer service in major retail pharmacies as well as Independent Clinic Pharmacy environments with 19+ years’ experience. Very effective manager, good interpersonal skills, excellent at building relationships with customers, medical professionals, insurance companies, colleagues and staff. Strong background in managing/training teams, very well organized and goal oriented, provides responsible dispensing of medications and quality patient care.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Pharmacy Instructor
Aldine Independent School District
07.2019 - Current
- Create lesson plans and assignments
- Instruct students on how to develop certain skills
- Demonstrate classroom knowledge through hands-on activities
- Demonstrate and supervise the safe and proper use of tools and equipment
- Monitor students’ progress, assign tasks, and grade assignments
- Discuss students’ progress with parents, students, and counselors
- Develop and enforce classroom rules and safety procedures
- Oversee onsite Pharmacy Practicum Training Program.
Pharmacist in Charge
Bretshire Pharmacy
10.2010 - 12.2018
- Managed all daily pharmacy operations, hiring and supervising staff, and administrative duties
- Secured pharmacy licensing with all regulatory agencies including all major third party payer contracts
- Instituted a streamlined digital pharmacy records keeping system which included prescription and inventory files, invoices and staff training documents
- Established drug inventory management system to eliminate ordering errors and excessive inventory to increase revenue
- Sterile IV Compounding preparation and dispensing
- Sterile Compounding dose forms per doctors orders
- Review all patient prescriptions for accuracy and evaluate patient profile for suitability
- Counsel all patients on all aspects of medication therapy management
- Advise patients on the selection of OTC medications, medical equipment, and/or healthcare supplies
- Provided Disease State Management to patients with such disease states as Diabetes, Asthma, High blood pressure, etc
- Collaborate with onsite clinic health care professionals to plan, monitor, and review or evaluate the quality and effectiveness of drug care regimens
- Administered MTM services to improve patient compliance and outcomes.
Pharmacy Manager/Emerging Leader
Walgreens Pharmacy
03.2001 - 05.2010
- As a member of the Emerging Leader Program I provided mentoring for other Pharmacy Mangers to improve the efficiency of their individual locations
- Such mentoring included reading and analyzing reports to identifying trends in prescription volume, inventory balancing, and increasing overall gross profit
- Develop Inventory balancing system used throughout district which decreased purchases by 15% and increased overall profit by 20%
- Led Manager training in underperforming stores which resulted in 15% overall improvement in prescription numbers, pharmacy sales, and overall profit
- Evaluated workflow modules on store by store basis to improve overall employee performance which results in patient satisfaction
- Evaluate pharmacy department housekeeping, maintenance, and appearance for the safety, health, and well-being of customers and employees
- Maintained awareness of third party pharmacy business opportunities, and assures proper administration and implementation of third party pharmacy systems and procedures to lessen payment rejections
- Improved performance of pharmacy department by building employee morale, addressing employee concerns promptly and proper use of Constructive Discipline policies as established by the company
- Maintained and developed good working relationships with physicians and other healthcare professionals
- Point of Care Testing, including % Body Fat Composition, Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, Blood Sugar Screening, and Hemoglobin A1C Testing increase patient compliance by counseling and monitor refills.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy -
Texas Southern University
Houston, TXMaster of Science in Pharmacy - Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy
University of Florida
Gainesville, FLNon-Traditional Doctor of Pharmacy -
Howard University
Washington, DC05.2024
Skills
- ACPE IV Sterile Compounding Certification
- Healthcare Pharmacy Automation
- Medication Therapy Management
- Community Pharmacy- Patient Counseling
- EPIC Willow Pharmacy Systems
- Kaduceus PTCB Instructor Certification
- Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point
- Computer RX Software
- Pharmacy Practice- Pharmacology
Certification
ACPE IV Sterile Compounding Certification
Affiliations
- Member, Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity
- Member, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
- Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy
Timeline
Pharmacy Instructor
Aldine Independent School District
07.2019 - Current
Pharmacist in Charge
Bretshire Pharmacy
10.2010 - 12.2018
Pharmacy Manager/Emerging Leader
Walgreens Pharmacy
03.2001 - 05.2010
Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy -
Texas Southern University
Master of Science in Pharmacy - Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy
University of Florida
Non-Traditional Doctor of Pharmacy -
Howard University
ACPE IV Sterile Compounding Certification
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