Wendy Buckner
Bradenton,FL
Summary
Lead and direct pharmacy operations to protect patients and meet operational targets. Proficient in managing support staff, overseeing inventories and working with patients to provide top-notch support. Well-organized, efficient and diligent about preventing errors.
Insightful pharmacist with 28 years of progressive experience managing busy healthcare facilities. Deliver positive patient experience through administration of top-quality care. Skilled in conflict resolution, records oversight, training, immunizations, health testing and collaborative practice with adjoining medical office.
Overview
38
38
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Retail Pharmacy Manager
Walgreen's Pharmacy
Bradenton, FL
07.1994 - Current
- Oversaw work activities, performance and service quality of pharmacy staff.
- Managed weekly schedules and requests for leave.
- Assessed safety procedures and federal regulations to maintain pharmacy compliance.
- Communicated with patients with compassion while keeping medical information private.
- Dispensed medications after reviewing and interpreting prescriptions from healthcare providers.
- Discussed over-the-counter medication and equipment options to help patients deal with individual symptoms.
- Advised patients on potential drug interactions and side effects, proper dose timing and medication storage.
- Improved organization and supply management policies for medicines and materials.
- Administered vaccines to immunize patients against communicable diseases.
- Ordered inventory on weekly basis to meet anticipated demand and reduce backorders.
- Worked closely with store manager to maintain day-to-day operations.
- Mitigated regulatory risks by coordinating audits to comply with protocols.
- Supervised team of pharmacy technicians, interns and support staff.
- Trained pharmacy interns and newly hired technicians.
Pharmacy Technician Intern
Weldon Pharmacy
Hueytown , AL
05.1987 - 07.1994
- Maintained clean and organized pharmacy shelving and work areas.
- Efficiently processed cash register transactions for new and refilled prescription orders.
- Transmitted claims to insurance companies for payment and reconciled EOBs.
- Received and verified daily incoming drug inventories, reported discrepancies and logged items into inventory system.
- Maintained accurate inventory of medications.
- Compounded and prepared medications according to prescription orders.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Pharmacy
Samford University
Birmingham, AL06.1994
Skills
- Information Systems Development
- Employee Performance Evaluations
- Employee Training Program
- Employee Work Scheduling
- Time Management
- Budget Planning
- Employee Recruitment and Hiring
- Performance Metrics
- Quality Assurance Controls
- Regulatory Requirements
Certification
- Preceptor for pharmacy students from Lecom School of Pharmacy
- District Immunization lead promoting vaccine efforts, strategies and sharing clinical information with others
- Certified yellow fever vaccine provider
- Manatee Technical College technician school advisory committee reviewing training and syllabus for the technician student program
- Administrator for our organization with Florida Shots state registry to maintain user access to review patient vaccine records
- Certified in diabetes education and MTM services to provide in depth patient education
Timeline
Retail Pharmacy Manager
Walgreen's Pharmacy
07.1994 - Current
Pharmacy Technician Intern
Weldon Pharmacy
05.1987 - 07.1994
Bachelor of Science - Pharmacy
Samford University
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