Overview
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Languages
Timeline

Zeinab Zidan

CVS Caremark
Houston,TX
16
years of professional experience
1
Certification
2
Languages

Dedicated and results-driven licensed pharmacist with over 10 years of experience optimizing clinical workflows and patient care. Proven track record of leading high-performing healthcare teams and managing pharmacy operations to maximize resource efficiency. Adept at collaborative problem-solving, reducing operational waste, and consistently meeting regulatory compliance standards.

Work History

Clinical Pharmacist | Rph Operations Advisor

3 Years 10 Months
CVS Caremark | 11.2022 - Current
  • Supporting Inbound training in 2024 and 2025 for pharmacists and 2026 for pharmacists and nurses ensuring all team members Joining Forces.
  • Serving as a SME to supervisor 2025-2026 for new hires team to ensure quality and standardized reviews.
  • Collaborated with lead and IT team on Gen AI project to develop model that reviews with higher quality than human, ensuring efficient use of CVS resources and contributing to overall profitability.

Excellence Award for helping complete the Med-B denial language updates, we worked on simplifying the denial reason into short descriptions that a member receives in their denial letter, we wrote 1266 short descriptions, updated all documents, and quality checked 100% of the work over the course of 6 weeks.

  • Leading the CVS Houston Community Connection Champion Volunteers. Organizing and leading 3 meetup events through 2026.
  • Joining Forces by Referring over 30 employees to CVS Retail and Specialty ended up most being converted FTE to develop and build our organization by bringing new talents to our team.
  • Assisted with timely criteria updates for various PACs to prevent delays in therapy.
  • Quality reviews with production goal met at an average 150% for the past 3 years in Specialty.

District Support Pharmacist

1 Year 10 Months
CVS Pharmacy | 12.2020 - 10.2022
  • Managed medication therapy management programs to enhance patient outcomes.
  • Supervised pharmacy operations, ensuring compliance with regulations and standards during shifts.
  • Developed training materials to onboard and support new pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.
  • Managed and operated daily shifts at different locations.
  • Worked closely with team to ensure efficient customer service.
  • Advised patients on medication therapies while ensuring high-quality customer service.

Clinical Pharmacist

2 Years 3 Months
MS PHARMACY | 08.2018 - 11.2020
  • Developed policies and procedures that decreased processing times for prescriptions by 50% with a zero error rate.
  • Operated daily shifts at various locations to maintain business continuity and enhance customer service.
  • Collaborated with team members to deliver personalized care and efficient services to customers.
  • Counseled patients on health matters while delivering outstanding customer service.

Clinical Staff Pharmacist

11 Months
Orlando ProCare Pharmacy | 08.2017 - 07.2018
  • Processed 250+ prescriptions daily in busy pharmacy, reducing customer wait times and ensuring high customer satisfaction.
  • Managed and operated daily shifts at various pharmacy locations, ensuring smooth operations.
  • Collaborated with team members to deliver personalized and cost-effective care to customers.
  • Counseled patients on health-related inquiries while delivering exceptional customer service.

Pharmacist Intern

5 Months
TRU-VALU PHARMACY | 03.2017 - 08.2017
  • Interpreted over 100 prescription orders, dispensed medications, and provided patient counseling on drug use and safety.
  • Managed daily shifts at various locations, ensuring smooth operations and team coordination.
  • Collaborated with team members to deliver personalized care and enhance customer satisfaction.
  • Counseled patients on medication use while delivering high-quality customer service.

Pharmacy Technician CPHT

5 Months
Primary Choice Specialty Pharmacy | 09.2015 - 02.2016
  • Assisted Pharmacists in accurately filling 175+ prescriptions daily through precise order retrieval and dispensing, contributing to seamless pharmacy operations.
  • Maintained efficient production rates in a high-paced environment, ensuring timely typing, filling, verification, and shipping of prescriptions.

Pharmacy Manager/ PA specialist

4 Years 10 Months
Tayeby Pharmacy | 10.2010 - 08.2015
  • Served as principal contact for clinic and department staff on prior authorization process, facilitating smooth communication and understanding.
  • Secured service authorizations through payer portals, ensuring compliance and timely access to services.
  • Developed resources on prior authorization requirements and trained providers and clinical staff, enhancing knowledge and efficiency in the process.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Pharmaceutical Sciences

University of Alexandria | Alexandria | 01-2010

Skills

Therapy management
Medication therapy management
Clinical documentation
Patient care optimization
Adverse drug reaction monitoring
Drug utilization review
Pharmacy Operations
Patient Education

Certification

  • Lean Six Sigma black belt (In Progress)
  • ASHP AI in Pharmacy certificate (In Progress)
  • American Heart Association, BLS, Jun. 2022
  • Texas Board of Pharmacy, Registered Pharmacist Preceptor, Oct. 2018
  • Florida Board of Pharmacy, Registered Pharmacist, Aug. 2017
  • Texas Pharmacy Association, Immunization Certificate Program, Jun. 2017
  • NPTA, IV, Chemotherapy, Compounding Certificate Program, Mar. 2019
  • Alexandria board of pharmacy, Registered pharmacist, Oct. 2010

Languages

Arabic
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Clinical Pharmacist | Rph Operations Advisor

CVS Caremark
11.2022 - CurrentRead More

District Support Pharmacist

CVS Pharmacy
12.2020 - 10.2022Read More

Clinical Pharmacist

MS PHARMACY
08.2018 - 11.2020Read More

Clinical Staff Pharmacist

Orlando ProCare Pharmacy
08.2017 - 07.2018Read More

Pharmacist Intern

TRU-VALU PHARMACY
03.2017 - 08.2017Read More

Pharmacy Technician CPHT

Primary Choice Specialty Pharmacy
09.2015 - 02.2016Read More

Pharmacy Manager/ PA specialist

Tayeby Pharmacy
10.2010 - 08.2015Read More

University of Alexandria

Bachelor of Science from Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Zeinab Zidan