Mickyas Abebe
Woodbridge
Summary
Compassionate Retail Pharmacist offering eight plus years of experience ensuring accurate review, processing and dispensing of medications in alignment with orders. Skilled in collaborating with team members to expedite urgent requests while maintaining impeccable focus on safety, accuracy and confidentiality. Advanced communicator with all levels of staff, clients, management and healthcare administrators. Versed in Enterprise software for prescription management.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Staff Pharmacist
Safeway
07.2022 - Current
- Checked prescriptions for appropriate dosage, drug interactions, allergies and contra-indications before dispensing medications.
- Interpreted prescriptions from healthcare providers to properly dispense medications and health products.
- Communicated regularly with physicians, nurses, insurance companies and managed care organizations.
- Directly supervised Pharmacy Technicians, interns and support staff while on duty.
- Vaccinated patients to provide immunity against influenza, pneumonia, and other diseases.
- Effectively resolved insurance rejections and other billing issues.
- Complied with all federal laws, company policies and procedures and state regulations regarding intern, technician and assistant training and licensure.
- Provided medication therapy management to patients using Outcomes.
Retail Pharmacist
Giant Food
08.2015 - Current
- Educated patients on possible drug interactions, potential side effects and optimal methods of administration.
- Interpreted prescriptions from healthcare providers to properly dispense medications and health products.
- Taught patients how to use medical devices such as glucose meters and oximeters.
- Administered immunizations and met with patients for medication consultations.
- Performed health screening and effectively improved awareness of pharmacy's health services.
- Processed over 250 prescriptions per day in busy pharmacy achieving decreased customer wait times and maintaining excellent customer satisfaction.
- Achieved and maintained top customer satisfaction and retention by cultivating productive relationships with patients.
- Adhered to pharmacy laws and code of ethics.
Pharmacy Technician
Giant Food
09.2013 - 07.2015
- Stocked, labeled and inventoried medication to keep accurate records.
- Helped pharmacist clear problematic prescriptions and address customer questions to keep pharmacy efficient.
- Restocked pharmacy shelves with current merchandise to drive consistent peripheral sales.
- Calculated dosage, filled prescriptions and prepared prescription labels with absolute accuracy.
- Consulted with insurance company representatives to complete claims processing, resolve concerns and reconcile payments.
Education
Doctor of Pharmacy - Pharmacy
University of Maryland - Baltimore
Baltimore, MD05.2015
Associate of Science - Pharmacy (Pre-Pharmacy)
Hesston College
Hesston, KS05.2005
Skills
- Prescription Review and Dosage
- Controlled Substance Management
- Vaccination Administration
- OTC Recommendations
- Identifying Medication Reactions
- Side Effect and Usage Education
- Drug Ordering & Storage
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Maintaining Patient Records
Certification
- VA State Pharmacist License - 08/2015- Present
- MD State Pharmacist License - 08/2015- Present
- Basic Life Support Certificate
- Immunizations Certificate
Clinical experiences
Johns Hopkins Bay View medical center Internal medicine and geriatrics department of Pharmacy 02/16/2015-03/20/2015
Inova Fairfax Hospital Critical care Clinical Pharmacy 06/23/2015- 07/25/2015
University of Maryland school of pharmacy Teaching experience rotation 03/23/2015 - 04/14/2015
Walgreens pharmacy Community Pharmacy Practice 10/06/2014 - 11/08/2014
Costco Pharmacy Community pharmacy practice 09/01/2014- 10/04/2014
Hartford Memorial Clinic Ambulatory anticoagulant Clinic 09/01/2014-10/06/2014
Adventist Healthcare center for health equities Wellness and Public health 05/16/2014- 06/23/201
Timeline
Staff Pharmacist
Safeway
07.2022 - Current
Retail Pharmacist
Giant Food
08.2015 - Current
Pharmacy Technician
Giant Food
09.2013 - 07.2015
Doctor of Pharmacy - Pharmacy
University of Maryland - Baltimore
Associate of Science - Pharmacy (Pre-Pharmacy)
Hesston College
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