Hi, I’m
Maria Zaknich
Putney,NSW
Summary
- Dedicated Pharmacist offering over 20 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.
- Productive Pharmacist experienced in overseeing inventory management and drug dispensing. Skilled in auditing medication orders and driving accuracy.
- Qualified professional with proven ability to accurately and efficiently fill medication prescriptions while adhering to safety and quality control. Experienced in delivering excellent customer service, resolving issues and managing inquiries. Skilled in working collaboratively with other healthcare professionals to provide patient care.
- Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
- Skilled Pharmacist with strong pharmacological knowledge and patient care. Expert in providing accurate clinical services. Detail-oriented professional goes extra mile to deliver service and support to pharmacy patrons.
Overview
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Discount Drug Store
Pharmacist
01.1998 - Current
Job overview
- Worked as preceptor to provide practice-based instruction to students at pharmacy practice sites.
- Communicated issues and reactions to specific medications to intercept potential errors.
- Conducted medical device training to treat and rehabilitate illnesses and diseases safely.
- Assessed patient knowledge of chosen therapy to tailor counselling to meet needs of individual patients.
- Interpreted prescription orders, dispensed medications, and counselled patients on drugs.
- Affixed correct labels to direct patients to correctly take medication as recommended by healthcare provider.
- Maintained appropriate drug records and completed reports as necessary.
- Educated patients on medication, tools and equipment to promote patient-centered care and increase adherence to treatment.
- Reviewed prescription to confirm appropriate selection of drug, dose and check for interactions with other medications.
- Trained staff, enabling business to serve more patients.
- Prepared medications in blister packs to provide safe and convenient way to take prescribed medication.
- Reported adverse drug events to comply with regulatory policies and procedures.
- Helped patients overcome vaccine hesitancy by providing facts about efficacy and safety data.
- Conducted blood pressure tests, glucose tests, cholesterol tests and INR tests.
Education
University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW
Bachelor of Pharmacy from Pharmacy
11.1996
Skills
- Staff Training
- Patient Education
- Quality Assurance Controls
- Supply Ordering
- Safety Awareness
- Drug Inventory Management
- Dispensing Medications
- Dosing Recommendations
- Blood Pressure Measurement
- Judgment and Decision-Making
- Blog Post Writing / Social Media Awareness
Accomplishments
- Supervised team of 5 staff members.
- Written blogs for social media and the web site.
- Written articles for the Pharmacy Assistant Journal - Post Script
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Pharmacist
Discount Drug Store
01.1998 - Current
University of Sydney
Bachelor of Pharmacy from Pharmacy
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