Maria Mikhail
Chino
Summary
Experienced with medication management, patient counseling, and pharmaceutical care. Utilizes comprehensive knowledge of drug interactions and prescription standards to enhance patient safety.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
APPE Experience
Providence St. Joseph Medical Center
- Working-up patients including monitoring labs and performing medication reconciliation
- Seeing patients in clinic and using telehealth
- Preparing SOAP notes and ordering labs to monitor therapy
- Recommending therapeutic changes and counseling patients
APPE Experience
Kindred Hospital
- Working-up patients, monitoring their labs, and recommending therapeutic changes
- Therapeutic drug management
- Attending rounds
APPE Experience
Providence St Jude Hospital
- Performing therapeutic drug management, recommending therapeutic changes and monitoring patients on anticoagulants
- Recommending changing therapy from IV to PO when appropriate
- Attending ICU and general medicine rounds
- Attending P&T committee, safety, and infectious diseases management meetings
APPE Experience
Avita Specialty Pharmacy
- Monitoring HIV and Hepatitis C patients and performing initial and follow up assessments for Hepatitis C patients
- Using telehealth to counsel patients on importance of adherence
- Recommending PrEP or PEP HIV therapy for patients at risk
- Participating in pharmacy's presentation about new FDA approved medications and pipeline drugs
APPE Experience
Walmart Pharmacy
- Performing medication therapy management
- Counseling patients on prescription and OTC medications
- Requesting lab results from providers to ensure medication safety
- Recommending therapeutic modifications to prescribers
APPE Experience
Savon Pharmacy
- Counseling patients on prescription and OTC medications
- Managing transfers to and from the pharmacy and taking Verbal prescriptions
- Helping the pharmacy team during the Change Healthcare outage
Long-Term Care Pharmacist
The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy
02.2025 - Current
- Assisted in the transition of new patients into long-term care facilities by reviewing their medication regimens for appropriateness and making recommendations as needed.
- Evaluated patient laboratory values to determine and adjust antibiotic and warfarin dosages, ensuring therapeutic levels and minimizing adverse effects.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop personalized care plans for patients with complex medical needs.
- Dispensed and verified patient prescription orders, conducting necessary utilization reviews.
- Provided consultations and answered inquiries from healthcare professionals and physicians regarding drugs, potential side effects, and specified use.
- Hand counted controlled medications, measured liquids and reconstituted antibiotics.
Pharmacist
Walgreens
01.2025 - Current
- Managed high volume of prescriptions daily while maintaining excellent customer service and attention to detail.
- Educated patients about possible drug interactions and gave special administration instructions.
- Collaborated with pharmacy team members to develop and implement strategies for continuous improvement in quality of care.
- Vaccinated patients to provide immunity against influenza, pneumonia, and other diseases.
- Conducted thorough drug utilization reviews to identify potential drug interactions or contraindications, ensuring patient safety.
- Provided ongoing medication therapy management, including patient outreach, medication reconciliation, and adherence monitoring, contributing to improved patient outcomes
Pharmacist Intern
Costco Wholesale
12.2022 - 11.2024
- Assisted with managing the controlled substance inventory, maintaining compliance with federal regulations and record-keeping requirements.
- Addressed customer questions regarding refills, insurance EOBs, and status prescriptions filling.
- Monitored inventory levels and notified pharmacist of items requiring reorder.
- Vaccinated patients to provide immunity against influenza, pneumonia, and other diseases.
- Counseled patients on new medications and OTC products.
- Educated patients on proper medication use.
- Provided friendly customer service at drop-off and pick-up counters.
- Hand counted controlled medications, measured liquids and reconstituted antibiotics.
Education
Doctor of Pharmacy - Pharm.D.
Chapman University
Irvine, CA05.2024
Bachelor of Science - Biology
California State Polytechnic University
Pomona, CA05.2019
Skills
- Patient education and counseling
- Drug safety
- Prescription verification
- Customer service and communication skills
- Resolving complaints
- Immunization administration
- Therapeutic drug monitoring
- Drug utilization review
- OTC recommendations
- Pharmaceutical calculations
- Medication therapy management
- Pharmacy law compliance
Certification
- California Pharmacist License, 12/01/24, Present
- APhA Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery, 10/01/21, Present
- Basic Life Support Certification, 07/01/23, 07/01/25
Timeline
Long-Term Care Pharmacist
The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy
02.2025 - Current
Pharmacist
Walgreens
01.2025 - Current
Pharmacist Intern
Costco Wholesale
12.2022 - 11.2024
Bachelor of Science - Biology
California State Polytechnic University
- California Pharmacist License, 12/01/24, Present
- APhA Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery, 10/01/21, Present
- Basic Life Support Certification, 07/01/23, 07/01/25
APPE Experience
Providence St. Joseph Medical Center
APPE Experience
Kindred Hospital
APPE Experience
Providence St Jude Hospital
APPE Experience
Avita Specialty Pharmacy
APPE Experience
Walmart Pharmacy
APPE Experience
Savon Pharmacy
Doctor of Pharmacy - Pharm.D.
Chapman University
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