NICOLETA LUPSA
Toronto,ON
Summary
Be an active and contributing Pharmacist.
Personal strengths: Extensive experience with Long-Term Care Nursing Homes. Assertive individual and a very good team player who has proved leadership abilities and works well with people. Strong analytical ability, detail-minded and versatile. Very responsible, adapt and learn quickly in new work environments. Demonstrated ability to work efficient, accurate and perform multiple tasks. Develop harmonious relations with coworkers, health care team and customers. Continuously strive to improve professional competence.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Pharmacist
CareRx Pharmacy / Metro Medical Pharmacy Toronto
351 Christie St.
10.2006 - Current
Pharmacist Full Time and Relief
Medico Pharmacy, Relief Various Pharmacies
20 Wynford Drive
07.2005 - 10.2006
- Provide pharmaceutical care to patients in long term care facilities: develop a trusting relationship with the patient or patient's care provider, gather and record patient information and the health status of the patient, identify actual and potential drug-related problems, interactions, discuss adverse drug reactions, recognize and resolve medication discrepancies/ errors, help determine the appropriate available therapeutic options in consultation with the patient and/or health care providers, monitor and evaluate the patient's progress and the therapeutic outcomes
- Help Consultant Pharmacist with quarterly Medication Reviews and communicate with members of the interdisciplinary team, residents or agents on drug therapy or medication use
- Comply with legal requirements and ethical principles to practice
- Take initiative to do literature search from reliable sources when more current information is required by patients or other health care providers
- Counsel patients or health care team about possible drug interactions and give special administration instructions
- Manage drug distribution: adhere to the correct format of a prescription, ensure prescription authorization, interpret drug orders, identify drug products, recognize normal drug doses and available dosage forms of medication, perform pharmaceutical calculation, compounding and dispensing medication using appropriate labels, recognize forged prescription, recognize patterns of inappropriate use of drugs, provide and verify the Emergency medication supply etc.
- Worked with automated dispensing systems to securely store medication and track narcotics and other controlled drugs
- Help nursing staff with questions about new technologies and eMAR updates
- Remained knowledgeable about health insurance and other third-party payment programs to facilitate purchases
- Review with Pharmacy Manager and submit medication related incidents and provide recommendation to prevent recurrence
- Assist Pharmacy Manager in training of new staff
- Provide supervision and leadership in the dispensary
- Offer emergency en-call service outside working hours
Pharmacy Student, Pharmacy Intern
Medico Pharmacy
20 Wynford Drive
04.2004 - 07.2005
- Same as above under the supervision of my preceptor.
Pharmacy Technician
Medico Pharmacy
11.2001 - 03.2004
Pharmacy Technician
Shoppers Drug Mart
812 O'Connor Drive
11.2001 - 02.2002
- Receive written and verbal prescription, ensuring completeness of information on prescription, refer therapeutic question to a pharmacist, data entry and preparation of prescription labels
- Dispensing, participate in error reduction and prevention processes, quality assurance-triple check system
- Pharmaco-therapy drug monitoring: preventing interaction, drug allergy, interference with established patient diagnostic, monitoring frequency and overall therapy
- Communicate with patients, patient's agents and other health care providers
- Follow procedure for proper storage, handling, preparation, distribution and drug disposal
- Assist other pharmacy technicians
Pharmacy Student
St.Maria Pharmacy SRL
Miron Costin St, Timisoara, Romania
01.1999 - 01.2001
- Assist pharmacist by compounding, packaging and labeling pharmaceutical products and by maintaining prescription records and inventories of medication and pharmaceutical products
- Maintain an accurate inventory and stock
- Dealt with patient concerns on prescription and non-prescription medication, advised them on therapeutic indication, potential drug interaction and adverse effects, under the supervision of a pharmacist.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Licentiate - Pharmacy
University of Medicine And Pharmacy
Timisoara, Ontario2001
Skills
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Interpreting and Processing Medication Orders
- Dosing Recommendations
- Verifying Orders
- Direct Order Entry
- Coordinating Inventory
- Staff Training
- Operations Support
- Exceptional Customers Care
- Resolving Complaints
- Overseeing Technicians
Accomplishments
Minh Huynh
Pharmacy Manager at CareRx
Mihn.Huyhn@carerx.ca
Ph: (647) 825-1456
Charmagne Fernando
Pharmacist at Medisystem Pharmacy 3-75 Lesmill Road, Toronto
Ph: (646) 544-5633
Shine Thomas
Pharmacy Technician at Medisystem, CareRx, Costco
shinishthomas@gmail.com
Ph:(647) 858-7681
More references available upon request
Documents:
Annual Performance Appraisal
Timeline
Pharmacist
CareRx Pharmacy / Metro Medical Pharmacy Toronto
10.2006 - Current
Pharmacist Full Time and Relief
Medico Pharmacy, Relief Various Pharmacies
07.2005 - 10.2006
Pharmacy Student, Pharmacy Intern
Medico Pharmacy
04.2004 - 07.2005
Pharmacy Technician
Medico Pharmacy
11.2001 - 03.2004
Pharmacy Technician
Shoppers Drug Mart
11.2001 - 02.2002
Pharmacy Student
St.Maria Pharmacy SRL
01.1999 - 01.2001
Bachelor of Science, Licentiate - Pharmacy
University of Medicine And Pharmacy