Cliff MacHoka

About Cliff MacHoka

Dynamic, motivated, and highly proficient Pharmacist with a diverse background including…

Experience

1. Pharmacist

   CVS Health

   Oct 2015 — Present

   Dispense approximately 350 prescriptions per day at this outpatient pharmacy.• Provide patients with in-depth consultations regarding their prescriptions and other pharmacy needs.• Coordinate care with practitioners, third-party insurance payers, and other healthcare providers.• Oversee and direct a team of pharmacy technicians, ensuring the utmost accuracy and patient satisfaction.• Interpret written and verbal medical orders and transcribe them to computerized patient medication profiles.• Monitor drug therapy regimens for contraindications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, allergies, and appropriateness of drug and dose.• Detect and coordinate with physicians to minimize drug adverse reactions, and report accurately whenever they occur.• Provide clinical consultation and clarification to practitioners.• Coordinate with patients and their providers for appropriate, cost effective therapeutic alternatives, increasing adherence.• Compound non-commercially available medications for patients, per physician orders, and ensure proper administration is communicated and achieved.• Complete and resolve third party insurance billing issues in a timely manner.• Conduct accurate inventory to maintain appropriate drug levels, especially on controlled substances.• Maintain accurate records for FDA Schedule II drugs.• Facilitate training for all newly hired pharmacy technicians and trainees to perform their duties diligently and provide the best customer care possible.

Education

• Texas Southern University

  Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD), Pharmacy

  2015

Skills

• Soccer
• Managed Care
• Clinical Research
• Community Pharmacy
• Medication Therapy Management
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Pharmacy Automation
• Immunization
• Pharmacy
• Healthcare
• Pharmacy Practice
• Patient Counseling
• Customer Service
• Patient Education
• Pharmacists
• Powerpoint
• Pharmacueticals
• Compounding
• Iv Therapy
• Hospital Pharmacy
• Direct Patient Care
• Quality Patient Care
• Patient Safety
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (Cpr)
• Pharmacy Consulting
• Interdisciplinary Collaboration
• Management
• Team Leadership
• Employee Training
• Drug Interactions
• Prescription Drugs
• Prescription
• Patient Care
• Pyxis
• Electronic Medical Record (Emr)
• Business Process Improvement
• Public Health
• Insurance Claims
• Healthcare Industry