Ileana Espinosa

About Ileana Espinosa

WORK EXPERIENCE: •Medication Therapy Management (MTM) Providing medical care to optimize drug therapy and improve therapeutic outcomes for patients. •Managed hundreds of orders per work shift including transcription, processing, filling and verification. •Ensure timely completion of orders for patients. Completed STAT and ASAP orders within the strict time based on the company policy on consistent basis. •Maintaining proper store, filling of automated robotic prescription-filling device, security of the medications, and removal of the expired drugs from the inventory. •Interacting with physicians and nurses regarding drug therapy. •Performed prescription counseling. •Preparing dosette or/and bubble packs boxes, usually for the elderly, but also for those with memory/learning difficulties or who have several combinations of tablets to take, where tablets are placed in compartments for specified days of the week. •Advise customers on over-the-counter medication selection and use. Assisting them with their questions and concerns regarding drug-drug interactions, nutritional supplements and more. •Assist with quality improvement initiatives. •Keeping up to date with current pharmacy practice, new drugs and their uses. •Keeping a register of controlled drugs for legal and stock control purposes. •Knowledge of the systems Abacus and FSI and PK. COMPOUNDING NON STERILE WORK EXPERIENCE •Receive, process and verify compounding medications orders (electronic orders). •Calculated dosages for compounding formulations. •Customized dosages into gels, creams, ointments, capsules, lollipops, suppositories and solutions form as per doctor\'s prescription. •Counseled patients about proper use, handling, beyond use date and disposal of the compounded preparation dispensed to them. •Comply with the standards of practice and follow USP Chapter 795, Pharmaceutical Compounding Nonsterile Preparations.

Experience

1. Publix Pharmacist, Patient Consultation, Customer Service, Bilingual, Certified Immunizer

   Publix Pharmacy

   Jul 2024 — Present · Cape Coral, FL, US

   Dispensing prescription medications and providing information to patients about the drugs and their use. Also advising physicians and other healthcare workers on the selection, dosage, interactions, and side effects of medications to treat health problems.Provide dedication to pharmacy success, by executing strategy, motivating and inspiring staff as the pharmacist-on-duty.Set priorities to maximize contribution, executing daily tasks, supporting the team and building rapport with both customers and associates.Provide best-in-class pharmacy service to patients, empower your staff in providing value and service through counseling, building personalized relationships, promoting customer loyalty.Inspire each team you work with to do the right thing, gaining buy in, and empowering the team to be accountable.Mentor others by using the best practices and team performance, such as prescription promised time, by assigning tasks to ensure complex operational activities are met in a timely and efficient manner.Proactively advance pharmacy clinical initiatives including Medication Therapy Management (MTM) and immunizations.Assist in all other duties as assigned.

Education

• University of Havana

  Doctor of Pharmacy - PharmD

  1993 — 1999

Skills

• Regulatory Compliance
• Pharmacists
• Medical Compliance
• Foreign Languages
• Calculations
• Clinical Pharmacy
• Patient Counseling
• Pharmacy Practice
• Clinical Research
• Medicine
• Regulatory Guidelines
• Retail Marketing
• Robot
• Patient Support
• Spanish
• Formulas
• Patient Safety
• Pharmacy Automation
• Community Pharmacy
• Computer Proficiency
• Pharmacology
• Pharmacy
• Customer Service
• Dosage Calculations
• Compounding
• Pharmaceutics
• Standards Compliance
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Prescription
• Medication Therapy Management
• Brazilian Portuguese
• Environmental Compliance
• Nutritional Counseling
• Computer Network Operations
• Patient Satisfaction
• Healthcare
• Diabetes
• Teamwork
• Patient Education
• English