Reginald V. Yelverton
Pharmacist in Charge, Community Pharmacy
Tucson, AZ · (520) 555 0112 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/reginaldvyelverton
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Nine years in retail community pharmacy across two Arizona chains
SETTINGS
High volume chain store, supermarket pharmacy, drive through window, delivery service
SPECIALTIES
Immunization delivery, medication therapy management, adherence outreach, controlled substance stewardship
SYSTEMS
Veradigm retail dispensing, automated counting devices, Arizona prescription drug monitoring program
LICENSURE
Arizona State Board of Pharmacy pharmacist license 24188 with immunization authority
EDUCATION
Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Arizona College of Pharmacy
Executive Summary
Community pharmacist with nine years behind the counter in high volume neighborhood stores filling roughly 1,900 prescriptions each week. Certified immunizer under Arizona statewide protocol, exact on controlled substance recordkeeping, and known for turning refill lapses into scheduled adherence calls that keep chronic disease patients on therapy.
Signature Achievements
- Raised store immunization volume from 640 to 1,410 doses in one influenza season by opening walk in slots under standing order.
- Reduced waiting time complaints by a third after resequencing the fill queue and moving refill entry into quieter morning hours.
- Caught 74 duplicate therapy and interaction problems in a single year and resolved each with the prescribing office before dispensing.
- Lifted proportion of days covered for the diabetes population from 71 percent to 86 percent over eighteen months of adherence calling.
- Cleared three consecutive board inspections with no findings on perpetual inventory or schedule two recordkeeping.
Professional Experience
Pharmacist in Charge
Saguaro Bend Pharmacy, Tucson, AZ 2021 to present
Neighborhood chain store filling about 1,900 prescriptions weekly with four technicians and one intern.
- Supervise daily workflow, final verification and technician assignments across a twelve hour operating day.
- Administer influenza, shingles, pneumococcal and travel vaccines under Arizona pharmacist protocol.
- Keep perpetual inventory for schedule two medications and complete biennial counts with the district compliance lead.
- Counsel patients starting anticoagulants, inhalers and insulin and document every intervention in the pharmacy record.
Staff Pharmacist
Tanque Verde Grocery Pharmacy, Tucson, AZ 2017 to 2021
Supermarket pharmacy serving a largely Medicare population with heavy chronic disease volume.
- Completed comprehensive medication reviews for Medicare Part D members and closed the gaps flagged by each plan.
- Worked rejected claims and prior authorization requests to cut prescriptions abandoned at the pickup counter.
- Ran quarterly blood pressure screening events and referred elevated readings back to primary care.
- Prepared nonsterile compounds under United States Pharmacopeia chapter 795 including creams and suspensions.
Licensure and Certification
Arizona State Board of Pharmacy, registered pharmacist license 24188
Pharmacy based immunization delivery certificate, American Pharmacists Association
Basic Life Support certification renewed 2026
Education
Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, Tucson, Arizona, 2017
Bachelor of Science in Physiology, University of Arizona, 2013
Core Skills
Final prescription verification · Immunization administration · Medication therapy management · Controlled substance recordkeeping · Insurance adjudication · Prior authorization handling · Patient counseling · Technician training · Retail inventory control · Nonsterile compounding