Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Interests
REFEREES
Timeline
LYNICA CHIPO KOKERA

LYNICA CHIPO KOKERA

PHARMACIST
Midrand

Summary

Dedicated Pharmacist offering 10 years of experience ensuring accurate review, processing and dispensing of medications in alignment with orders. Skilled in collaborating with team members to expedite urgent requests while maintaining impeccable focus on safety, accuracy and confidentiality. Advanced communicator with all levels of staff, clients, management and healthcare administrators. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Production Pharmacist

ADCOCK INGRAM HEALTH CARE
Midrand
04.2020 - Current
  • • Resolved problems, improved operations, and provided exceptional service.
    • Applied effective time management techniques to meet tight deadlines.
    • Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others.
    • Paid attention to detail while completing assigned tasks
    • Proven ability to develop and implement creative solutions to complex problems.
    • Demonstrated respect, friendliness, and willingness to help wherever needed.
    • Adaptable and proficient in learning new concepts quickly and efficiently.
    • Gained strong leadership skills by managing projects from start to finish.
    • Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.

Pharmacist

ANOVA/RIGHT TO CARE
02.2019 - 03.2020
  • Scouting and inspecting Pharmacies and Doctors rooms as pick up points for medicine parcels
  • Facilitating of signing of service level agreements with the Department of Health and gathering up the required documents
  • Submission of completed application packages to the department and to make necessary follow-up till registration is complete
  • Training of persons involved on how to receive and issue prepackaged medicine parcels
  • Educated patients on medication, tools and equipment to promote patient-centered care and increase adherence to treatment.
  • Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills while managing multiple projects.
  • Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
  • Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
  • Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others.

Caretaker Pharmacist

CLICKS GROUP, Discovery place
02.2019 - 07.2019
  • Overall management of the Pharmacy and overseeing Pharmacist interns and Qualified post basic pharmacist assistants
  • Ensured that the supply chain of medication was maintained from ordering from the supplier, receiving stock according to GPP and maintenance of cold chain to the dispensing of safe and efficacious medicines to the patients
  • Ensuring proper stock control and management
  • Demonstrated a high level of initiative and creativity while tackling difficult tasks.
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Remained knowledgeable about health insurance -formularies-and other third-party payment programs to facilitate purchases.
  • Evaluated drug therapy to drive appropriate medicine use.
  • Worked with automated dispensing systems ie Unisolv,MedExpres, to securely store medication and track narcotics and other controlled drugs.
  • Complied with pharmacy regulations to increase quality of health care and inhibit criminal abuse of drugs.
  • Ensured limited and controlled access to medicines


Education

Pharmacy

Rhodes University (RU), Grahamstown
01.2009 - 12.2012

Foundation for Professional Development Clinical Management of HIV/AIDS for Healthcare Professionals Course -

FDP
01.2015 - 02.2015

Skills

Manufacturing production scheduling

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Interests

▪Reading on pharmaceutical research, news and latest innovations, politics, latest policies especially regarding the health sector ▪Aspiring entrepreneur – keen to learn all there is to know about the pharmaceutical industry and pharmaceutical company market performances ▪Road trips with my family, hiking-a lover of the outdoors, homesteading and reading

REFEREES

  

Owen Manzere 

Production manager

Adcock Ingram Clayville

Cnr Axel and Birksteen roads 

Clayville

Telephone: 0116359030 

Email:owen.manzere@adcock.co.za

 

Sibusiso Dlamini

 Production manager

 Adcock Ingram Clayville

 Cnr Axel and Birksteen roads 

 Clayville

Telephone: 0116359063 

Email:sbusiso.dlamini@adcock.co.za

Timeline

Production Pharmacist - ADCOCK INGRAM HEALTH CARE
04.2020 - Current
Caretaker Pharmacist - CLICKS GROUP, Discovery place
02.2019 - 07.2019
Pharmacist - ANOVA/RIGHT TO CARE
02.2019 - 03.2020
FDP - Foundation for Professional Development Clinical Management of HIV/AIDS for Healthcare Professionals Course,
01.2015 - 02.2015
Rhodes University (RU) - , Pharmacy
01.2009 - 12.2012

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