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A community pharmacist resume for a PharmD who moved from staff pharmacist to pharmacist in charge. It puts licensure first, then proves it with daily prescription volume, immunizations given and MTM work completed.

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Ohio license, NAPLEX, MPJE and immunization training listed plainly for board verification.
Scale is concrete: prescriptions per day, staff supervised, CMRs completed, doses given.
Compliance evidence (Board of Pharmacy inspection, DEA inventory, OARRS checks) shows PIC readiness.

Tunde Bakare

Pharmacist in Charge, PharmD, RPh · Community Pharmacy

Columbus, OH(614) 555-0162tunde.bakare@email.comlinkedin.com/in/tundebakare

Summary

Ohio-licensed PharmD with 8 years in community pharmacy, the last 5 as pharmacist in charge of a 300-prescription-a-day grocery pharmacy. Runs immunization and MTM programs, supervises a team of 8, and keeps the pharmacy inspection-ready for the Ohio Board of Pharmacy and DEA.

Experience

Pharmacy Manager (Pharmacist in Charge) · Kroger PharmacyAug 2021 – Present

Hilliard, OH

Ran a pharmacy averaging 310 prescriptions a day with 2 staff pharmacists and 6 technicians; owned scheduling, ordering and board compliance.
Administered 1,140 immunizations in the 2025 fall season: influenza, COVID-19, RSV, Tdap, shingles and pneumococcal, per Ohio protocol.
Completed 212 comprehensive medication reviews in OutcomesMTM during 2025, raising the store's CMR completion rate from 54% to 78%.
Checked OARRS on every opioid and benzodiazepine prescription and called prescribers on 60+ questionable C-II orders in 2025.
Passed the 2024 Ohio Board of Pharmacy inspection with no findings and closed the DEA biennial inventory with zero unresolved counts.

Staff Pharmacist · WalgreensJul 2018 – Jul 2021

Columbus, OH

Verified 250 to 400 prescriptions a shift in Intercom Plus at a 24-hour store, including solo overnight shifts.
Resolved DUR alerts for interactions, duplicate therapy and renal dosing, logging 30 to 40 prescriber clarifications a month.
Vaccinated residents at 14 long-term care facility clinics in early 2021 as part of a 4-person COVID-19 team.

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) · The Ohio State University College of PharmacyMay 2018

Skills

Clinical: Prescription verification and DUR, Immunizations, Comprehensive medication reviews, Naloxone dispensing, Patient counseling, Nonsterile compounding

Operations: Pharmacist in charge duties, Controlled substance inventory, Technician supervision, Third-party claims and rejections, Adherence (PDC) measures

Systems: OARRS, OutcomesMTM, Intercom Plus, Surescripts e-prescribing

Certifications

Registered Pharmacist, State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy · NAPLEX and MPJE (Ohio), passed 2018 · Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Certificate, APhA · BLS Provider, American Heart Association

How to write a pharmacist resume

What hiring teams in this field actually screen for, and the terms that get matched.

What pharmacy hiring managers screen for

Pharmacy managers and district leads check licensure and setting first: an active license in their state, and whether your experience is community, hospital, ambulatory care or specialty. Then they look for scale and judgment. Give prescriptions per day, staff supervised and hours of solo coverage, and show at least one moment where you caught something: an interaction, a forged C-II, a dosing error. For pharmacist-in-charge roles, inspection results and inventory control count as much as clinical work.

Licenses, credentials and terms that get matched

List the PharmD with school and year, then each state license, NAPLEX and the MPJE for each state. Add APhA immunization training and BLS, which most community postings require. BCPS or BCACP from BPS belongs near the top for clinical or ambulatory roles. Mirror posting language: verification, DUR, MTM, CMR, immunizations, PDC or Star ratings, controlled substance compliance, and the dispensing system you used, such as Intercom Plus, RxConnect, EnterpriseRx or Epic Willow.

Common mistakes on pharmacist resumes

Many pharmacist resumes list duties every pharmacist performs (fills prescriptions, counsels patients) and nothing else, which makes every candidate look identical. Replace them with volumes and outcomes. Another miss is omitting license numbers or states, which forces a recruiter to guess whether you need reciprocity. New graduates often list APPE rotations without saying what they did on them; name the patient population and one intervention instead.

Pharmacist resume FAQ

Quick answers before you start writing.

What should a pharmacist resume include?

A strong pharmacist resume opens with a concise professional summary, then work experience written as quantified, results-first bullets, followed by education, a skills section, and any certifications. The example above shows each section in order.

What skills should a pharmacist resume highlight?

Lead with the skills the job posting asks for. For a pharmacist, recruiters and ATS filters commonly look for Prescription verification and DUR, Immunizations, Comprehensive medication reviews, Naloxone dispensing, Patient counseling, and Nonsterile compounding. Group them so they are easy to scan.

Is this pharmacist resume template ATS-friendly?

Yes. It uses a single-column structure, standard section headings, real text (no text trapped in images), and no tables or graphics that confuse applicant-tracking systems, so it parses cleanly while still looking polished.

How long should a pharmacist resume be?

One page is ideal for most pharmacists. Use two pages only if you have ten or more years of directly relevant experience, then tune the text size and margins so it stays clean.

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