Desired Position: Clinical Pharmacist

Job Announcement No: GF-17-LB-1930877-BU

Series & Grade: GS-0660-12/12

Large-Scale Pharmacy Operations ￨ Medication Therapy Management ￨ Individual Patient Counseling

Clinical Response Monitoring ￨ USP 797 Sterile Production Preparation / Testing ￨ Emergency Preparedness

Quality Control ￨ Failure-Mode Error Analysis ￨ HCAHPS ￨ Hospital Core Measures ￨ Data / Records Management

Empiric / Streamlined Antibiologic Therapy￨ cGMP Practices ￨ Physician / Patient Relations ￨ Federal DUR Requirements

Pharmacokinetic Monitoring ￨ Medication Reconciliation ￨ IV Preparation ￨ Inventory Management ￨ Drug Utilization Review

Accomplished Clinical Pharmacist who maintains up-to-date knowledge of all pharmacy operations, including expertly interpreting prescriptions and patient records, administering immunizations, and analyzing lab results and adjusting drug dosages. Visionary Professional who leads pioneering initiatives to continually improve pharmaceutical practices within both community and hospital settings, and who offers superior attention-to-detail and sharp analytical abilities to meet pharmacy objectives. Excellent Communicator who handles confidential responsibilities while seamlessly interfacing among accreditation boards, healthcare teams, insurers, patients, and customers, and who leads peers by example and with integrity.

Doctor of Pharmacy (2006) University of Xxxxxx

Associate of Arts (2002) University of Xxxxxx

PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency Graduate, Xxxxxx Regional Medical Center (2007)

Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS) Certification Pharmacotherapy (2014)

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) ￨ Horizon Meds Manager (f/k/a PatientKeeper CPOE)

Rx30 Pharmacy Management System ￨ ALF & Retail Platforms ￨ DOS, Windows & Mac-Based Platforms

  Recognized as the first Pharmacist-in-Charge of a new project Eagle Pharmacy, a nationwide cooperative with AstraZeneca, including obtaining licensure by examination in 11 states (in addition to Xxxxxx licensure in 8 months) and helping 1,200+ recovering Breast Cancer patients receive difficult-to-attain, affordable medication therapy.

  Successfully logged the largest number of clinical interventions and largest dollar value of calculated savings among 15 pharmacists recorded during January 2016 to January 2017 period for Heart of Xxxxxx Regional Medical Center.

  Served as Lead Pharmacist within a comprehensive counseling project development for discharged hospital patients.

  Calculated and prepared intrathecal analgesia for post-spinal surgery patients and IV antibiotics in STAT situations in a hospital IV laminar xxxxxxow hood; calculated, ordered, adjusted, and prepared TPN; compounded oral, topical, rectal, and vaginal dosage forms; and handled post-surgical / post-radiological treatment modalities in Breast Cancer survivors.

  Served as Pharmacy Ambassador to an Environment of Care committee at a local 80-bed Bartow Regional Medical Center facility, including coordinating and managing emergency response processes and supply management in disaster preparation, as well as completing training in disaster response, decontamination, and patient triage planning.

  Performed as Pharmacist-in-Charge of local CVS / Pharmacy serving 3,000 community residents, including filling 2,000 prescriptions weekly and personally vaccinating 100+ people annually against wild-type and H1N1 strains of inxxxxxxuenza.

  Completed first ASHP-accredited residency with inaugural PGY1 class at the 800-bed Xxxxxx Regional Medical Center.

  Developed antibiogram for a small 60-bed facility, and consulted to write an antibiogram for another 80-bed hospital.

  Researched processes via an institutional research review board and presented results to Oncology physicians and staff at the local branch of large cancer treatment center to improve patient satisfaction in experimental cancer treatments.

Clinical Pharmacist

• Utilize broad scope of pharmaceutical drug knowledge to lead forward-thinking ER pharmacy operations, including processing, preparing, and verifying prescriptions to ensure appropriate usage prior to dispensing, as well as advising physicians and healthcare professionals by providing dosing recommendations, form review, and calculation support.
• Efficiently cover ICU Step-Down Unit, Post-Orthopedic Surgical Unit, Post-Op Med-Surg Unit, and OB / L&D Unit.

Clinical Pharmacist

• Deliver protocol-based antibiotic, anticoagulant, renal dosing, and target-drug monitoring levels; handle accurate clinical interpretation of laboratory data; and perform high-volume order review, clarification, and entry per patient needs.
• Expertly perform drug utilization review regarding clinical indication, length of therapy, drug-to-drug interactions, therapeutic duplication, and clinical underuse or overuse to promote safety-focused prescription drug treatment.
• Coordinate and manage cost-effective review of controlled substance utilization and controlled substance inventory.

Long-Term Care Pharmacist ￨ Direct Service Pharmacist

• Strategically steer drug packing and instruction verification of multiple geriatric maintenance regimens sent to 200+ long-term care, assisted living facilities, and group homes in Central and North Xxxxxx, as well as Southern Georgia.
• Direct details-driven clinical decision-making regarding timing of dosages and medication packing in full-service drug regimen medication packs delivered directly to patient homes, and provided legal advisement regarding interstate commerce and Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, OBRA 90 and Code of Federal Regulations guiding dispensing.

Pharmacist-in-Charge ￨ Staff Pharmacist

• Applied strong leadership talents toward directing storage and inventory of a manufacturer-owned bailment product from AstraZeneca and Boehringer-Ingelheim, including performing prescription verification and interpretation of validity based on U.S. state, as well as supervising critical application processes for all 50 U.S. states.
• Contributed a focus on cGMP storage, monitoring, and dispensing of medications used in post-surgical and post-radiologic treatment for hormone-modulated therapy of breast cancer and symptomatic treatment of Parkinson's disease.
• Led quality assurance checks on prescriptions, and tracked errors and department efficiency to meet core objectives.
• Collaborated with industry-wide professionals during regular meetings with DEA and State Boards to obtain licensure.
• Ensured seamless healthcare operations by supervising customer enrollments for patients requiring cost assistance.
• Proactively supported implementation of a pilot pharmacy platform (ePost) for expansion throughout WellDyneRx.

Pharmacist-in-Charge ￨ Staff Pharmacist

• Led targeted individualized patient counseling initiatives to optimize care outcomes and maximize financial savings.
• Demonstrated sharp analytical abilities toward reviewing purchasing and controlled substance abuse, along with proactively participating in quality improvement meetings to continually develop and achieve pharmacy objectives.

Clinical Pharmacist

• Served as an environment of care ambassador to the hospital for patient-focused emergency response, critical safety measures, comprehensive staff education, drug allocation, and supply planning during pharmacy shortages.
• Promoted seamless protocol-based antibiotic, anticoagulant, and renal dosing while accurately interpreting lab data.
• Handled rounding and medication therapy review; discharge counseling; formulary advising and review; order review, clarification, and entry; and controlled substance utilization review.

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist ￨ Staff Pharmacist

• Spearheaded antibiogram development while comprehensively performing controlled substance surveillance.
• Efficiently reviewed charts, and contributed skill in counseling patients on diverse prescriptions as necessary.

PGY1 Pharmacy Resident

• Participated on an Institutional Review Board tasked with presenting findings to medical staff of the Moffitt Cancer Center-affiliated Watson Clinic Cancer Center, including providing monthly presentations to clinical pharmacy staff.
• Led pharmacotherapy assessment, chart review, FMEA, and root-cause error analysis in alignment with center goals.

Additional Professional Experience

Pharmacy Intern ￨ Pharmacy Technician Xxxxxx Regional Medical Center, Xxxxxx, XXXXXX 2003 2006

Pharmacy Intern ￨ Pharmacy Technician Publix Supermarkets ￨ Wolfson s Pharmacy, Xxxxxx, XXXXXX 2001 2003