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Location:
Virginia Beach, VA
Posted:
October 27, 2014

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Eleanor L. Nolan, PharmD

*** **** ***** ********** **** Phone: 757-

***-****

Virginia Beach VA 23455 Email:

acgirl@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER OBJECTIVE

A strong passion to utilize pharmacotherapeutic principles for improved

health outcomes and patient care management via pharmaceutical provisions,

drug utilization reviews and interventions. I would like the opportunity

to challenge and demonstrate the pharmaceutical expertise and experience I

have gained thus far to secure a rewarding position and ultimately

providing optimal patient care.

EDUCATION

PharmD 2000-2004

Hampton University Hampton, VA

BS Chemistry 1997-2000

Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA

KEY SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Experienced in working on a Highly creative with a passion for

multidisciplinary team problem solving

Patient counseling Medication therapy management

Certified immunizer Computer skills-word, Powerpoint, Excel,

Access

WORK EXPERIENCE

Retail Pharmacist

Farm Fresh August 2011 - present

Virginia Beach, VA

Rite Aid/Eckerd September 2004 - July 2011

Greensboro, NC

Virginia Beach, VA

. Filled, labeled, stored, ordered and compounded prescriptions.

. Provided vaccinations such as influenza, Zostavax, Adacel and

Pneumovax.

. Supervised ancillary staff.

. Provided patients with over-the-counter medication advice and

information, including allergies, adverse drug interactions, and side

effects.

. Screened for drug interactions in order to avoid adverse drug

reactions and conferred with doctors and nurses to provide the best

medication for the patient and their disease state.

. Managed drug inventory levels by utilizing drug relocation services

and maximized warehouse utilization

. Ensured drugs and dosages were appropriate for numerous patient

variables.

. Screened for errors by ensuring the amount, mix, timing, potency,

fluid balance, and method of administering medications were

appropriate for the drug, dose or patient.

Regional Public Health Pharmacist July 2004 - May 2011

NC Public Health Regional Surveillance Team (PHRST)

Based in Greensboro NC

. Served 27 counties in North Carolina (NC) as the regional Strategic

National Stockpile (SNS) pharmacist to bolster local, state and

national public health responses to manmade and natural disasters.

. Specialized in the refinement of SNS plans at the local and state

level by establishing a network of relationships amongst community

partners and first responders to respond to mass

dispensing/prophylaxis event.

. Provided consultation, technical expertise, mitigation and/or

operational support to occurrences of disease outbreaks, weather

related incidents, exercise planning and other public health incidents

with key stakeholders.

. Recruited volunteers for the ServNC database-- statewide electronic

clearinghouse for volunteers-- or a local county volunteer network to

be able to respond to a public health emergency

. Assisted with development and training for the Receiving, Staging and

Storage site for SNS operations.

. Multiple collaborations with the Centers for Disease Control, State

Public Health and regional and local authorities for epidemics and/or

public health outbreaks.

. Provided live continuing education programs for pharmacists and other

healthcare professionals on current public health issues, mass

dispensing and vaccination clinics, incident command training,

emergency preparedness and disaster planning initiatives.

. Developed educational pamphlets for public and private organizations,

emergency response agencies, churches, civic leagues, citizens and

volunteers.

Skills and Achievements

. Developed standing orders in coordination with State Pharmacist for

antiviral use under the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Emergency

Use Authorization for the treatment of novel H1N1 influenza A virus

during the 2009 public health state of emergency in NC.

. Completed APhA's Pharmacist and Patient-Centered Diabetes

Care Certificate Training Program

. Jump started and created the Emergency Preparedness committee with the

NC State Pharmacy Association, Co-chaired for 2 years.

. Deployed to Mississippi for Hurricane Katrina to provide

pharmaceutical support to the Office of Emergency Medical Services and

Carolinas Medical Center with the State Medical Assistance Teams and

Carolina Med-1 unit.

. Developed, participated and evaluated local, regional and state

exercises under the Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation Program.

. Successful proposal to NC Board of Pharmacy to allow for pharmacists

to opt in/out for volunteer opportunities at the time of licensure

renewal.

. Assisted with the development of a standardized immunization protocol

for county health department use for pharmacists to vaccinate in North

Carolina.

. Served as preceptor to pharmacist students at Wingate University and

University of North Carolina Schools of Pharmacy.

. Conducted various community wide events for vaccination advocacy,

health screenings, flu clinics, diabetes awareness, medication safety,

poison control, etc.

INTERESTS

. Tennis, bicycling, and cooking

. Support for diabetes, cancer multiple sclerosis through fundraising

campaigns, walks and races

. Membership at APhA, NC Pharmacists Association, and Virginia

Pharmacists Association

REFERENCES

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