ELENA FRADKOFF, RPh

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IV Infusion/ Home Care/ Hospital/ Clinical Pharmacist/ TPN/ Chemotherapy/

Pharmacy Manager/ Multilingual

Highly qualified, detail oriented IV Home Infusion Pharmacist licensed in

Massachusetts, who excels at teamwork, conflict resolution and making sound

decisions under pressure. Empathetic and intuitive during client

interactions and adept at building trust and strong customer relations,

with a track record of maintaining positive relationships with patients and

medical professionals. Strong background in clinical pharmacology, patient

care and monitoring, drug interaction and medication reconciliation and

optimization, chemotherapy and TPN, IV admixtures, IV compounding. IV Home

Infusion Management experience and administrative skills.

BS in Pharmacy from Northeastern University and a MS from the Institute of

Railway Engineering in Ukraine. Registered as a Pharmacist and in good

standing with the Massachusetts Board of Pharmacy. Fluent in Russian

language.

Key strengths include:

. Medication compounding expert, specifically chemotherapy (5-FU, MTX,

Irinotecan, Cytarabine, Blincyto) and TPN

. Improving pharmacists/technicians efficiency and productivity and safe

pharmacy practices

. Extensive patient counseling on drug regimens, side effects and

compliance, accomplished in pediatrics

. Ability & willingness to work flexible hours

CAREER HISTORY

Per Diem Staff Production/Operations Pharmacist, Walgreens Infusion

Co/Critical Care Systems, January 2010 to present. Supervising preparation

of IV admixtures including antibiotics, hydration, pain medications,

chemotherapy and TPN. Double checking orders, specifically chemotherapy and

TPN including pediatrics. Programming IV pumps (CADD Prizm, Curlin and

Baxter syringe models). Checking IV supplies in the warehouse prior to

delivery and communicating with patients re: inventory needs.

Staff Clinical Pharmacist, New England Home Therapies, February 2011 -

November 2012. Intake pharmacist, filling new orders and medication

profiles in CPR+ software system. Preparation and dispensing of various IV

admixtures including chemotherapy and TPN. Pediatric compounding. C-II

inventory/C-II waste reporting/disposal. IV pumps: CADD Prizm, BodyGuard,

Gemstar, Flo-Gard, Baxter syringe pump. Recommended double checking process

of high risk compounds (chemotherapy, TPN, pain medications and pediatrics)

to assure accuracy and safety. On call duties/rotation.

Pharmacy Manager, Boston Home Infusion, November 2008 - December 2009.

Federal and state regulations, compliance, licensure. In-service

presentations for nurses and case managers at various settings.

Interviewing, hiring, managing a pharmacy team, payroll. Speaking fluent

Russian, offered translation services to referral sources as well as

patients, specifically geriatrics, aided in acquiring new referrals in the

Boston area, which has a large Russian speaking population.

Staff Production/Operations Pharmacist, Coram Healthcare, May - November

2008. Inspected final products in IV/anteroom, ensuring proper dosage and

compounding quality. Checked IV orders including TPN, chemotherapy and

pediatric prescriptions.

Staff Floater Pharmacist, CVS Pharmacies, 2007 - 2008. Dispensed retail

prescriptions, providing product recommendations and patient counseling on

drug use.

Staff Clinical Pharmacist, Boston Home Infusion, 1999 - 2007. Intake and

follow up (refill) pharmacist. Management and dispensing of IV, enteral and

respiratory therapies of a wide variety including chemotherapy and TPN.

Third party billing. Performed as Pharmacy Manager upon request.

Participated in medical rounds for GI unit at Boston Medical Center. CADD

Prizm, Autodose, Sigma, Graseby, Kangaroo pumps programming. On-call

duties/rotation. Working full and part time as well as independent

contractor.

Staff Pharmacist, South Shore Hospital, January - June 2002.

Inpatient/Operating Room Pharmacist. Filling physician orders and

dispensing unit dose and IV medications (including chemotherapy, TPN and

pediatrics) to inpatients via PYXIS system as well as by hand. Clinical

monitoring of patients medication profiles. Making rounds with medical

teams. Providing drug information and recommendations to physicians and

nurses. Supervising IV technicians.

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