Justin A. Mcdowell RPh

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Pallimed Pharmacy Inc. October 2009 to Present

Director of Pharmacy Operations

• Responsible for all aspects of the pharmacy and its day to day operation.

• Responsible for writing and maintaining policies and procedures.

• Played major role for acquiring PCAB accreditation.

• Planned and marketed our veterinary products to become one of our major vertical markets.

• Maintain all federal and state requirements for pharmacy operation, USP 795 and 797 compliance and PCAB accreditation.

• Provide patient/provider consulting and medication management.

• Formulate and validate all compounded prescriptions utilizing evidence based information, and third party testing.

• Order and maintain drug inventory in accordance to federal and state regulations, as well as capital purchases.

• Responsible for interviewing and hiring new staff members.

• Provide new employee training in non-sterile and sterile compounding.

• Oversee training and education of Pharmacy Interns.

• Mentor students through the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy Mentor a Cardinal program.

Long Term Pharmacy Solutions Inc. January 2008 to October 2009

Pharmacist

• Pharmacist responsible for specialty compounding for hospice patients.

• Provide clinical education to hospice nurses and physicians.

• Maintain workflow throughout the pharmacy, from data entry to packaging and provide final check for prescriptions and doctors orders to ensure accuracy.

• Monitor patient profiles for drug-drug and drug-disease interactions and supervise the compounding lab and IV room.

• Ensure compliance with USP 797 and USP 795 regulations and act as Infection Control officer.

Southern New Hampshire Medical Center, Nashua, NH January 2006 to January 2008

IV Coordinator/Pharmacy Services

• Supervisor of Oncology Services, responsible for daily chemotherapy compounding and related medication orders for SNHMC, Foundation, and Dartmouth Hitchcock patients. Utilized chemotherapy guidelines for compounding and administration.

• Supervisor of IV Room responsible for the daily compounding and monitoring of prepared sterile products and parenteral nutritional orders. Responsible for training and monitoring of pharmacy technicians for appropriateness and accuracy of aseptic technique. Developing IV References, Resource Guides.

• Responsible for annual reviews and evaluations of IV room staff.

• Inventory management of intravenous solutions and administration sets, albumin and immune globulin products, acquisition of capital equipment.

• Bench pharmacist who worked one in four weekends covering the inpatient pharmacy department.

• IV Resource Committee developing and review of hospital policies.

• Nutritional Care Committee developing and review of hospital policies.

Saints Memorial Medical Center, Lowell, MA October 2002 to September 2005

Pyxis Clinical Coordinator/System Manager, Staff Pharmacist

• Clinical Coordinator for the Pyxis Medication Distribution System.

• Involved in the planning, development, and implementation of the Pyxis System throughout the hospital.

• Responsible for data management, policy and procedure compliance, and investigation of possible drug diversion.

• Staff monitoring and training.

• Clinical duties included daily rounds on nursing units, initiating clinical interventions, ADR monitoring/prevention/follow-up, and discharge counseling.

• Bench Pharmacist responsible for order entry, unit-dose filling, sterile product preparation, including chemotherapy.

Walgreens Pharmacy January 1992 to December 2002

Pharmacist/Pharmacy Manager (3/98 – 12/02)

Pharmacy Technician (1/92 – 3/98)

• Worked as a Pharmacy Manager/Staff Pharmacist in a store that averaged approximately 500 prescriptions a day.

• Duties included, filling prescriptions accurately and efficiently, monitoring and maintaining my patients RX and OTC profiles, communicating with doctors, nurses, and insurance companies regarding proper dosing, DUR, and reimbursement of patient prescriptions.

• Worked closely with staff to ensure that superior patient care was provided. Was constantly educating staff, not only on new pharmaceuticals, but also newly approved uses for existing medications, as well as any changes in company policy, and state or federal regulations.

• Selected by Pharmacy Supervisor to be a “Team Leader” for the district, responsible for 5 stores, and provided them with technical, procedural, and general support on a variety of subjects.

• As Pharmacy Manager was responsible for maintaining the appropriate pharmacy licenses, managing inventory, scheduling support staff, and general pharmacy operations.

Trinity EMS Inc. 1992-2004

Emergency Medical Technician

• Duties included, providing expert care and medical treatment in emergent and non-emergent situations, relaying vital information regarding my patients current condition, past medical history, and medication history, quickly and efficiently to emergency-room doctors and nurses.

• Responsible for initiating and supervising Lowell’s first Medical Bike Unit. The unit consists of EMT’s who would provide emergency medical care to sick and injured people during high attendance events in the city, such as the annual Lowell Folk Festival, which draws crowds in excess of 250,000 people. The unit is still in operation today, almost 20 years after its inception.

EDUCATION

American College of Veterinary Pharmacists, Fellowship 2011

Bachelors of Science in Pharmacy, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy 1998

Certificate of Completion, Basic Emergency Medicine, Northeastern University 1992

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