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Internal Medicine Manager

Location:
Southfield, MI
Posted:
October 06, 2013

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Aya Takieddine

In-patient Pharmacist - Three Rivers Health

Southfield, MI

***.**********@*****.*** - 248-***-****

WORK EXPERIENCE

In-patient Pharmacist

Three Rivers Health - Three Rivers, MI

Preceptor - September 2011 to September 2012

Internal medicine

Pharm.D. program-FMHS-UAE university http://www.fmhs.uaeu.ac.ae/

Drug information specialist/Clinical Pharmacist

Tawam Hospital - November 2010 to September 2012

in affiliation with Johns Hopkins Medicine- Alain-United Arab Emirates http://tawamhospital.ae/

• Drug information resource for physicians, nurses, pharmacists and patients of the hospital

• Clinical pharmacist on the Internal Medicine unit -responsible for rounding with the internal medicine residents

in the internal medicine unit to provide education and patient specific therapeutic management plan based

on the literature.

• Provides accurate, objective, and complete drug information in a timely manner following the principles of

evidence-based medicine and patient-focused pharmaceutical care to healthcare professionals

• Supports the activities of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee including evidence-based formulary

management

• Participates in performance improvement activities related to medication use, prepares adverse drug reaction

reports and coordinates the activities of the Medication Use Evaluation (MUE) Program.

• Participates in the coordination of continuing education and pharmacy staff development activities

• Supports the non-formulary and investigational drug use process as necessary Precepts pharmacy students

as necessary

• Participates in multi-disciplinary patient care rounds and clinical research as required

Pharmacist II

Tawam Hospital - February 2009 to November 2010

in affiliation with Johns Hopkins Medicine- Alain, United Arab Emirates http://tawamhospital.ae/

• Evaluates drug therapy orders for appropriateness of dosage, route, interval, schedule, and duration &

intervening appropriately by direct communication with the physician if necessary.

• Identifies clinically relevant drug-drug/food/laboratory/disease interactions and communicates to healthcare

practitioners recommendations for therapeutic alternatives.

• Suggests appropriate therapeutic alternatives for non-formulary drugs.

• Assures compliance with adverse drug reaction reporting programs or medication-error reporting program.

• Provides drug education and counsels patients on appropriate drug use and storage.

• Performs inspections of patient care areas, discuss service problems with appropriate nurse manager/

supervisor and recommends solutions.

• Utilizes the pharmacy computer system effectively and efficiently to process prescriptions and physician

orders.

• Maintains control and security of all drugs and professional accountability over dispensing, record keeping,

and appropriate safekeeping of supplies.

• Employs drug usage evaluation information and hospital specific therapeutic policies to alter therapy

effectively.

• Participates in stock control programs - (inventorying and monitoring usage)

• Prepares medication labels as stated by policy

EDUCATION

Pharm.D in Pharmacy Education

Lebanese American University

June 2008

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Skills

Computer:

-Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint

-Cerner Medical System

-Excellent Internet and Research skills

Other Skills:

-Problem solving and decision making skills

-Professional team working, leadership and intercultural communication skills

-Effective at time management and prioritizing tasks to achieve deadlines



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