Henry P. Fonseca
McAllen, Texas 78504
Telephone: 956-***-****
E-mail: ********@*******.**
Career Objective:
Practice pharmacy in a health care organization and provide optimal pharmacy services within
favorable economic considerations
Summary of Experience:
Twenty plus years of health care experience to provide value for individual patients and health
care service organization
Career History:
CEO
SAGE MED
McAllen, TX
March 2009-Present
● Plan organizational budgets to include: fix, elastic, and labor cost
● Interview and hire management members or organization
● Prepare and review building lease LOIs and final contracts
●Contract with healthcare entities for consulting or staffing needs
●Assist clients with feasibility assessments of healthcare initiatives
●Assist clients’ in obtaining DEA, CMS, and state board certification
●Provide in house training to clients to avoid control substance divergence
●Meet with Accounting firms and CPA to minimize corporate Tax Exposure
●Acting Pharmacist in charge in retail setting
COO/PIC
RAGL Medical Investments
Edinburg, TX
March 2007-Present
● Responsible for day to day operational activities
● Establish and maintain compliance with State boards of Pharmacy, DEA, and CMS in
accordance with local, state and federal regulations
●Work with bookkeeping staff and CPA firm to minimize corporate tax exposure while
maintaining IRS compliance
●Implement strategies using available software to capture and maximize revenues
●Contract with Insurance entities and PBMs for reimbursements
●Prepare and present quarterly revenue reports
●Assist in projection of potential new product lines and provide feasibility assessments
●Assist CEO in capturing exclusivity contracts with health care providers
Clinical Pharmacist
South Texas Health Systems
McAllen, TX
December 2006-March 2007
●Collaborated with nephrologists, surgeons, administration, and nursing directors in the
creation of South Texas first renal transplant program
●Presented and provided drug information to anesthesiologist for optimal transplant
patients’ surgical outcomes
●Prepared materials and educated nursing staff in new drug and drug administration
required for kidney transplants
●Established and chaired Ventilator Associated Pneumonia Committee to measure and
reduce infection rates in collaboration with Physician champion and nursing directors
●Chaired Special Care Committee to introduce protocol which minimized central line
infections and introduced insulin drip protocol in conjunction with endocrinologist and
physician champion
●Collaborated with renal transplant clinic in treating post transplant rejection issues
●Prepared drug monographs for Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and provided
therapeutic and cost analysis.
●Prepared and presented medication utilization reviews for Pharmacy and Therapeutics
Committee.
●Assisted physicians with antibiotic and drug therapy upon patient chart review or
physician request
●Member of Surgical, Family Practice, and Infection Control Committees
Clinical/Staff Pharmacist
Laredo Medical Center
Laredo, Texas
December 2005-April 2007
●Provide Pharm.D consults, and write medication orders when requested by physician
●Initiate and monitor antibiotic therapy based on patient and pathogen parameters as
requested by physician
●Write medication orders to treat and/or reverse adverse medication events when
requested by physician
●Implement automatic therapeutic interchange in accordance with pre-establish P&T
protocol
●Provide physician and nursing staff drug education and selection based on patients
needs
●Counsel patients on new drug therapy prior to discharge
●Prepare TPN for: adult, pediatric, and neonatal populations with sterile technique
●Monitor overrides of Pyxis medication system. Provided reports to department
supervisor
●Review medication profile prior to entering new medicines on to patients’ MAR.
●Enter and dispensed medications as per physician order in accordance with Texas laws
Staff Pharmacist
Sav-On Pharmacy,
Silver City New, Mexico
July, 2005- December 2005
●Conducted patient cholesterol screenings
●Monitored patient compliance by utilizing computerized records and intervene
accordingly.
● Monitored appropriateness of drug therapy utilizing electronic records.
●Entered patient information, dispensed medication, and educated patients on appropriate
use of medication
Wal-Mart Pharmacy
Albuquerque, New Mexico
November, 2004- June 2005
●Monitored patient compliance by utilizing computerized records and intervene
accordingly.
● Monitored appropriateness of drug therapy utilizing electronic records.
●Entered patient information, dispensed medication, and educated patients on appropriate
use of medication
Presbyterian Hospital
Albuquerque, New Mexico
May 1997- July 2004
Surgical Technologist
●Prepared patient and operating room for surgical procedures
●Assisted with various surgical cases to include: neuro, vascular, general, orthopedic,
and, organ transplants, and GYN.
Albuquerque Technical Vocational Institute
Albuquerque, New Mexico
August 1998-May 1999
Course Instructor
● Responsible for the preparation of didactic and clinical skills course material
● Off and on site follow up of students.
University Of New Mexico:
Albuquerque, New Mexico
March 1994-May 1997
Surgical Technologist
● Performed scrub duties for surgical procedures to include: trauma, organ procurement,
kidney transplants, neuro surgery.
United States Army Reserve:
USA, Various Bases and Assignments
September 1985-September 1996
Surgical Technologist /Combat Medic
●Certified as a surgical technologist
●Prepared and documented training plans at a section level. Responsible for training and
documentation thereof for enlisted soldiers.
●Chemical, Nuclear and Biological Warfare Certificate
●Trained in first line combat wound care; to include IV commencement, intubations,
and overall combat related first aid
Clerkships:
New Mexico Pharmacists Association
Albuquerque, NM
May, 2005
●Provided information to the general public and health care professionals in regards to
availability of pharmaceutical products and services.
●Researched pharmacists provided immunizations and smoking cessation programs
and their provider status.
University College of Pharmacy
Albuquerque, New Mexico
April, 2005
●Researched national and New Mexico smoking patterns and overall health care
consequences.
●Researched Pharmacists role in smoking cessation in preparation for master’s
proposal
Duran Central Pharmacy
Albuquerque, NM
February, 2005
●Filled prescriptions and monitored for medicinal and patient profile interactions.
●Provided patient counseling when drug/drug or drug/patient interactions were present
●Provided HIPPA and medical counseling for Spanish speaking populations
●Prepared urgent care manifest of all urgent care centers in the Albuquerque metro
area.
Apria Health Care
Albuquerque, New Mexico
January, 2005
●Prepared admixtures utilizing laminar flow
●Provided patient education prior to hospital discharges to maximize therapy
●Conducted hemophiliac home visits and assisted with blood product administration
●Prepared educational and economic presentations on home infusion antibiotic
regiments
Pharmacare
Alburquerque, New Mexico
October 2004
●Filled prescriptions and checked orders. Documented scheduled drugs and
maintained inventory.
●Reviewed patients’ medical records and assessed for proper pharmaco-therapy and
compliance.
●Made drug therapy recommendations to patients’ primary physician based on medical
chart review
Presbyterian Health Plan
Albuquerque, New Mexico
September 2004
●Conducted extensive pharmaceutical study and literature review to ascertain drugs’
therapeutic and economic value.
●Reviewed original studies of levothyroxine from multiple manufacturers to determine
appropriate generic substitution
●Prepared pharmacy portion of newsletter for physician education
●Assisted with the updating of electronic formulary
Drug Information Center
Albuquerque, New Mexico
August 2004
●Reviewed medical literature and assessed for appropriateness in implementation.
●Presented disease state management and adverse drug event profiles
●Answered telephone calls from public and health care professionals in regards to drug
information, medicine identification and therapy appropriateness.
Albuquerque Pharmacy
Albuquerque, New Mexico
July, 2004
●Entered and dispensed medication including controlled substances
●Reviewed patients’ charts and documented potential drug interactions.
●Monitored INRs and drug blood levels of pharmaco therapy
●Made therapeutic recommendations based on illness, drug therapy, and plasma
levels to patients’ primary physician.
Cibola General Hospital
Grants New Mexico
June 2004
●Prepared IVs under laminar hood and verified for correct content and patient.
●Entered Doctors’ drugs orders, and dispense medication to patient care floors.
●Researched and review hospital heparin utilization and monitored for potential
medication misuse.
Education:
Public Administration
Health Care Concentration
Aug 2008, 39 Master Level Credits
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Doctorate of Pharmacy
May 2005
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Bachelors of Science, dual major, Biology/Psychology
August 1996
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Licensure and Certification:
Registered Pharmacists, Texas
Registered Pharmacists, New Mexico
Pharmacy Clinician Certification, New Mexico
References:
Richard Chavez
Alamo, TX
(H) (956)407-***-****
Trino, Medina R
Alamo, TX
(H) 956-***-****
Daniel, Gaillour
Albuquerque, New Mexico
H: 505-***-****
W: 505-***-****