MARY DRAKE
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Godfrey, IL 62035
SUMMARY
Clinical pharmacist with strong experience in patient monitoring, program
development, clinical intervention and cost containment looking for a
creative and challenging position in healthcare
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
VIBRA HEALTHCARE, 40 Bed LTAC hospital
OCTOBER 2013-PRESENT
. Assisting in transition from KINDRED to VIBRA
. Identify medication issues and trends
. Clinical monitoring and program development
. EMR development
. Medication cabinet conversion
VATTEROTT COLLEGE, pharmacy technician advisory board OCTOBER 2013-
PRESENT
. Develop relationships with members
. Reviews curricula
. Secures instructional equipment and facilities
. Analyze student achievement outcomes
CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL, 400+ bed community hospital MAY
1986-DECEMEBER 2011
Clinical Pharmacist, 1993-2011
. Identify medication issues and trends
. Development and execution of drug utilization reviews
. Adverse drug reaction review and trend report to pharmacy committee
. Develop and implement clinical action plans to ensure cost containment
while providing effective medication therapy
. Monitor causes and results of patients' falls and develop plan to
decrease incidents of falls
. Pharmacy (P & T) committee member with presentation responsibilities
. Provide clinical/drug information to healthcare professionals and
patients
. Developed policies and procedures that met Joint Commission and other
auditing agency regulations
. Extensive dosing protocols for a large dialysis/renal impairment
patient population
. Multidisciplinary patient rounds
. In-house skilled nursing facility patient chart reviews and
multidisciplinary patient care planning
. Assisting physicians and other HCP in planning and implementing
patient care
. Development of antibiotic stewardship program with poster presentation
at ASHP (2010)
. Medication compliance for CMS benchmarks prior to discharge for AMI
patients (>90% compliance)
. Counseling program to education patients and to decrease readmission
rates for all AMI and CHF patients
. Maintained an average of $8700/month cost savings via clinical
interventions
. Experience with MIS, McKesson, BJC Clinical Desktop, Pharmacy Expert
System (PES), PharmacyOneSource
Staff Pharmacist, 1990-1993, promoted
. Accurate interpretation and appropriateness of medical orders
. Supervise fill and check all medications for patient use
. Vancomycin, Aminoglycoside and TPN dosing service
. Communicate with attending physicians and nursing staff regarding
medication reconciliation and duplicate and/or inappropriate therapy
. Check ancillary departments stock orders and crash carts
Pharmacy Intern, 1986-1990, promoted
. IV admixture including TPN and chemotherapy compounding
. Inpatient medication cart fill and delivery
. Repackaging medication for use in hospital (unit dose)
. Medication inspections for all ancillary departments
. Medication charging and crediting for inpatients
. IV compatibility questions from nursing staff
EDUCATIONMARYVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV
ST. LOUIS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, BS PHARMACY, ST. LOUIS, MO
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