Data Entry Customer Service

Keli R. Edwards, Pharm.D., J.D

Phone: 256-***-****

E-mail: ****.*.*******@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) College of Pharmacy, Suwanee,GA

Guest Professor--Lectures to third Professional Year Students at PCOM College of Pharmacy, State and federal pharmacy law concepts, as well as general legal concepts. Collaborates with other professors and guest speakers, personal lectures will focus on federal pharmacy law concepts, compliance, pharmacist's responsibility and legal liability. Jan 2016-present

MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC 110 Irving St NW, Washington DC

Staff Pharmacist Clinical –Verifies medication orders for appropriate dose, indication, route, and provides triage of medications with pharmacy technician, and pharmacy staff. Clarifies orders as necessary with Physicians, Nurse practitioners, and Nurses to ensure medication safety and optimal therapy. Provides clinical interventions as appropriate and adjusts and discontinues orders per internal clinical practice guidelines. Monitors for adverse drug reactions, allergies, drug-food, drug-drug, drug-disease interactions (renal adjustment of doses, therapeutic drug monitoring, and antibiotic stewardship). Supervises technician staff and manages distributive pharmacy tasks to ensure the delivery of medication orders to patients at the correct time. August 2014-February 2016

CVS Pharmacy, Birmingham, AL; Washington DC, MD, Metro Atl., GA Staff Pharmacist Float (Part time) Ensures quality and accurate processing of prescriptions from drop off to verification and pick up. Supervises technical staff. Contacts physicians and patients as required to ensure continuity of care and appropriate drug therapy. Complies with state regulatory requirements to perform prescription transfers, and entry of new prescriptions from fax, phone and electronic mediums. Verifies medication orders for accuracy, evaluates drug-drug and drug- disease interactions. Provides excellent customer service, patient counseling and recommends over the counter drug treatments. Monitors inventory utilization and third party billing. February 2013-present

Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 700 19th St S. Birmingham, AL (CONTRACT)

Intermittent Staff Pharmacist (Part time). Verifies medication orders for appropriateness, processing and filling medication orders, evaluates drug-drug and drug-disease interactions, makes recommendations to other clinical staff regarding medication therapy, reviews patient’s medications, allergies, labs, and contacts providers as appropriate to solve medication related problems. Documents recommendations and interventions, provides drug information, assists with therapeutic substitutions, and supervises technical staff. Provides patient counseling at discharge, and medication reconciliation to ensure continuity of care. Software/Skills: OPTI Fill, Fast Fill Vault, TALYST, PYXIS CII Safe, CPRS, VISTA.

Feb 2013- Feb 2014.

VFC Associates, Inc./GWU Medical Faculty Associates Pharmacy, 2150 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington, D.C. (CONTRACT)

Staff Pharmacist. Provides staffing for client George Washington University Medical Faculty Asso. via contract with duties assigned per Pharmacy Manager to include verifying prescriptions, counseling patients, managing staff of technicians, and other duties to maintain the operation of the pharmacy. Frequently supervises technician staff and closes pharmacy at the end of day. October 2012-Jan 2013

District of Columbia Department of Healthcare Finance, 899 North Capitol Street NE, Washington D.C.

Consultant Pharmacist. Duties include managing Medicaid prescription benefits including durable medical equipment; resolving pharmacy point- of- sale adjudication issues; reviewing prior authorization requests for physician administered drugs; budgeting and prescription benefit policies; provider and beneficiary outreach and education. Performed drug utilization review, served on D.C. Drug Utilization Board and lead presentations concerning Medicaid drug benefit policies. Assisted with quarterly Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and interfaced with various pharmaceutical drug detailers to answer inquiries concerning the District of Columbia Preferred Drug List. Managed key pharmacy benefit management staff to maintain the PBM operations, updates and requirements. July 2011- April 2012

CMS Health Initiatives, 1307 1/2 H St NE, Washington DC, 20002

Consultant Pharmacist. Meets with various sites and patients to provide education and Drug Utilization Review to HIV/AIDS population, and other minority and underserved populations. Performs community outreach at health fairs and selected events. July 2011-December 2012

Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring, Maryland

Certified Pharmacy Technician, PRN/ Weekends. Performed delivery of medications to PYXIS, prepared medication orders, and packaged medications into unit dose blisters. Prepared NICU medications, performed sterile compounding using USP 797 techniques, and prepared IV medications. Monitored and refilled anesthesia carts and crash carts, and delivered TPN and other IV medications to appropriate storage units at floor medication towers. Operated TAYLST auto-packer/inventory systems, and CERNER order entry system. Assisted with transition to mandatory bar-coding of medications. August 2010-August 2011

LICENSES & PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

Pharmacist, R.Ph., License(s)

Georgia #028388, exp. 12/2016

District of Columbia #PH 100001010, exp. 2/2017

Maryland # 20436, exp. 6/2017

Virginia #020*******, exp. 12/2016

Alabama #17047, exp. 12/2016

BLS for Healthcare Professionals, American Red Cross exp. 2015

Pharmacy Based Immunization Delivery Certification, American Pharmacists Association current with BLS certification

EDUCATION

Howard University School of Pharmacy

Doctor of Pharmacy, 2011

Honors: Pharmacy CAPS Scholarship Recipient, 2011; Center of Excellence NIH Scholarship Recipient, 2007; NIH Research Participant (2009-2011)

Birmingham School of Law, Birmingham, AL

Juris Doctorate, December 2009

Admitted to Alabama State Bar, May 2013

University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

Bachelor of Science in Public Relations, 2003

GPA: 3.7/4.00 (Dean’s List)

Honors Program Associate of Arts, 2003; Outside Concentration: Music Performance, 2003

Honors: National Achievement Scholar, University Scholars Undergraduate Research Program, Truman Scholar Nominee, Golden Key National Honor Society, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Intern for U.S. Department of State Office of International Visitors, 2001

Professional Rotations/Work experience

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), Bethesda, MD

Produced slides for the 2011 Summer Meeting on developments in medication safety. Worked with key parties to facilitate the marketing and production of an ASHP webinar on pharmacy technician issues. March-April 2011

Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic States, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC

Conducted targeted and comprehensive MTM telephone sessions with eligible Kaiser Medicare patients. Summarized clinical trials for use in the class review of topical calcineurin inhibitors for the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee. Assisted with medication reconciliation for discharged patients. February – March 2011

Howard University Hospital, Medical Intensive Care Unit, Washington, DC

Participated in multi-disciplinary rounds and offered suggestions for improvements in patient care concerning drug elimination, drug utilization (IV to PO conversions), and drug-related adverse events. Assisted with pharmacy shadowing experiences, and led pharmacotherapy sessions in the Integrated Therapeutics Lab. January – February 2011

Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Office of Surveillance and Epidemiology, Division of Pharmacovigilance, White Oak, MD

Assisted safety evaluator (preceptor) with constructing an adverse drug reaction consult based on safety signals identified from the MedWatch adverse drug reaction database. Compiled and gave a presentation. Attended several enrichment lectures in FDA Law, PubMed search, Datamining, and scientific presentations. Researched FDA law used in the process of a drug labeling change. September 2010-December 2010

Safeway Pharmacy, 490 L St NW, Washington, DC

Counseled patients, ordered medications, data entry and filling prescriptions, assisted with flu shot promotions and preparation, and prepared compounds. Resolved 3rd party/prescription insurance issues. August 2010- September 2010

District of Columbia Board of Pharmacy, Washington, DC

Assisted with updates to the D.C. Controlled Substance Schedule, pharmacy inspections, medical marijuana comment and rule making, and Board meetings. Performed research to answer questions from pharmacists, corporations and the public. July 2010- August 2010

Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring MD

Assisted clinical pharmacist with monitoring patient lab values, antimicrobial stewardship, and other critical care needs as required for attending rounds. Completed a health systems management project that documented pharmacy interventions in antimicrobial use throughout all hospital units. Prepared a presentation for an in-service education to pharmacists on updated C.Difficile guidelines. Presented a review for the P & T committee. May 2010- June 2010

Gadsden Regional Medical Center, Gadsden, AL

Learned to write total parenteral nutrition (TPN) orders, and had instruction preparing medications in the IV room. Monitored TPN patients’ electrolyte levels, assisted clinical pharmacist with IV to PO conversion. Prepared and presented a nursing-oriented continuing education presentation on propofol, when protocol concerning the medication had changed. Designed a drug utilization review form to examine ADRs related to linezolid and to reach the endpoints of antibiotic stewardship. July 2009-August 2009

CVS Pharmacy #4972, Attalla, AL

Performed entry of patient prescriptions and information, and dispensed medications. Assisted patients/customers in front store, and operated cash register and drive thru window. Expanded knowledge of pharmacy operations, resolved 3rd party/prescription insurance issues, and became proficient with a new prescription processing software program. Worked as Pharmacy Intern at close of academic rotation. June 2008-August 2008

Walgreens Pharmacy, Gadsden, AL

Pharmacy Technician. Data entry of prescriptions, operation of drive thru window. Utilized Baker Cells. Restocked supplies, and checked for expired drugs periodically. March 2007-July 2007.

Riverside Pharmacy, Gadsden, AL

Pharmacy Technician. Tracked and ordered non-controlled drug inventory. Prescription data entry. Packaged unit dose blisters. Restocked supplies, and checked for expired drugs periodically. December 2005-February 2007.

*Employment experiences earlier than 2005, available upon request

Professional Affiliations:

Howard University Pharmacy Alumni: Gala Planning Committee 2012-13

American Society of Health System Pharmacists: Public Policy Advisory Committee 2012-13

Association of Black Health System Pharmacists, Board of Director (2014) 2013-present

American Pharmacists Association (Diabetes Outreach Chair 2010)

Kappa Epsilon Professional Fraternity, 2008-present

Student National Pharmaceutical Association (Convention Delegate 2010)

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