Pharmacist

SONIA VARGHESE

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Playa Vista CA 90094

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CAREER SUMMARY

Years of hospital pharmacy experience coordinating patients’ care and medication regimens along with physicians, nurses, and other care coordinators, in a streamlined and efficient manner, using varied systems. Proactive, innovative, pleasant to work with.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Columbia University Medical Center Manhattan, NY

Staff Pharmacist Aug 2013 – Sept 2014

Utilize Eclipsys Allscripts system to input and verify patient’s medication orders for inpatients and Adult ED, while screening profiles for appropriate therapy, in 700+ bed hospital;

Make recommendations to physicians concerning medication dosages, instructions, and effects;

Answer drug information questions from nurses and residents; compound IV medications for adult patients;

Assist with Omnicell questions and issues; Attend Stroke codes and compound medications as necessary.

Sound Shore Medical Center New Rochelle, NY

Staff Pharmacist May 2011 – July 2013

May 2015 – Dec 2015 (prn)

Utilize HBO and Eclipsys Allscripts systems to input and verify patient’s medication orders, while screening profiles for appropriate therapy, in 170 bed hospital;

Make recommendations to physicians concerning medication dosages, instructions, and effects;

Answer drug information questions from nurses and residents;

Compound IV, TPN, and chemotherapy medications for adult and pediatric patients;

Perform floor inspections; prepare controlled medications for Pyxis; precept pharmacy intern and technician students; train new employees to achieve optimal performance; prepare and present inservices.

Westchester County Department of Health New Rochelle, NY

Staff Pharmacist Jan 2012 – Aug 2012

Utilize M&M system to process and dispense patient’s prescriptions for the county’s community clinics; package unit-dose medications and process returned medications.

Express Rx Pharmacy Lynbrook, NY

Staff Pharmacist Dec 2010 – May 2011

Utilize MicroMerchant system to input, dispense, and verify prescriptions in a 200 RX/week store; Counsel patients on prescription and over-the-counter medications; Consult with physicians concerning medication dosages, instructions, and effects; interact with insurance providers concerning billing issues.

Rite Aid Pharmacy Bronx, NY

Staff Pharmacist Oct 2010 – May 2011

Utilize NexGen system to input, dispense and verify prescriptions in a 1200 RX/week store; keep queue moving to reduce wait times for patients

Counsel patients on prescription and over-the-counter medications; Consult with physicians concerning medication dosages, instructions, and effects;

Perform monthly narcotic inventory; interact with insurance providers concerning billing issues.

Integrated Health Algorithms New York, NY

Pharmacist Intern Nov 2009 – May 2010

Utilize Mirixa Platform to speak to patients over the phone; welcome patients to phone services, recommend formulary changes, determine/encourage adherence to medications;

Offer/execute medication therapy management (MTM) services so patients can receive the full benefits of their medications for their health.

Shady Grove Adventist Hospital Rockville, MD

Pharmacy Technician Aug 2005 – May 2010

Utilized Siemens and PyxisConnect to fill doctor’s orders and medication carts for various departments; deliver medications to medical units;

Fill Pyxis machines; perform unit inspections; compound oral solutions;

Communicate between physicians, nurses, and pharmacists;

Train new employees to achieve optimal performance.

EDUCATION

University of Illinois-Chicago Chicago, Illinois

Health Informatics (M.S.) Dec 2017 (expected)

St. John’s University Queens, NY

Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) May 2010

CERTIFICATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS

●Registered Pharmacist & Immunizer with New York State

●Registered Pharmacist with the Maryland Board of Pharmacy

●Registered Pharmacist with California Board of Pharmacy, Lic # 75651

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