IJEOMA N. ESOMONU, PHARM. D.

***** * ***** ******* #****, Overland Park, KS 66213

Tel: 913-***-****..H 951-***-****..C

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Objective: To obtain the position of staff pharmacist with a reputable pharmacy establishment, and to contribute strong clinical knowledge, customer service skills, and work experience.

Highlights:

Previously licensed in California, and recently licensed in Kansas, Missouri, and Colorado states by examination. Have practiced pharmacy in diverse settings such as: hospital pharmacy (Acute Care Hospital, Long Term Acute Care Hospital), Behavioral Health Hospital, Long-Term Care Pharmacy, Retail/Community Pharmacy. The following are some of what I can do:

Proficient in dosing of ICU drips/antibiotics/narrow therapeutic range drugs

Comfortable with dosing/preparation of chemotherapy

Proficient in OB/GYN drips/standing orders/antibiotics

Proficient in furnishing of operating room medications/protocols

Proficient in therapeutic dosing of antibiotics, pharmacokinetic calculations for aminoglycosides/vancomycin, as well as monitoring and dosage adjustment for same

Monitoring/adjustment of fentanyl, procrit, warfarin, heparn, lovenox, other narrow therapeutic range and high-risk drugs

Weight-based/disease-specific dosing of antibiotics, drips, and other drugs for Neonatal, Pediatric, Geriatric populations, and for behavioral health

TPN dosing/monitoring, and electrolyte adjustment per physician directive

Renal dose adjustment, therapeutic substitution with formulary meds

Participate in Code-Blue events as the drug resource person

Ability to conduct drug regimen reviews and make therapeutic interventions

Proficient in tackling high medication/prescription order volumes, while providing exceptional customer service and prioritizing work to meet demands

Proficient in a variety of pharmacy software such as: EPIC, CPOE, MEDITECH, PRO-TOUCH, CERNA, PARAGON, RX-CONNECT, PIMS, WINRX.

Work Experience:

Humana CenterWell Pharmacy via SOLIANT Agency

Designation: Staff Pharmacist

Duration: February 2023 to present

Provide PRN coverage of shifts at a retail pharmacy located in a clinical setting. Primarily provide pharmacy services to seniors of the geriatric age group. Pharmacy services in this facility are individualized, and customer service that is prompt, courteous and efficient is highly emphasized. This Humana facility offers a range of services including: a medical clinic, laboratory services, immunization services, and a retail pharmacy unit. Pharmacists and prescribers interact all day to provide comprehensive healthcare delivery to the patients.

Kindred Hospital, Northland, Missouri (LTACH) via SOLIANT Agency

Designation: Staff Pharmacist, in-patient

Duration: June 2021 to September 2021

Review medication administration records (MARS) and profiles for patients with new orders, identify dosing issues, contact prescribers to resolve for appropriateness. Verify orders in RxConnect and perform order entry in Pro-Touch. Process orders/double check and send doses for all orders.

Compound medications, repackage medications, fill medication orders, prepare IVs and TPNs, dispense medications, and deliver items to medication rooms in nursing units or to patient medication drawers. Run inventory reports to identify low stock, restock controls and non-controls in Automatic Dispense System (MedDispense). Also run cart fill update report, fill patient medication drawers in cassettes and perform cart exchange to patient rooms on designated days.

Dose/monitor antibiotics, including aminoglycosides and vancomycin per protocol and prescriber consult. Perform pharmacokinetic calculations, renal dose adjustment, electrolyte adjustment for TPNs as needed. Order labs, follow-up reports, and do clinical documentation.

Review emails for admissions/referral information. Perform medication profile review for: prior to arrival meds (PTA), H&P, MAR, discharge medication list for prospective patients. Identify and resolve formulary, pricing, and availability issues. Liaise with admitting office and referring facility to ensure no medication issues prior to patient’s arrival to Kindred.

Assist manager with inventory management and control as follows: receive orders, review orders/invoices, unpack orders, file invoices and document inventory. Update carts and send pending doses. Continually compile list of out of stock/low inventory items, ensure orders are placed on Bergen before end of shift.

Assist in all aspects of inpatient pharmacy operations: check technician’s work, help train newer staff, write reports, go on codes, refill crash carts, check medication rooms refrigerators for proper storage, pull expired meds. Also take calls overnight during on-call days.

Cottonwood Springs Behavioral Health Hospital, Olathe, KS

Designation: Staff Pharmacist

Duration: February 2020 to October 2021

Review prescriber orders for appropriateness: check for drug interactions, adverse drug reactions, inappropriate dosage, duplicate dosing, ensure formulary drugs are selected. Thoroughly review for accuracy/omissions, clarify orders with prescribers and document interventions in “HCS”.

Verify/confirm orders in a timely manner to enable pyxis access by nurses, and timely medication delivery to patients. Procure out of stock (OS) medications quickly from nearby health facilities or retail pharmacies to prevent delay in drug administration to patients.

Order/review labs for patients on specific medications such as Clozaril, Procrit, certain antibiotics.

Check work of pharmacy technicians, verify and sign off on unit dose repackaging, cart fills, ADS restocking etc. Perform safety checks, furnish E-kits to nursing units and replenish E-kits after use.

Assign pyxis access to nurses and resolve/troubleshoot issues with pyxis usage for nursing staff. Also navigate pyxis usage issues, evaluate reports, resolve discrepancies.

Participate in Code blue as the drug resource. Attend daily Huddles with rest of clinical team to review patient cases and discuss information for patient care. Answer drug questions, furnish drug information to team.

Perform inventory management and control. Order/receive medications (including control drugs) from vendors, reconcile invoices. Verify narcotic count, perform perpetual inventory, resolve discrepancies and document appropriately.

Perform routine floor/unit inspections: check for expired drugs, audit drug inventory, check proper storage of drugs/devices, perform safety checks.

IMAN’S PHARMACY, Kansas City, Missouri

Designation: Staff Pharmacist

Duration: September 2019 to May 2021

Create computerized medication profiles for new patients; obtain information on allergy, health condition, insurance, and other patient data to enable prescription processing. Verify patient data, billing/reimbursement information for existing patients. Also contact insurance providers for proper billing codes.

Review prescriptions for appropriateness of dose, indication, drug interactions, duplications, allergies. Contact prescribers to resolve prescription errors, and to recommend formulary items, TARS and refill requests.

Fill, compound, dispense, and sell prescriptions to patients. Counsel patients on compliance, medication storage, drug interactions, disease management and potential side-effects of prescription and OTC drugs. Counsel patients on proper medical equipment and device use.

Provide exceptional customer service including OTC recommendation, information and education about medications, screening tests, laboratory results, vaccinations. Answer questions from patients and their caregivers; help them with use of in-store blood pressure machine and interpret readings for them. Provide free prescription delivery on demand.

Manage drug inventory levels, order medications and supplies, receive deliveries, reconcile invoices. Order control substances per professional standards and legal requirements, perform perpetual inventory, and accurately document inventory.

Interact with other pharmacies to transfer prescriptions, receive copies per patient request. Currently tasked with building a network of prescribers to increase new patient enrollments.

Manage ancillary staff, implement new pharmacy guidelines, keep up with new developments in pharmacy.

Bidwell Pharmacy and Medical Supply, Chico, CA

Designation: Staff Pharmacist

Duration: July 2014 to June 2017

Prepare and maintain computerized patient medication profiles, making sure all information necessary for processing patient prescriptions is up to date.

Interpret and review prescriptions for appropriateness (dosage, indication, duplications, drug interactions, adverse reactions, allergies). Contact prescribers and clarify errors/deficiencies in prescriptions before processing.

Enter prescription orders into the pharmacy operating system accurately and in a timely manner and supervise/validate technician order entry and other duties by technician. Also tackle insurance and billing issues, resolve payment rejections quickly.

Fill, compound, and dispense medications, and counsel patients on the proper use of drugs, and devices, and the proper storage of same. Also provide customers with superior customer service, answer their questions on drug and health issues; help them with over the counter (OTC) drug recommendation, and information for drug disposal especially narcotics.

Order/reorder pharmacy supplies and medications including controlled substances. Conduct audits and inventory management; perform controlled substance transactions and pharmacy operations in compliance with pharmacy laws and regulations.

Participate in community outreach events to promote wellness and preventive health such as immunization, screening tests; and build goodwill with neighborhood residents and businesses.

Omnicare Pharmacy, Lodi, CA

Designation: Staff Pharmacist

Duration: August 2013 to June 2014

Review of physician drug orders for appropriateness, and entry of orders into patient profiles via pharmacy computer operating system.

Therapeutic dosing of antibiotics, TPN dosing and electrolyte adjustment according to physician directive.

Therapeutic drug monitoring and dosage adjustment for warfarin, lovenox, heparin, procrit, fentanyl, antibiotics, drugs needing renal adjustment, and other high-risk drugs according to established protocols.

Pharmacokinetic calculations and monitoring of aminoglycosides, vancomycin, other antibiotics per established guidelines and protocols.

High volume phone interaction with nurses at Long Term Care Facilities (LTCFs), Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) and Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs); provision of medication information to nurses, physicians, other personnel and caregivers.

Review, validate and correct work of pharmacy technicians in tasks such as order entry, preparation, labelling, filling/restocking and generally supervise all aspects of their duties.

Pull controlled substances for technicians to refill daily stock, maintain perpetual inventory of narcotics and controlled substances; ensure timely reordering of pharmacy stock and maintain inventory records.

Undertake/supervise all aspects of dispensing, specialized packaging, IV infusion preparation and timely delivery of pharmaceuticals to elderly facilities.

Alta Bates Summit, Medical Center, Berkeley, CA

Designation: Staff Pharmacist

Duration: April 2012 to June 2013

Order entry via pharmacy computer operating system (EPIC), and verification of orders entered by physicians via Computerized Prescriber Order Entry system (CPOE).

Pharmacokinetic dosing and monitoring of aminoglycosides, vancomycin, heparin, warfarin, lovenox, and other narrow therapeutic range drugs.

Weight-based and disease-specific dosing of antibiotics, drips, and age-specific dosing for geriatric, neonatal (NICU), and pediatric (PICU) groups.

Calculate correct amount of ingredients for technicians to use for compounding, also supervise and validate technicians’ tasks.

Provide drug information to hospital staff verbally and in writing, also counsel patients prior to discharge regarding compliance and storage as well as proper use of medical devices.

Conduct medication room inspections for proper storage conditions and to retrieve expired drugs. Perform regular inspection and audit of dispensed narcotics to ensure accurate inventory and accountability.

Mercy Hospital, Folsom, CA (a CHW hospital)

Designation: Staff Pharmacist

Duration: March 2011 to November 2011

Order entry into patient medication profiles via pharmacy computer system, and verification/authentication of orders entered by physicians through CPOE. Thorough review of orders for clinical issues with corrections made prior to order entry.

Pharmacokinetic dosing and monitoring of aminoglycosides, vancomycin, and electrolyte adjustment for TPNs per physician directive.

Renal dosing of antibiotics, therapeutic substitution of drugs with formulary agents per policy.

Prepare medications including IVs, supervise work of pharmacy technicians and pull narcotics for unit supplies and maintain narcotic inventory.

Participate in Code Blue calls and perform duties such as: prepare urgent drips, verify doses, calculate drip rates, refurbish depleted code drugs.

Conduct regular medication room inspections for proper medication storage, to retrieve expired drugs, and to audit narcotics. Also restock medications in emergency rooms and nursing units.

Provide drug information to healthcare staff and educate nursing staff on proper use of automated dispensing equipment; also assign them with access codes and help trouble shoot Omnicell issues.

Perform renal dose adjustment and therapeutic substitutions with formulary agents; procure unavailable medications by borrowing from affiliated facilities and arranging for courier delivery to affected hospital.

Comprehensive clinical documentation, records of all actions taken during night shift, and compilation of reports for day staff to follow up on.

Kaiser Foundation Medical Center, Antioch, CA

Designation: Staff Pharmacist

Duration: April 2006 to September 2010

Originate and maintain patient drug profiles via EPIC software, perform order entry, conduct regular review of patient charts and medication regimen.

Direct and supervise pharmacy technicians, help train new hires; also educate nursing staff on pyxis use, drug location (pyxis, floor stock, fridge), drug handling and administration.

Pharmacokinetic dosing/monitoring of aminoglycosides, vancomycin, antibiotics, per protocol.

Floor inspection on designated days to check for proper storage, expiring drugs, control substance audit; also assist with inventory management and control.

Ensure proper handling of hazardous drugs and proper documentation for Investigational Drugs.

Participate in pharmacy and hospital wide preparations for Joint Commission inspections.

Consult with patients prior to discharge and provide drug information for proper use and storage of drugs at home. Also provide drug information to hospital personnel when requested to do so.

Sierra View District Hospital, Porterville, CA

Designation: Staff Pharmacist

Duration: February 2004 to April 2006

Medication order entry, review of patient profiles and medication regimen for appropriateness. Also perform thorough review of orders processed by pharmacy technicians.

Ensure correct dosing of chemotherapy drugs based on the disease state regimen and body surface area (BSA) calculation; undertake preparation of chemotherapy in the proper compounding area; provide infusion nurse with proper information for chemo handling and administration.

Document medication errors, adverse events, assist in data collection and maintenance of pertinent records for drug use reviews (DURs) and for overall improvement of pharmacy operations. Participate in inter-department meetings/presentations to help develop and maintain hospital drug formulary.

Educate nursing staff (verbally and in writing) on automated dispensing machine use, location of drugs (fridge, floor stock, pyxis), proper handling/administration of drugs, thereby minimize phone calls for missing medication.

Routine floor inspections and audit of control medications at nursing units; timely reordering of pharmacy stock, and maintenance of perpetual inventory for narcotics and controlled substances.

As part of the overall team, ensure compliance with pharmacy policies and procedures as well as readiness for Joint Commission Inspections.

Education:

Pharm.D. – Xavier University, Louisiana 2001

Licensed Pharmacist KS, MO, (2019); CO 2021; CA 2002

BLS (2021), and ACLS (2020), Immunization Delivery 2021

Medication Therapy Management (MTM), 2020

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