Pharmacist, Mental Health, Infectious Disease, Cardiology

Jessica DiBona PharmD.

***** **** **** ****, ************ NY, 14840

607-***-****, *******.******@******.***

Description

A well-trained pharmacist, prepared in the hospital and community, ready to provide patient centered care and further expand my training. Experienced in fast pace, demanding work conditions. Five years of clinical experience working at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Highlights of Qualifications

• Ability to prepare and assure accuracy for ready to use medications in various dosage forms intended for various routes

• Proficiency in data collection for drug administration monitoring purposes

• Comprehensive understanding of physiology, pharmacology, drug stability, medication uses and safety

• Excellent teamwork skills with the ability to complete tasks independently and communicate pertinent hand off issues at the end of shift

• Solid interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills; sharp; well organized

• Reputation for excellence and high-quality service to patients and colleagues Work Experience

Pharmacy Technician, Walgreens Pharmacy, Pikesville, MD 21209, 2020 - 2020 Pharmacy Technician, Walgreens Pharmacy, Bath NY, 14810, 2019-2020 Pharmacist, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore MD, 21218, 2020 - Present Pharmacist, CVS Pharmacy, Watkins Glen, NY and surrounding areas, 2017-2018 Sabbatical

Pharmacist, CVS Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD, 2015

Clinical Pharmacist, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, 2009-2014 Pharmacy Technician, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, 2005-2009 Skills Summary

Pharmacist

• Reconcile patient related demographic information including name, date of birth, patient location and prescriber to assure accuracy in computerized and paper patient records and patient specific drug labels

• Assure accuracy in medication preparation; guaranteeing safety, stability, correct preparation technique, accurate labeling, dosing feasibility/accuracy and beyond use dating in all doses ready for dispensing, signing each individual dose accordingly

• Assuring each drug dose dispensed is the correct drug, dose, frequency and route prior to delivery

• Assure accurate drug dosing, utilizing drug monitoring techniques available including: drug plasma levels (ex: vancomycin, aminoglycoside and phenytoin), physiological markers of drug response (ex: INR for warfarin dosing, blood glucose for insulin and TPN dosing), signs and symptoms (ex: fever and ESR for antibiotic response) recorded over various time intervals in comparison to drug doses given over the same time intervals

• Recommend timing of antibiotic peak and trough levels relative to drug infusion time and frequency of dosing leading to steady state

• Assist pharmacy support personnel and nursing staff in technical aspects of drug preparation in the clean room and beyond including administration at the bedside regarding tubing, accurate line, port, flush and filter selection

• Assure proper medication therapy referring to and directing colleagues to proper procedural guides including accredited reference books and organizational policies and procedures with dosing guides (such as the heparin bolus dosing and maintenance infusion protocol)

• Complete drug route therapy conversions and the necessary dosing changes that are required (ex: IV to Oral, Oral to Buccal, Sub-Q to IV and visa versa)

• Answering questions from medical and nursing staff regarding proper drug, dose, route, frequency and monitoring parameters and changes in drug therapy selection and conversions accordingly

• Complete various projects as assigned by the management to facilitate timely and accurate drug therapy and delivery

• Complete clinical presentations regarding drug therapy to enhance the clinical skills and knowledge of my colleagues

• Servicing various patient populations including general medicine, cardiology, infectious disease, labor and delivery, neurology, mental health, gastroenterology, surgical step down, emergency departments and general population in the community pharmacy setting

• Respond to nurse and physician questions over the phone in the hospital setting and directly over the counter in the community setting for individual patients

• Pharmacy security functions including setting alarms using codes, unlocking doors and controlled substance safes with key entry codes, badge swipe security and handling unit specific keys

• Assuring compliance with controlled substance regulations by tracking drug distribution and utilization in the facility utilizing computer generated reports specific for each patient care unit including dispensing audits as well of our pharmacy area

• Order verification and clinical monitoring of patients receiving PPN and CPN, making adjustment recommendations to the nutrition team according to metabolic panel results

• Making appropriate dose adjustments for patients receiving novel oral anticoagulants that have drug interactions with other medications in their complex cardiology regimen

• Dispensing emergent prescriptions to high acuity patients including those in the emergency department, hospice patients and home care pediatric patients

• Dispensing prescriptions to those in the community setting

• Adjudicating insurance claims in the retail setting

• Operating cash register

• Consulting with patients about their medication

• Consulting with providers about medication information

• C2 safe inventory functions

• Immunizing patients and preparing immunization paperwork

• Receipt of pharmacy order

• Filing presscriptions

• Making patient care portal phone calls to make pick up reminders Pharmacy Technician

• Gather and sort pharmacy labels in preparation for batch manufacturing and compounding tasks according to procedural guidelines and work flow models

• Gather the accurate drug, diluent and compounding supplies according to drug labels in preparation for manufacturing and compounding tasks

• Prepare individual and batch, multiple route doses for future use according to USP standards

• Preparation of hazardous medications according to policy utilizing the correct biological safety cabinet and personal protective equipment

• Assure accurate batch and individual dose labeling and record filing for future reference

• Organization of finished product in preparation for pharmacist check

• Proper arrangement and sorting of bins in delivery carts according to work flow guides

• Proper sorting of individual doses ready for delivery to patient units into said bins

• Proper delivery to computerized drug storage units assuring proper bar code label scanning and drug expiration date recording

• Assure each dose and batch dose is properly labeled with the correct beyond use date and label for refrigeration or other special storage instructions or directions

• Quick and accurate delivery to the correct medication storage facility located on each patient care unit specifying refrigeration as indicated

• Removal of expired or ready to expire drugs from the patient care unit according to policy and sorting of said medications according to policies for reuse, recycling or disposal

• Disposal of hazardous medications and sharps in accordance with local and federal laws, standards and policies

• Restocking of drug storage shelves from containers and bulk packages according to work flow models and schedules in a timely manner to assure sufficient drug supplies available for convenient and rapid dose preparation

• Cleaning of all biological safety cabinets and pharmacy counters with alcohol according to policy at the beginning and end of each shift and routinely as indicated in between large batch preparation

• Proper filing of drug manufacturing and distribution records according to policy

• Responding to phone calls for missing doses in an accurate and timely manner

• Participating in quality improvement projects and initiatives for the department

• Adjudicating insurance claims in the retail setting Education

Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore MD, 2005-2009 Bachelors of Science, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1999-2004 High School Diploma, West Irondequoit High School, Rochester, NY, 1995-1999 Certifications and Registrations

Licensed and Registered Pharmacist in the State of New York 2017-2020 Licensed and Registered Pharmacist in the State of Maryland 2009-2017, 2018-2019, 2019-2021 Certified Pharmacy Technician, National PTCB 2016-2018, 2020-2022 BLS, Rochester NY 2017-2020

Qualifications

• Over five years’ experience working in the clinical field

• Two years’ experience working in the community setting

• Self-starting

• Highly disciplined at information gathering, processing and organization

• Ability to prioritize what needs to be done at the correct time

• Driving long distances to get to the work site including travel times as long as two hours on highway roads and an hour and a half in heavy traffic

• Working alternative hours including evening, night shifts, weekends, holidays, double shifts and back to back evening-day shifts and very early starting times such as 6 and 7 AM

• Attentive monitoring and reconciliation skills for patient data and records

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