Aviva Farbowitz

Pharm. D B.C.P.S.

917-***-****

adnpnc@r.postjobfree.com

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

I am a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree. I have experience in the area of pharmacy since 2007. My career focus has been in the areas of both retail and hospital pharmacy practice. In the retail setting I practice counseling based customer approach to ensure safe and proper use of all types of medication. As a hospital pharmacist, I collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team of professionals to ensure optimal patient care, through the utilization of clinical pharmacy practice and standards of care. My ability to work in a dual environment, allows me to practice pharmacy with the utmost diligence, care and superb experience needed to ensure and deliver quality healthcare to the population.

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT:

June 2017-Present The Valley Hospital Ridgewood, NJ

Staff Pharmacist

Daily Verification of patient medication order entry. Ensure all medication orders entered are properly written, indicated, and safely dosed based on the entire patient profile including, labs, clinical background, and admitting diagnosis.

Perform ICU and CCU clinical rounds with medication recommendations according to clinical and up to date guidelines based on the patients presenting diagnosis and symptoms.

Comprehensive medication reconciliation reviews upon ER admission, inpatient admission, and patient discharge. Ensure patients are admitted with correct home medications, appropriate inpatient medications and a thorough review of all medications patients will be discharged home with.

Heart Failure and Stroke medication recommendations, including discharge counseling, by reviewing with the patient all important details of their new medications, relevant side effects and proper administration.

Prepare all inpatient IV admixture for any population type including, NICU, pediatrics, and elderly.

Assist in compounding NICU TPN and Biologic medications.

Assist in Rapid Response and Code calls in any unit and ensure proper medication administration

Order entry, verification and management, and prepare chemotherapy IV medications in closed system transfer devices for inpatient and outpatient oncology patients.

Participate in clinical trial management related to investigational and marketed drug product, IV admixture, proper documentation and HIPAA compliance

PACU and OR trained, and assist with surgical and anesthesia order management, clinical recommendations and post operative patient medication management.

Antibiotic Stewardship trained and assists with clinical antibiotic recommendations alongside infectious disease physicians. I review the patients’ hospital course and ensure they are managed appropriately on the correct antibiotics and any other clinical decision making regarding antibiotic medication management.

Luckow Pavillion The Valley Hospital

NJ registered Pharmacist

Outpatient retail Pharmacy servicing specialty prescriptions, ambulatory surgery, and pain management.

Liaise between insurance companies for prior authorizations and copay assistance programs; ensuring patients are paying the lowest possible amount for medications and obtaining them in a timely manner.

Daily counseling and collaboration with medical professionals for optimal patient pharmacotherapy

Verify and secure specialty prescriptions including chemotherapy, biologics and hormone injectables and ensure timely delivery to patients.

Perform drug utilization management and review of prescriptions and make all necessary clinical recommendations to physicians as needed to ensure safe medication use by the patient.

Perform daily immunizations of all available vaccinations.

Compound outpatient biologic and chemotherapy infusion in our in house infusion center. I ensure proper order management, verification and delivery directly to the nurse for administration to the patient.

Valley Health Specialty Pharmacy

Perform essential functions of medication assessment and counseling. Perform patient follow up, adherence and medication therapy management with specialty anti-neoplastic and Rheumatoid Arthritis medications.

Liaise between providers and patients to ensure all specialty pharmacy medications are appropriately dosed and indicated for patient according to nationally recognized guidelines.

Ensure all medications are submitted through the appropriate outlets including foundations and insurance carriers, to render a cost effective or zero dollar copay.

January 2021- Present New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center David H. Koch Center-infusion and ambulatory care services

Per Diem Pharmacist

Verify all ambulatory same day surgery orders

Maintain narcotics for the entire ambulatory care center including infusion services and Childrens hospital located in the building

Verify and prepare all chemotherapy using CSTD, ensuring proper treatment protocols, regimens, and safe handling of all hazardous material.

Monitor patient lab results and side effects to ensure correct dosing and pharmacological intervention during infusion

Reconcile narcotic discrepancy reports and ensure proper record keeping of all paperwork.

PAST EMPLOYMENT:

April 2013- October 2018

Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center Westwood, NJ

Hospital Staff Pharmacist

Checked prescriptions to make sure there were no errors and that they're appropriate and safe for the individual patient use.

Provided advice on the dosage of medicines and the most appropriate form of medication to the physician at their request.

Participated in critical care rounds, taking patient medications histories and provided recommendations and treatment plans as appropriate.

Discussed treatments with patients' relatives, community pharmacists and family practitioners to ensure all important team members were up to date on the patients’ medical care.

Performed comprehensive medication reconciliation upon ER admission, inpatient admission and discharge.

Performed daily outpatient infusion center admixture.

Supervised the compounding and dispensing of all treatments pertaining to NICU patients.

Performed daily INR monitoring, dosage adjustment for kidney related functions

Assisted in the antibiotic stewardship program with the infectious disease team and managed patients’ antibiotic regimens and made clinical decisions as needed for optimal patient therapy.

Supported a collaborative interdisciplinary medical team to ensure optimal patient medication therapy and overall well being.

April 2007- April 2018 Walgreens Pharmacy New Jersey

NJ Registered Pharmacist

Administered prescription medication and ensured medication supplied corresponded with the prescriptions

Ensured a double check prescription system to facilitate medication dispensing with zero errors.

Supervised the preparation of medication not compounded by the manufacturer

Monitored blood pressure, as well as cholesterol levels of patients and offered diabetes screening and counseling on healthy weight loss management and diet and exercise.

Performed daily vaccination of all types and simultaneous implementation of flu clinics within schools, area of worship, recreational centers, senior homes

Supervised, managed and trained pharmacy support staff

Utilized my ability to delegate and prioritize with an influx of prescription volume, especially during busy seasons and times of higher than normal patient demand.

Ensured patients were given the proper awareness of drug side effects, storage, administration directions and important OTC drug interactions.

Submitted pre-authorization forms to physician office, and assisted them with the necessary paperwork to ensure positive approval from insurance companies.

Assisted with providing diabetic, DME equipment, and respiratory medication CMN forms to Medicare to ensure patients receive $0 copay on specific testing supplies as well as respiratory medications.

Assisted fellow staff to interpret physicians’ prescriptions for customers during rush hour on daily basis and supported the staff to maintain 100% patient safety.

Responsible for providing professional clinical service to patients with hyperlipidaemia, diabetes, hypertension, and opioids concerning the mode of dosage, frequency of drug admission, and the possible side effects.

PAST WORK EXEPRIENCE

April 21st-August 25th 2007 New Jersey

Walgreens Pharmacy Summer Internship Program

Learned essential functions of retail pharmacy

Assisted the pharmacist in all aspects of a licensed pharmacist

Filled patient prescriptions

Counseled patients on OTC medications

April 2007-July 2010

Walgreens Pharmacy New Jersey

Walgreens Pharmacy intern (paid)

Counseled patients on medication usage and adverse drug events and side effects.

Managed patient wellbeing with doctors and other healthcare professionals to optimize customer health and satisfaction.

Performed Medication Therapy Management (MTM) with doctors and insurance companies.

Managed pharmacy technicians and interns.

LICENSE

New Jersey Board of Pharmacy LIC: 28RI03381400

New Jersey registered Immunizer LIC: 28RJ01879

New York Board of pharmacy LIC: 063756

Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (B.C.P.S.) LIC: 3162313

EDUCATION

2010 Long Island University

Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Doctor of Pharmacy

PUBLICATIONS

Farbowitz A., Weng-Wong T. Dronedarone (Multaq): A New Antiarrhythmic Medication for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter. Lenox Hill Hospital pharmacy news letter. 2009; 2 (3): 3-6

PRESENTATIONS

Management of Asthma Exacerbation in the Hospital Setting: Presented to Doctor of Pharmacy degree students and clinical pharmacists, Bellevue Hospital Center, June 2009

Amiodarone Pulmonary Toxicity: Presented to Doctor of Pharmacy degree students and clinical pharmacists, Lenox Hill Hospital, August 2009

Pharmacovigilance Concepts and Practices: Presented to Sentrx pharmacovigilance company employees, Sentrx, February 2010

Factor V Leiden Mutation: Presented to Doctor of Pharmacy degree students and clinical pharmacists, The Brooklyn Hospital, September 2009

CERTIFICATIONS

Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS)

Pharmacist Letter Peer Review pharmacist

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certified

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certified

Blood Born Pathogen certified

CITI certification

Certified Immunizer

EPIC trained

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

American Society of Health Systems Pharmacist (ASHP) 2009-Present

New York State Council of Health-system Pharmacist 2009- Present

Pharmacists Letter 2013-Present

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