Specialty Clinical Pharmacist, Prior Authorization Clinical Pharmacist

Bonnie Faye Ruch, Pharm.D.

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Objective:

To provide effective, efficient services as a Clinical Pharmacist with the ultimate goal of enhancing patient’s quality of life with the safe use of prescribed medications by:

- Coordinating care between patient and prescriber

- Reviewing medication history and adverse reaction history

- Evaluating for medication safety

- Evaluating for medication cost-effective use

- Assessing for drug interactions

- Providing clinical guidance for formulary options and utilizing medication criteria-for-use

- Participating in standardized processes for prior authorization drug reviews

- Utilizing evidence-based drug literature and disease state management guidelines

Professional Summary:

To summarize my pharmacy career within the VA Medical Centers, I have served as the clinical pharmacist and prior authorization pharmacist in all ambulatory medical and surgical specialty clinics. In addition, I have designed medication monitoring clinics for Neurology, Nephrology, Cardiology, and Rheumatology services. My strengths are constructively evaluating prior authorization drug requests, creating quality therapeutic care plans, providing drug information, solving complex problems, and initiating projects for patient safety, area improvements, and cost containment. I enjoy working independently as well as collaboratively with patients and healthcare teams. I have taken a lead role in Prior Authorization by choice throughout my VA Pharmacy career and received numerous awards for the most clinical pharmacy interventions. Statistics have documented my service to be exceptionally above the national average in getting patients to therapeutic goals. Performance appraisals have noted me to be exceptional in balancing competing priorities, being extremely flexible and adaptable, taking tremendous pride in doing a thorough job, and being a true team player.

Experience:

2017 - 2022: Telework PACT Clinical Pharmacy Specialist for the Veteran’s Administration Medical Center, Tomah, Wisconsin, providing medication management for ambulatory care disease states and review Primary Care and all Community Care Prior Authorization Drug Requests

2009 - present: Telework Pharmacist with Wong Pharmacy Service providing remote prescription processing for Veteran’s Administration Medical Centers

2015 - 2017: Telework Home-Based Primary Care Pharmacist for the Veteran’s Administration Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina, identifying medication related problems and making recommendations to solve these issues while working collaboratively with the HBPC team

1999 - 2015: Clinical Pharmacist at the Veteran’s Administration Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina, providing ambulatory care pharmacy services to all Medical and Surgical Services within the Specialty Clinics with emphasis on reviewing prior authorization drug requests.

1998 - 1999: Pharmacist at the Veteran’s Administration Medical Center, Syracuse, New York, practicing in the Outpatient, Primary Care and Ambulatory Care Discharge settings

1997 - 1998: Pharmacist at Evans Army Community Hospital, Fort Carson, Colorado, practicing in the Outpatient, Inpatient, and Primary and Specialty Care Clinical settings

1994 - 1997: Pharmacist at the Veteran’s Administration Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia, practicing in the Outpatient and Primary and Specialty Care Clinical settings

Education:

University of Florida, Doctorate Degree in Pharmacy, graduated Magna Cum Laude 2005

Virginia Commonwealth University’s Medical College of Virginia, Bachelor of Science Degree in Pharmacy 1994, Virginia Pharmacy License : 1994 to date

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