Clinical Inpatient Pharmacist
Resume:
RESHOWN YVETTE DENNIS
Spring, Texas 77388
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:
Self Motivated Hospital Clinical Pharmacist very knowledgeable of inpatient order verification and order entry. I have over fifteen years demonstrating my independent decision making ability and performance in inpatient hospital settings. Dedicated Health Care Professional with a well rounded level of expertise in collaborating with other allied health care professionals to address pharmacy related patient questions, inpatient order clarifications and pending orders, drug-drug interactions, and suggestions of appropriate antibiotic recommendations. Able to prioritize critical care workload, while maintaining overall control of hospital patients in its entirety.
My mission objectives are to use my health care knowledge and past professional experiences to promote positive health care outcomes for patients. My intent is to assist other allied health care professionals in making the best informed pharmacy related healthcare decisions, while attempting to exceed patient expectations. Proven track record of providing excellent customer service to Clinical Allied Healthcare Team, offering a remarkable twenty-five year history with an impeccable background in pharmacology and patient therapy management. Highly respected leader with the ability to train, manage, and cultivate diverse teams resulting in peak performance. Dedicated and proven to provide undeniable work ethic ensuring rapid and precise medication dispensing in a hospital and/or retail setting. Passionate about delivering the highest quality care possible for every patient. Excels at delegating authority, group coordination, and problem solving, as shown by previous leadership experience. Interested in pursuing a challenging and dynamic position with a reputable company poised for growth.
RELEVANT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
Night Shift Clinical Inpatient Pharmacist
HCA Houston Healthcare – Conroe
November 2008- January 2011
April 2014 - July 2022
Providing night shift clinical pharmacy services for a 300-bed inpatient hospital facility, assisted by Vigilanz Pharmacovigilance Computer Software Systems, Meditech Computer Operating Systems, DoseEdge Pharmacy WorkFlow Manager and Accudose / Pyxis Medication Dispensing Systems. Duties includes, but is not limited to the verification and data entry of physician medication orders. Maintaining and Monitoring of the most critically ill patient population of the hospital, CCU (Cardiac Care Unit). Ensuring that these patients, as well as other critical areas, received top priority treatment and care. Anticipating the need of critical intravenous medications, used to treat and stabilize these patients, which included various vasopressors, narcotic sedation used in cases of intubation and maintenance, pain management medications, hospice-end of life medications, organ donation and life gift drug protocols. CABGD Protocols, Heparin Drip Protocols and Anticoagulant management.
Capable of fully managing and prioritizing work for the busy hospital Emergency Room. Ensuring all emergency crash carts have been checked and fully maintained, addressing all STAT medication orders initiated by ER physicians, including code saves, pediatric one time orders, psychiatric hold orders, Emergency Labor and Delivery orders, and PACU/OR orders.
Daily interaction with nursing and physician staffs, including patient rounding. Providing drug information and resolution of their drug questions and/or concerns. Participation in quality improvement activities that includes pharmacy clinical interventions, renal dose drug monitoring, IV/PO drug conversions, therapeutic drug interchange auto substitutions, and medication use evaluations. Participation in technology assessments. Selection, development, planning, and implementation of automated systems. Assisted in coordination of scheduled pharmacy information system downtime and disaster recovery events. Assisted in the monitoring of system interfaces for Meditech, McKesson Automation and Accudose, with billing, orders, and allergies. Reported night time system failures in regards to automated technology systems (including Meditech, Accudose, McKesson Automation, and Pyxis) to the responsible IT departments and/or the Cloverleaf Interface, by troubleshooting problems. Reported software information technology problems to the vendor and communicated a detailed status reports to pharmacy staffs. Participation in the overall pharmacy narcotic vault maintenance. Provided support and supervision of pharmacy technicians in the preparation of IV infusions, high risk drugs and/or compounds, and oral medication verification.
Detail-oriented, highly knowledgeable, and competent Clinical Pharmacist with extensive experience in reviewing patient medical orders by medical practitioners, observing its effect to suggest alternative drugs, and dispensing appropriate medication to them. Capable of doing routine rounds to understand the effect of medication on patients and monitor them closely to identify new health issues or side-effects. Team player with exceptional computer, organization and interpersonal skills.
• Shadows patients’ progress and treatment plan determining the effects of the patient’s medications on their health, facilitated by serving due diligence to working with a clinical surveillance platform, VigiLanz.
• Played a major key role of a pharmacist during the COVID-19 Pandemic for patients being hospitalized.
• Verification of Pharmacy Technician IV Admixtures with the aid of Baxter DoseEdge Pharmacy IV Compounding Workflow System.
Night Staff Inpatient Clinical Pharmacist
Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, Bryan, Texas January 2011- April 2014
Allied with the Saint Joseph Regional Hospital Medical Group as the Night Shift Inpatient Pharmacist with a three-year history devoted to transformation and development of a loyal Staff Pharmacist, dedicated to their clinical work.
Cultivated a department culture in which pharmacy technician staff members felt comfortable voicing their questions and concerns as well as contributing innovative ideas that drive development, morale, and growth.
• Represented the Pharmacy Department on the Disaster Preparedness Response Team.
• Showcased the ability to emphasize untreated health conditions conceivably resolved with relevant medication therapy.
• Sought advice from health care providers in selecting the medication therapy that best meets the patient’s needs and contributes effectively to the overall therapy goals.
• Supported the health care team’s efforts to educate the patient on other important steps to improve or maintain health, such as exercise, diet, and preventive steps like immunization.
HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Houston
Red Oak Drive
Houston, Texas
11/2007 - 08/2010
Part-time Clinical Staff Pharmacist
Provided pharmacy services to 50- bed rehabilitation inpatient hospital facility. Duties included but was not limited to data entry of medication orders, reconciliation of night time medication orders pulled from Med-Dispense Medication Dispensing Systems. Provided Therapeutic Interchange Drug Conversions and the corresponding medication order necessary for documentation. Provided Vancomycin dose monitoring services and follow-up. Provided drug information to medical and nursing staffs. Attended periodic in-service meetings for further professional learning enhancement and enrichment. Attended mandatory patient care team meetings in relation to pharmacy services, Provided supervision and support for pharmacy technicians in the preparation of intravenous admixtures, compounds, and high risk medications.
Texas Children's Hospital Texas Medical Center
6621 Fannin Street
Houston, Texas
07/2007 - 10/2008
Clinical Night Shift Staff Pharmacist
Provided night pharmacy services for a busy 600+ bed pediatric hospital. Duties included but was not limited to participation in Emergency Response Codes, provided Pharmacist support. Prepared Chemotherapy IV admixtures, Short Stability Oral Administration Compound Medications, provided Clinical Pharmacy Services for Critical Cardiac Care and Step-down Units, in addition to the NICU/PICU Units. Served as support personnel to nursing and physician staffs by providing vital drug information. Maintained daily contact with nursing and physician staffs to resolve and /or discuss patient orders and issues. Participated in quality improvement activities such as routine floor inspections, medication use evaluations, and documentation of pharmacist clinical interventions. Participated in continuing education programs, service monkeys, in-services, and workshops to maintain current knowledge and enhance professional growth. Provided drug consults to patients and/or caregivers in regards to medication use, dosage, side effects and composition. Monitored inpatient profiles for drug interactions, food-drug interactions, and duplication of therapy. Provided daily supervision of technicians and verification of their work. Assisted in maintaining a continuous level of readiness for inspections by external hospital groups and agencies.
Energetic and passionate Staff Pharmacist offering the ability to organize the night shift department using exceptional leadership and management skills to improve drug distribution operations in a pediatric hospital. Showcases an excellent proven track record for improving operations and financial performance within the department. Cultivated a department culture in which pharmacy technician staff members felt comfortable voicing their questions and concerns as well as contributing innovative ideas that drive development, morale, and growth.
• Represented the Pharmacy Department on the Code Blue and Disaster Preparedness Response Team.
• Conducted and Assisted in Various Experimental Drug Evaluations and Trials
• Managed Pharmacy Technician Employee Support Team performance by providing recognition, coaching, feedback, and implemented a performance improvement process.
• Met and exceeded monthly pharmaceutical cost savings by orchestrating corporate clinical directives simultaneously streamlining pharmacy workflow.
• Effectively evaluated the balance of patients’ prescribed medications.
HCA Valley Regional Hospital, Brownsville, Texas 01/2007 - 07/2007
Staff Pharmacist
Provided pharmacy services for a 250+ bed facility located in the Rio Grande Valley of southeastern Texas. Pharmacy used a Meditech based Computer system assisted by a McKesson Automated Robot Dispensing/Production Machine. Duties included data entry of physician medication orders, verification of technician IV preparations, and medication cart-fills. Processed TPN order entries and provided secondary order verifications. Provided drug information for hospital nursing and physician staffs, participated in drug usage evaluations and therapeutic interchange programs.
CVS/Eckerd Pharmacy #3005, #7279, #7416, Spring, Cleveland, Humble, Texas 06/2000 - 12/2006 Assistant Pharmacy Manager/ Pharmacist in Charge
Served as staff pharmacist in various stores within busy retail chain. Duties included providing leadership and supervision of pharmacy technicians while operating within high prescription volume stores. Responsible for training newly hired pharmacy technicians to prepare them in the areas of data entry of prescription orders and prescription processing, prescription record keeping maintenance and patient information gathering. Provided patient counseling to customers in regards to their drugs, recommended over the counter drug medications for various conditions, Provided and maintained good customer relationships with client base, Transferred and received prescription orders, making and receiving physician orders via telephone and/or fax, conducting annual and monthly narcotic drug inventories, making simple compounded medications, Served as the Medicare Part D insurance specialist at store #3005, Served as the Pharmacist in Charge at # 7416. Assisted in maintaining a continuous level of readiness for inspection by external pharmacy groups and agencies.
Retail Pharmacist well-versed in pharmacology, dispensing, compounding and medication therapy. Flexible in quickly mastering new technologies and information systems. Excels at teamwork, conflict resolution, and making sound decisions under pressure. Empathetic and intuitive during client interactions and adept at building trust and strong customer relations. Trusted and worked as a PRN/Floater Pharmacist on an “as needed” basis always remaining reliable and dependable.
• Served as the Pharmacist In Charge-Eckerd Pharmacy 2003-2004
• Preformed and/or delegated duties to initiate Insurance Prior Authorization / non-Formulary claims by calling Physicians and then following up with patient’s insurance carrier to ensure proper approval of medications.
• Followed USP Guidelines and Recommendations and/or Flavor Rx to make prescription based drug compounds and specialty medications.
• Managed and supervised staff to include pharmacy technicians, pharmacy students, and volunteers.
• Ensured patients were knowledgeable and fully aware about changes, if any, to their prescribed medications.
• Effectively communicated drug information and dosing guidelines to fellow clinicians to provide optimal patient care.
Staff/Floater Pharmacist Kroger Pharmacy
Houston SouthWestern Division KMA
Houston, Texas
November 1999 -May 2000
Retail Pharmacist well-versed in pharmacology, dispensing, compounding and medication therapy. Flexible in quickly mastering new technologies and information systems. Excels at teamwork, conflict resolution, and making sound decisions under pressure. Empathetic and intuitive during client interactions and adept at building trust and strong customer relations. Trusted and worked as a PRN/Floater Pharmacist on an “as needed” basis always remaining reliable and dependable.
Assistant Pharmacy Manager, Store 3025, Spring, Texas November/1999 - May/2000
Served as staff pharmacist in various stores within busy retail chain. Duties included providing leadership and supervision of pharmacy technicians while operating within high prescription volume stores. Responsible for training newly hired pharmacy technicians to prepare them in the areas of data entry of prescription orders and prescription processing, prescription record keeping maintenance and patient information gathering. Provided patient counseling to customers in regards to their drugs, recommended over the counter drug medications for various conditions, Provided and maintained good customer relationships with client base,Transferred and received prescription orders, making and receiving physician orders via telephone and/or fax, conducting annual and monthly narcotic drug inventories, making simple compounded medications, Assisted in maintaining a continuous level of readiness for inspection by external pharmacy groups and agencies.
Kroger Pharmacy, KMA Southwestern Division / Cincinnati Corporate Headquarters, Houston, Texas / Cincinnati, Ohio
Pharmacy Technician
May 1991 - August 1997 Cincinnati, Ohio / Houston, Texas
Served as a Pharmacy Technician under the direct supervision of the Pharmacist in Charge or Registered Pharmacist – and according to the standards procedures- Obtained patient information demographic data needed for entry of prescription orders. Assisted with insurance processing and/ or resolution of prescription coverage issues. Typed and affixed prescription labels to bottles, counted and poured in medications for the pharmacists. Prepared and maintained file charge slips. Assisted with the filing and maintenance of pharmacy prescriptions. Assisted pharmacist with perpetual and annual controlled drug inventories. Performed other related duties. Reported to the Director of Pharmacist in Charge. Processed weekly drug ordering. Maintained general drug par levels. Assisted Pharmacist in maintaining a continuous level of readiness for inspection by external pharmacy groups and agencies.
STAFF / VOLUNTEER /OTHER PER DIEM POSITIONS:
Cardinal Healthcare
Scenic Mountain Medical Center,
Big Spring, Texas
Hopkins County Memorial Hospital,
Sulfur Springs, Texas
1997-1999
CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Medical Center, Longview, Texas
2008-2010
HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital Facility
Red Oak Drive
Houston, Texas
2008-2010
Served as Volunteer on Grief Counseling Support Staff
The Rose of Texas Hospice Care Services
The Woodlands, Texas
2016 -2019
EDUCATION CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES:
Texas Southern University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Houston, Texas, Graduation Date:August 1997
Degree Held: BS Pharm
Registered Pharmacist Intravenous
Sterile Compounding Certification
Basic Life Support
Adult, Child, Infant CPR
Pharmacist Vaccine Immunization Certification
November 2022
*PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUESTS*
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