Clinical Pharmacist
Resume:
Nevine Abdallah, PhD, RPh
security clearance
**** ******** ***** **., ****** MD 20724
*******@*****.***/ *********@*****.***
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
More than 10 years’ experience as a licensed pharmacist in Maryland, and South Carolina certified Immunizer and MTM certified, in the fields of Retail Pharmacy (chain, independent and LTC), Hospital (outpatient and inpatient). Clinical Pharmacist /COVID-19 vaccination, CVS/UMMS clinics.
More than 6 years in Government (State Medicaid/Medicare and Federal) settings, as well as certified Drug Safety Associate.
Senior Informatics Pharmacist/ Expert Medical Advisor
Clinical Review Pharmacist at Supply Chain Management Military Services, DoD, US Department of Health, and Human Services/ Federal Occupation of Health.
District Medical Advisor Review Pharmacist US Department of Health and Human Services/ Federal Occupation of Health/Department of Labor.
Senior Consultant, Hendall Inc.
EXPERIENCE
Clinical Pharmacist July 2021-present
CVS Health
Reviews prescribe medications and dosages to ensure that therapy is safe and effective for the patient’s condition. Utilizes patient profiles to identify clinically significant drug allergies and drug interactions. Processes and labels prescriptions with proper identification data and directions for patient use. Compounds and dispenses medications accurately.
Analysis’s patient care and services needs in a manner that facilitates the achievement of both high level of customer satisfaction, reduce prescription cost and the attainment of organizational care and service initiatives.
Provides advice and consultation to patients regarding side effects drug interactions, specific storage requirements and complete directions for use. Monitors designated patients’ compliance and response to drug therapy to improve individual patient outcomes.
Demonstrates proficiency in operating automated systems for prescriptions order entry, patient profile review or retrieval of clinical or statistical data by Enterprise system. Maintains proper records relating to medication profiles, prescription files, controlled substances records, non-formulary records and other legal and department records and procedures.
Consults with physicians with regard to medication dosage, drug interactions, medical equipment, disease management and potential side effects of prescription and OTC medications, Medication Therapy Management (MTM).
Improves drug-inventory management system to reduce waste and eliminate back orders
Interacts with HMOs and other insurance providers concerning billing/reimbursement issues
Provides vaccination and CPR services.
District Medical Advisor Review Pharmacist/Security Clearance January 2019- present
US Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda MD
Federal Occupational of Health/US Department of Labor
Review medical cases for the US Department of Labor to approve or deny coverage for pharmaceuticals based on medical necessity criteria.
Consult with Medical team for cases with any discrepancies with drugs related to medical diagnoses.
Clinical Pharmacist PRN December 2020- November 2022
PharmPro Staffing Inc./AbsoluteCare, Greenbelt and Baltimore MD
Prepare medications by reviewing and interpreting physician orders.
Detect therapeutic incompatibilities and possible interactions between drugs
Dispense medications by compounding, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals.
Control medications by monitoring drug therapies and advising interventions
Complete pharmacy operational requirements, such as:
1.Organizing and directing technicians' work flow
2.Verifying technician preparation and labeling of pharmaceuticals
3.Verifying order entries, charges, and inspections
4.Answer questions and requests made by health care professionals
5.Occasional counseling of patients on drug therapies
Comply with state and federal drug laws as regulated by the state board of pharmacy, the drug enforcement administration and the food and drug administration.
Clinical Pharmacist COVID-19 vaccination, Soliant March 2021– June 2021
University of Maryland Medical System Clinic
Preparing I.M doses up to 2000 vaccination daily UMMS clinics using Epic system.
provide high quality, professional supervision for the Covid-19 vaccination supply and preparation within large vaccination sites.
Clinical Pharmacist COVID-19 vaccination, CVS clinic February 2021- present
administering Covid-19 vaccines involves daily travel of up to 75-mile radius to administer vaccines in clinics/nursing homes.
provide high quality, professional supervision for the Covid-19 vaccination supply and preparation within large vaccination sites.
Senior Consultant, Hendall Inc., Rockville, MD August 2020 – February 2022
Consults with the management team regarding development of new strategies for the PERM project including organizational structure, staffing plans, roles and responsibilities and review processes for data processing and medical reviews.
Supports teamwork in bid and proposal development.
Reviews prior PERM project measurements and outcomes from an historical perspective.
Staff Pharmacist April 2016- May 2020
Giant Pharmacy
Baltimore, Maryland USA
Reviews prescribe medications and dosages to ensure that therapy is safe and effective for the patient’s condition. Utilizes patient profiles to identify clinically significant drug allergies and drug interactions. Processes and labels prescriptions with proper identification data and directions for patient use. Compounds and dispenses medications accurately.
Analysis’s patient care and services needs in a manner that facilitates the achievement of both high levels of customer satisfaction, reduce prescription cost and the attainment of organizational care and service initiatives.
Provides advice and consultation to patients regarding side effects drug interactions, specific storage requirements and complete directions for use. Monitors designated patients’ compliance and response to drug therapy to improve individual patient outcomes.
Demonstrates proficiency in operating automated systems for prescriptions order entry, patient profile review or retrieval of clinical or statistical data by Enterprise system. Maintains proper records relating to medication profiles, prescription files, controlled substances records, non-formulary records and other legal and department records and procedures.
Serves as a liaison to assigned clinical care team as demonstrated by problem solving skills on medication related issues, input on education matters relating to medications and fostering interdepartmental coordination on pharmaceutical care initiatives.
Maintains professional competency through attendance and participation in clinical team meetings and ACPE accredited continuing education programs. Assists in the training and education of pharmacy students and technicians.
Consults with physicians with regard to medication dosage, drug interactions, medical equipment, disease management and potential side effects of prescription and OTC medications, Medication Therapy Management (MTM).
Improves drug-inventory management system to reduce waste and eliminate back orders
Interacts with HMOs and other insurance providers concerning billing/reimbursement issues
Provides vaccination and CPR services.
Clinical Review Pharmacist August 2018-March 2019
Security Clearance
Supply Chain Management Military Services
Program Support Center
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Perry Point, Maryland USA
Report on Clinical Supply Operations (CSO), Drug Supply Management.
Provide streamlined warehouse planning for clinical supply chain activities for DoD/ Military as well as FEMA supplies.
Review and update the FOH formulary Drug list.
Provide consultation to FOH clinics, US Department of State, and others.
Supplies must be time for patient treatment for assigned studies in the R&D Portfolio.
Develop study planning documents, as well as study level projections.
Continuously monitor and re-forecast projections based on actual study progress through study completion.
Training course: 8/22/2018
New Employee Quality Assurance Orientation and cGMP Basics.
SOP PS-06 (revisions 5) General Procedures to be followed during pharmacy packaging operations.
Clinical Pharmacist October 2016-November 2017
AHS Staffing
Maryland, USA
AbsoluteCare Pharmacy Baltimore
Spring Grove Pharmacy LTC
Prepare medications by reviewing and interpreting physician orders (Meditech/Cerner).
Detect therapeutic incompatibilities and possible interactions between drugs
Dispense medications by compounding, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals (Pyxis).
Control medications by monitoring drug therapies and advising interventions
Complete pharmacy operational requirements, such as:
6.Organizing and directing technicians' work flow
7.Verifying technician preparation and labeling of pharmaceuticals
8.Verifying order entries, charges, and inspections
9.Answer questions and requests made by health care professionals
10.Occasional counseling of patients on drug therapies
Comply with state and federal drug laws as regulated by the state board of pharmacy, the drug enforcement administration and the food and drug administration.
Sr. Informatics Pharmacist November 2015- November 2016
Expert Medical Advisor
CSRA (Federal/Civil)
Columbia, Maryland USA
Provided pharmacology subject matter expertise for a Federal Health Care Program that provides pharmacy benefits under a worker compensation model.
Performed critical reviews and analyses of the performance of the Pharmacy Program, including the delivery of prescription services, costs and utilization of the prescription benefits and other key Program measures and indicators.
Evaluated, recommended, and implemented policies and procedures for the Pharmacy Program based on market research, pharmacological trends, and industry practices.
Reviewed and incorporated health and medical standards in accordance with federal, state legal guidelines and HEDIS performance measurements.
Provided a way for physicians’ network to create clinical decision support tools that integrate into their EHR and then share them through the Allscripts and MLM exchange.
Routinely communicated with providers to influence the use of formulary medications in compliance with clinical protocols, target drug initiatives and pre-authorized therapeutic substitutions. Documented all clinical interventions using approved forms.
Participated in departmental quality improvement initiatives and contributed to team or departmental projects directed towards the achievement of improved services efficiency and patient outcomes.
Leaded critical reviews and analyses working both independently and in collaboration with team members to support Program decision-making initiatives for the delivery of services and supports the creation and dissemination of information through verbal and written communication.
Provided expertise and guidance for the Program in the areas of Fraud, Waste and Abuse (FW&A).
Documented electronic files case searches to track, manage and control issued documents, assign various tracking numbers.
Clinical Pharmacist July 2010 – November 2015
State of Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
(Medicaid and Medicare)
Baltimore, Maryland USA
Maintained and tracked laws and regulations, contract documentation, amendments, and various compliance measures. Developed policies, procedures, and processes to comply with state law, federal law, contract requirements, and various standards.
Provide drug product and clinical pharmacy knowledge for Medicaid/ Medicare Part D coverage determination requests as well as the Kidney Disease Program.
Attend court to provide pharmaceutical knowledge for appeal cases with the attorney general.
Oversee, detailed clinical data related to pharmaceuticals for analysis and research.
Conducted compliance audits, developed and implemented corrective action plans, and report on achievement of action plans to senior management and Board of Directors.
Ensured business unit and Centene Corporate are in compliance with state and federal program regulations, insurance regulations, regulatory requirements for business entities and state contract requirements.
Developed strategic relationships with state legislative policymakers and assisted with the development of state legislative public policy concerning state insurance, Managed Care Organization, Medicare and Medicaid regulations and initiatives.
Reviewed Drug utilization of both recipients and providers and used SURS computer runs and POS to uncover aberrant drug utilization and Pharmacy billing anomalies.
Reviewed physician prescriptions and orders for IV Mixtures and TPN to ensure that Rx’s paid for Maryland Medicaid are medically appropriate for the best interests of the recipient’s specific need and reviewed dosage, quantities of drugs medical usage.
Provided expert training for OIG staff in efforts to prevent fraud and abuse in the dispensing medication and proper billing of Maryland Medicaid for achieving both claims recovery and cost avoidance.
Provided expertise with Rx’s pad fraud including overprescribing, lack of DEA authorization for controlled substances.
Assisted by OIG, staff in the determination of potentially fraudulent activities regarding pharmaceutical matters.
Documented all work professionally to ensure all reports and other official documents and overrides are correct and electronically filed.
Drug Safety Associate February 2014- February 2015
QTECH SOLUTIONS INC
Somerset, New Jersey USA
Extract relevant Medical Data from the Medical Information provided and entered data into company case template of the case.
Review Adverse event Cases and Performed Triage
Reviewed cases for minimum criteria, determine clock start date of case and due date for case and determine type of case.
Review SAE Report forms.
Created the case in the safety database (Safety database screens developed In House)
Perform data entry into given drug safety database screens and written narratives.
Apply knowledge on MedDRA coding for issuing queries for all discrepancies found while coding on case report forms on following concepts:
§ Investigator Brochure/Labeling/coding information for Coding
§ Coding convention § Regulatory status-MSSO
§ Ambiguous laboratory data § Missed Concepts for MedDRA coding
§ Hierarchy in MedDRA coding and grading of AE
Generate professionally written, concise and accurate narratives for both serious and non-serious cases.
Gain working knowledge pertaining to the functionality and features of Drug Safety database (Oracle Argus).
Review SOP for Reconciliation of the serious adverse event database and SOP for Procedure description for SAE reconciliation.
Perform reconciliation to ensure that serious events are accurately captured and interpreted.
Clinical Pharmacist August 2012- November 2012
MedStar St. Mary Hospital
Inpatient Pharmacy
Leonardtown, Maryland USA
Reviewed Physician orders and fill prescriptions for patients prescribed by health care professionals using Cerner /Pyxis systems.
Ensured prescription directions for use, dose, medication interactions, therapeutic duplications, allergy information, age specific dosage and other pertinent data are appropriate for individual patients. Intervention with providers shall be made for noted discrepancy of the above-mentioned items.
Managed pharmacotherapy requiring periodic adjustment due to specific or changing pharmacokinetics characteristics (e.g., aminoglycosides, phenytoin, antithrombotic)
Assessed metabolic needs and ordered therapeutic internal or parenteral nutrition products in the inpatient setting.
Consulted with other health-care providers about patient treatment needs or options.
Clinical Pharmacist January 2012 – July 2012
University of Maryland Medical Center
Midtown Center
Outpatient and inpatient pharmacy
Baltimore, Maryland USA
Reviewed, copied and transferred Rx, received new scripts over the phone and fill prescriptions for patients prescribed by health care professionals using Meditech and HCC/Pyxis systems.
Reviewed Physician orders for IV Mixtures and TPN and prepared IV Mixtures.
Observed patients in all health care settings and conducted research to further pharmaceutical care.
Evaluated and recommended such therapeutic therapy for patients in red projects.
Kept computerized records of patients' drug therapies to prevent negative drug interactions.
Consulted patients Medication Therapy Management (MTM) and compounded drugs.
Staff Pharmacist December 2009 – July 2010
Weis Market Pharmacy
Laurel, Maryland USA
Dispensed and compounded prescriptions, and maintain accurate patient records, dosing information and directions for use by PDX.
Consulted with physicians and patients with regard to medication dosage, drug interactions, medical equipment, disease management and potential side effects of prescription and OTC medications, Medication Therapy Management (MTM).
Improved drug-inventory management system to reduce waste and eliminate back orders
Interacted with HMOs and other insurance providers concerning billing/reimbursement issues
Staff Pharmacist January 2007 – November 2009
Walgreen’s Pharmacy
Baltimore, Maryland USA
Dispensed and compounded prescriptions, and maintained accurate patient records, dosing and directions information using Script 2000 system.
Consulted with physicians and patients with regard to medication dosage, drug interactions, medical equipment, disease management and potential side effects of prescription and OTC medications, Medication Therapy Management (MTM).
Improved drug-inventory management system to reduce waste and eliminate back orders
Interacted with HMOs and other insurance providers concerning billing/reimbursement issues
LTC facility: Checked for completeness and accuracy of all new and refill labels and orders. Checked for content and accuracy of all drugs packaging and labeling.
Assisted in the proper ordering, handling, receiving, documentation, and storage of all controlled substances; assisted in maintaining a perpetual inventory for schedule II drugs.
Pharmacist Intern January 2006 - June 2006
Union Memorial Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland USA
(Inpatient) prepared IV mixture, review durable medical supplies and drugs.
(Outpatient) participated in input prescription and insurance information, filled prescriptions Compound topical drugs, reviewed durable medical supplies, insurance information, and assisted in Inventory management, replenish supplies.
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