Data Entry Health Care

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PHONE H: 724-***-**** C: 724-***-**** • ****************@*****.*** MICHELLE WEDGE-COOLEY, RPH MBA, MS,Clin Pharm

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

An experienced and dedicated health professional, I am also a resourceful problem solver who has a diverse background in pharmacy practice. I currently desire a position where I will be able to provide pharmaceutical care, become a valued member of a team, and utilizing my wealth of experience, diligently work to improve the health and wellness of customers, patients, and caregivers as well as to consistently work to improve communications between health care team members and strive to make a positive impact in a dynamic healthcare environment. WORK EXPERIENCE: 10/14 - 1/23 Precision Care/Health Direct Institutional Pharmacy Latrobe, PA

• Assured accurate transitions of care between hospital and nursing home and skilled care settings; reconciling medication orders and assuring nothing for everyone regarding pharmaceutical care was overlooked.

• Verified accuracy of data entry and integrity of billing, answered phone inquiries from nurses and physicians, coordinated care with caregivers and physicians, consulted with hospice, filled & verified cycle fill for over 70 long-term care facilities, maintained a productive workflow and assured timely delivery of medications across multiple departments.

• Worked closely with the Inventory Specialist to institute a new method of bi-weekly ordering of medications from the central warehouse for each pharmacy automation station, including both high use and low use (brand) medications, increasing productivity for everyone involved, increasing communication, and decreasing the amount of inventory on-hand we needed to keep on the shelf (especially for brand medications in cycle fill.) This saved $1,000’s per week at our location and countless amounts at other locations once implemented. 08/16-01/17 SafeMark Regulatory Consulting Canonsburg, PA

• Conducted name safety research and testing of new brand and nonproprietary drug name candidates, often for products in clinical development, for both US & International pharmaceutical, biotech, and veterinary clients centered around minimizing the potential for medication errors bur still based on the chemical drug name, while keeping promotion in mind.

• Provided effective data analysis, working in and between a multitude of databases, including preliminary review for sound alike/look alike considerations, promotional connotations, or elements of confusion, and real-world prescription simulation studies and surveys of medical professionals.

• Prepared written narrative reports and power points for presentation to the FDA and Global regulatory agencies in Canada, the EU, and Japan that summarized the client’s name candidates and the results of our extensive name safety testing. 11/08-6/10 Rite Aid Pharmacy Jeannette, PA

• Provided pharmaceutical care by monitoring customers drug therapy for contraindications, interactions, duplications, allergies, dosing errors & compliance.

• Enhanced customer service by answering questions & educating customers on the proper use of Rx & OTC medications and devices and resolving customer and caregiver problems, insurance issues, or complaints in a professional and timely manner.

• Consulted with physicians and other health care professionals for individualized MTM, mentoring interns and supervising technicians.

11/06-12/07 S & L Solutions Latrobe, PA

• Provided full service temporary Pharmacist coverage for clients in retail & hospital setting including Med-Fast Pharmacy, Mercy Jeannette Hospital, and West Penn Hospital, quickly learning & adapting to new settings, computer systems, and pharmacy delivery systems.

• Worked as a team player to maintain seamless workflow and documentation to communicate with pharmacy managers and ancillary staff about patient care.

• Provided direct care to patients on satellite pharmacies on med/surg, ortho/rehab, short stay, and the burn unit, dispensing first dose meds & IV’s as well as providing drug information to doctors, residents, interns, and nurses.

11/05/11/06 Ranier’s Compounding Lab Jeannette, PA

• Compounded medications to provide alternative and effective means of medication delivery for customers with a variety of special needs, including those with autism, cardiac, renal, GI disorders, as well as HRT & ED clients, diabetic, dental, ophthalmic, veterinary & hospice clients requiring liquid, transdermal, sublingual, and other customized formulations.

• Serviced hospice & palliative care patients, families, and nurses for 45 regional agencies, providing pain management, wound care & comfort measure consults for nurses 24/7, formulary

& medication management for nursing as well as nursing support as needed and attending interdisciplinary meetings to follow patient care.

• Provided consultations & research for physicians, dentists, pain clinics, veterinarians & holistic practitioners as well as instituted new clean room policies per USP 797 standards for sterile preparation in our clean room where we dispensed things such as sterile eye drops, prepared high dose IV narcotics, among others.

08/04 - 05/05 Forbes Regional Hospital Monroeville, PA

• Directly responsible for physician consultation, order approval, UD dispensing, IV, chemo, & TPN dosing & preparation, narcotic dispensing & reconciliation, IV to PO conversion as we well as dosing & monitoring all Aminoglycosides, Vancomycin, and Heparin in house. 09/96-06/04 Monongahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA

• Pharmacist in charge & Interim Director during extensive vacancy, utilizing my experience and knowledge of cost, contract, inventory, personnel management and risk management, inter- departmental problem solving, RPh-RN communications to effectively manage all aspects of our pharmacy.

• Served as departmental representative to the Med Error Task Force, an interdisciplinary committee, encouraging non-punitive medication error reporting and thinking “outside the box” to recommend process & policy changes in coordination with nursing and administration.

• Participated with the Pittsburgh Regional Healthcare Initiative (PRHI), an independent organization and regional collaboration of hospital and civil leadership designed to assist each other to improve quality and contain costs by helping to incorporate their goals into our objectives to optimize patient safety and outcomes.

• Successfully educated & prepared staff and led the department through three JCAHO and multiple state inspections.

• Responsible for the selection, design, training, implementation & networking of Horizons Med Manager in 2004, a new Pharmacy computer system that would be used house wide, finally connecting pharmacy, nursing and lab, along with information systems, further developing the clinical capabilities of both the pharmacy & nursing departments.

• Responsible for scheduling, payroll, supervising, & delegating daily responsibilities for 21 pharmacists & technicians, conservatively managing inventory for an $1 million + budget, working closely with vendors & manufacturers to pre-empt potential drug shortages & avert or minimize their effect on our facility, contributing to day-to-day departmental issues that arose as well as maintaining my staffing responsibilities.

EDUCATION 2020-

Present UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER, CO

Anschutz School Of Pharmacy Current GPA 3.36

PharmD Candidate

2012-1015 UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON GPA 3.85 SCRANTON, PA MBA with dual specialization in Health Care

Management & Operations Management

1991-1996 DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY GPA 3.28 PITTSBURGH, PA BS, PHARMACY

• Lambda Kappa Sigma, Professional Pharmacy Fraternity for Women, Treasurer

• Phi Lambda Sigma, Professional Pharmacy Leadership Honor Society, President

CERTIFICATIONS

• 2021 APhA Pharmacy Based Immunization Delivery

• 2018 APhA Medication Therapy Management

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