NY Licensed Pharmacist Consultant

Darryl W. Z. Wisher R.Ph

Pharmacist Consultant

Saint Albans, NY, 11412, US • (845) 30

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Resourceful, caring, and empathetic pharmacist with excellence in offering specialized care to patients, ensuring their needs and requirements are proactively met along with applicable regulatory guidelines. Articulate communicator, consultant, and advisor; adept at delivering client- centric services in close collaboration with staff, nurses, and medical professionals, executing collaborative efforts to meet patient needs. Highly committed to fostering clinical excellence by establishing best practices and maintaining a safe environment for patients in compliance with standard operating procedures, policies, and regulations. Equipped with clear and concise verbal/written communication skills to interpret information and follow instructions. Patient counseling experience with a track record of working independently and as part of a cross-functional team.

Core Competencies

Patient-centric Service Delivery Client-centric Service Drug Therapy Management General Administration

Reporting & Documentation Time Management Cross-functional Coordination Relationship Building

Career Experience

Job Title, P/T Pharmacist Adee/San Nicholas/Redwood Pharmacy 08/23- present

Serve as accessible frontline healthcare provider by playing a vital role in preventing adverse drug events,offering patient counseling and bridging gaps in patient care by promoting wellness in the community Job Title, P/T Pharmacist Lex/Magnolia Drugs 04/23 - present manage medication safety and efficacy,dispense prescription medications, counsel patients on proper use of prescription and OTC products,educate prescibers on drug/drug interactions and protocols for proper prescribing of controlled substances.

Job Title, Supervising Pharmacist Castle Aid Pharmacy 08/2022- 04/2023 1

Responsible for daily pharmacy operations,ensure complianc with all NYS and US federal regulations. Directly oversee medication dispensing, inventory control of legend and non legend products,ensure appropriate of schedule II -V controlled substances

Job Title, NCM-USA Nuclear Pharmacy Mott Haven NY 07/2021-07/2022

Dispensed high-quality radiopharmaceuticals in patient-specific unit doses delivered in a timely and cost-effective manner while ensuring high quality and full patient safety.

Participated in the production and distribution of bulk positron-emission tomography radiopharmaceuticals for sale to other facilities, both commercial and research. Member and Advisor, NYC Medical Reserve Corps 11/2001- present

Served as a vacciner responsible for administering the COVID-19 vaccine [MODERNA] and properly documenting the administration. Maintained vaccine supply and managing/documenting vaccine supply wastage.

As a Vaccine Unit Leader, managed the vaccine station and vaccinators, ensuring proper administration and documentation of vaccines as per the needs of the NYC DOHMH.

Successfully delivered services within several administrative roles in the beginning of the vaccination rollout at both Waltham and Hillcrest high schools in The Bronx and Queens, before working as a vacciner at various sites across NYC.

Worked as a vacciner for the CVS travel team in the Hudson Valley and was deployed by FEMA to Virginia to supplement the efforts of the USPHS and local MRC. Job Title, Hebrew Home for the Aged Riverdale NY 11/2020- 4/2021

Counseled patients, provided information and recommendations to prescribers and caregivers, reviewed patients’ medication regimens, presented in-service educational programs, and monitored medication distribution services.

Successfully convinced the senior pharmacist who hired me that 90-year-old patients don't need to worry about their cholesterol, and statins are more trouble than they are worth at that age. Also convinced that keeping these old patients on baby aspirin isn't supported by the clinical literature but is actually detrimental. Job Title, CCM Division of Mega Aid Pharmacy Sunset Park NY 11/19-11/20

Offered person-centered expert advice on the use of medications to health care providers, caregivers, and older adults, considering the complex interrelationships between disease states, nutrition, medications, and other variables.

Reviewed patients’ medication regimens as well as presented information and recommendations focused on the special pharmacotherapeutic challenges of the senior citizen and the chronic pain management patient.

Delivered services as the only MTM-certified pharmacist on the job at the time. Prepared noted despite not being able to speak Russian so that the translators could impart relevant information to the patients concerning their medications.

Monitored medication effects, contacted the patients' pharmacies to perform medication reconciliation, and provided recommendations for changes in medication regimens/products for the geriatric patient population. 2

Worked in retail and nursing homes and solved the mobility problems for geriatrics with simple, non-pharmaceutical products that increased patient safety, i.e., grab bars in the showers and bedside commodes which reduced patient falls. Job Title, Kassell Pharmacy Queens Village NY 09/18- 12/21

Generated alternative revenue streams via new clinical initiatives providing services to the diabetic patient market and exploring advancements in scope of practice to provide immunization to the current base of patrons seeking to establish greater avenues of patient accessibility to emerging Spanish and French speaking demographics in a changing marketplace.

Persuaded the owner to partner with the podiatrist upstairs and carry diabetic footwear, as it was noticed that the place needed a new revenue stream.

Convinced the owner that he needed to change with the demographics of the area, i.e., hire Spanish and Creole-speaking ancillary staff. In addition, also recommended that NYC start offering vaccination services under its auspices.

Job Title, Dr. Susan Smith McKinney Nursing and Rehab Center Brooklyn, NY 8/12-9/13

Undertook drug therapy management for the geriatric patient population and monitored the quality of the unit dose delivery system.

Implemented pharmaco-economic measures to reduce costs and drove robotic automation into pharmacy operations.

Collaborated actively with multiple disciplines to standardize discharge medication protocols for rehab patients.

Introduced antibiotic tracking measures for IV/PO as well as anti-Decubiti measures for prevention rather than treatment.

Attempted to augment patient care with the implementation of SJU preceptorships on site. Job Title, B.D.R.N [Bleeding Disorder Resource Network], Walden, NY 4/2011-7/2012

Managed drug therapy for hemophiliac patients with concomitant disease states through the provision of clotting factor in addition to prescription medication and ancillary supplies for home infusion.

Served as the supervising pharmacist for the NYS location. Additional Experience

Job Title Chem R X, Long Beach New York

Job Title St. John's Episcopal Hospital Far Rockaway, New York Job Title Sound Shore Medical Center, New Rochelle New York Job Title Pharm/DUR (Field Auditor – HV based Region) Philadelphia, PA Adjunct Professional Experience

Several years of IV Admixture and LVP compounding experience in the areas of chemotherapy and TPN. Familiar with extemporaneous preparations of various antibiotic products as well as mixtures of varying duration and types (i.e., nitroprusside, heparin, etc.) as required.

Appointment to the NYC Medical Reserve Corps Advisory Board, September 2007. Serving on an interdisciplinary LEPB of medical providers under auspices of NYCDOHMH to help 3

develop program policies concerning emergency preparedness matters and activities related to catastrophic MCI management in NYC for patients and emergency responders.

Veteran of article peer review for Harvey Whitney Publications. Education & Qualifications

B.S., Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy Training & Certifications

CRA Training

Medical Research Management

Fundamentals of Clinical Research

Compliance with the Privacy Rule in Research.

Nuclear Pharmacy Certification

Nuclear Education Online

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences/University of New Mexico Health Science Center 4

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