Medical Staff
Resume:
Kristopher M. Kopec R.Ph. Pharm.D.
***************@*****.***
P.O. Box 78582
Charlotte, NC 28271
Professional Experience
Piedmont Regional Medical Center; Rock Hill, South Carolina; Inpatient Per Diem Pharmacist April 2012
Review and process inpatient medication orders to ensure appropriateness of drug/dosage/therapy, and identification of contraindication and interactions through the use of two computer systems and Pyxis interface. Ensure staff compliance of federal regulations, Joint Commission, and National Patient Safety Goals. Foster positive patient outcomes through professional relationships with providers and nursing staff to ensure continuity of care for patients on the wards and the Emergency Department. Maintain the accurate and timely delivery of medications to the medical center wards and intra-professional coordination with the pharmacy team.
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC); Landstuhl, Germany; Inpatient Staff Pharmacist; 2010-2012
Review and process inpatient medication orders to ensure appropriateness of drug/dosage/therapy, and identification of contraindication and interactions through the use of two computer systems and Pyxis interface. Ensure staff compliance of federal regulations, Joint Commission, and National Patient Safety Goals. Foster positive patient outcomes through professional relationships with providers and nursing staff to ensure continuity of care for patients on the wards and the Emergency Department. Maintain the accurate and timely delivery of medications to the medical center wards and intra-professional coordination with a team of 15 technicians and eight pharmacists at any one time. These activities mainly revolved around the treatment of wounded warriors returning injured from down-range activities in military operations over-seas (primary mission); military personnel stationed in Germany; United States Veterans; retires; United Nations members. Overall the department staff of 65 members helped to facilitate the safe and appropriate transfer of patients back to the Continental United States (CONUS), and United Nation member states for continuation of care.
Further specialized projects/responsibilities:
• Produce the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the production of Compounded Sterile Products in order to ensure the medical center’s compliance of the United States Pharmacopeia Chapter 797 and ensure industry standards of practice are met.
• Produce all training material and adjunct material for maintenance and management of Cleanroom activities.
• Coordinate procedures involving inter-department staff and providers for verification of adherence to published guidelines regarding <797>.
• Influential partner in producing a Pharmacy and Therapeutics document/protocol for Vancomycin dosing and management.
• Instrumental in changing documentation and procedures for continuity of patient care for chemotherapy order review, and physician-pharmacy communication.
• Coordinate safe production of cytotoxic/chemotherapeutic agents for infusion for use in Hematology and Oncology though the management of SOP and coordination of training technician staff.
• Produce documents for staff safety guidelines regarding the production and destruction process of hazardous material including cytotoxic/chemotherapeutic agents.
• Instrumental in adding documentation/references of vital documents (i.e. Standard Concentration List, Standard IV Push List, Chemotherapy Standard Concentrations, etcetera) on the LRMC Intranet for coordination of processes for the continued safe production of pharmaceutical products used within the medical center.
• Instrumental in several cost-saving measures yielding up to a 90% savings through changes in material used through different processes
Omnicare; Reno, Nevada; Staff Pharmacist, part-time/On-call; 2010.
Monitor drug therapy regimens for appropriateness of drug/dosage, and identification of contraindication, and interactions. Review and process medication orders and ensure of data entry accuracy. Ensure staff compliance with state and federal regulations for medication prescription orders and adherence to National Patient Safety Goals. Foster positive patient outcomes through professional relationships with providers and nursing staff to ensure continuity of care. Maintain a team of three technicians and two order entry personnel. Ensure the accurate and timely delivery of medications to over twenty Long-Term Care Facilities. Continue timely delivery of medication 24 hours a day and seven days a week when on-call.
Rx Pro Health; Reno, Nevada; On-call Pharmacist; 2010.
Travel as necessary to cover for pharmacist shortages. Maintain at team of three to five people to ensure the accurate, safe, and timely process of filling prescription orders. Ensure appropriateness of therapy through a review of patient’s records and Online databases. Comply with regulatory guidelines to ensure standards of care are met. Continue to foster good relationships with providers and nurses for a positive influence between the pharmacy, and Rx Pro Health.
Safeway Pharmacies; Reno Nevada, Staff Pharmacist, Part-time/On-call; 2010.
Travel as necessary to cover for pharmacist shortages. Maintain at team of three to five people to ensure the accurate, safe, and timely process of filling prescription orders. Ensure appropriateness of therapy through a review of patient’s records and Online databases. Comply with regulatory guidelines to ensure standards of care are met. Continue to foster good relationships with providers and nurses for positive interactions with Safeway pharmacies.
State of Nevada Licensed Pharmacist Intern; 2006-2010.
Safeway Pharmacies, 5150 Mae Anne Avenue, Reno Nevada 89523
Apply academic knowledge and experience to the clinical examination of patient’s condition in order to optimize patient’s outcomes, and promote professional and healthy relationships with patients and staff.
Education
Pharm.D, 2010
Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
Bachelor of Science, 2001
University of Nevada-Reno, Nevada
Major: Biology; Minor: Chemistry
Pharmacist Academic Internships – Creighton University:
Catholic Healthcare West, Saint Mary’s Hospital, Reno.
Developed smoking cessation order-set
Developed policy, protocol and procedure, and order-set for Argatroban and Lepirudin direct thrombin inhibitors (DTI’s) as well as a cross-over procedure for use of oral anticoagulants from DTI’s
Renown Regional Medical Center, Reno.
Developed opioid conversion informatics and national average price sheet for commonly used opioids used by UNR-Family Practice
Journal review examination and presentation of the TRITON-TIMI Trial; a multi-center, multi-national, head-to-head trial of prasugrel versus clopidogrel safety and efficacy for P&T committee review
Use of buffered lidocaine for infiltrative procedures medicinal chemistry review and explanation, and intra-articular steroid injections under flouroscopy order-set.
Ferumoxytol phase 3 trials review and presentation to P&T committee for formulary consideration
Summary of clinical protocol for apixaban (BMS-562247) for investigational Phase 3 trial
Reno-Sparks Tribal Health Center
In depth Drug Utilization Review (DUR) of center’s use of atypical antipsychotics versus FDA approved and off-label accepted uses
Syphilis Treatment for Professionals; a review of the Center for Disease Control’s in-depth guideline for institutional use
Urinary incontinence current therapy guidelines review for institutional use
Northern Nevada Medical Center
Developed and implemented the institution’s complete USP<797>, and state law compliant, cleanroom policies and procedure for compounding intravenous admixtures for compounded sterile preparations (CSP’s), including: training multiple departments; lecture presentation; didactic testing material production; media fill with good aseptic procedure (G.A.P.); preparation of graphic explanations for low and medium risk assessments of aseptic technique; and environmental testing and control/cleaning scheduling, procedure, and technique.
State of Nevada Licensed Pharmacy Technician; 1999-2006
Experiences were centered on accurate, precise, and expedient processing of community pharmacy prescriptions in order to contribute to an environment for the pharmacist to provide efficient and specialized healthcare to ambulatory patients. Tasks included: Medicaid pharmacy benefit claim adjustment accruement; new pharmacy setup and workflow development; pharmacy acquisition procurement; financial record keeping and processing; product inventory control; and area pharmacist and technician scheduling.
Certifications / Licensure
State of Nevada; Registered Pharmacist, license number: 17854
State of North Carolina; Registered Pharmacist, License number: 22819
State of South Carolina; Registered Pharmacist, license number: 13618
NPI #: 197*******
APhA Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery [in association with the National Immunization Program (NIP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)].
Healthcare Services Administration Certificate in healthcare management; Creighton University.
American Heart Association – BLS for Healthcare Providers (CPR & AED) Program; current.
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