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Medical Hospital

Location:
South Houston, TX
Salary:
$55/hr
Posted:
September 14, 2011

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Resume:

George K. Njuguna, PharmD

***** ********* **. ******* ** 77075

**********@*******.***

713-***-****

EDUCATION

Texas Southern University August 2005 – May 2011

College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Houston, Texas

PharmD (Magna Cum Laude)

EMPLOYMENT

Clearlake Regional Medical Hospital Dec 3 2010 – Present

Clearlake, TX (HCA Hospital)

Inpatient night pharmacist (7 on 7 off rotation)

Responsibilities:

- Order entry using MEDITECH and MEDCOMRX

- Drug utilization reviews and clinical interventions.

- IV solutions and Chemotherapy preparations

- Supervision of pharmacy technicians

- NICU and Pediatric dosage calculation and drug preparation

- TPN preparation

- Patient counseling.

- Managing daily warfarin doses on admitted patients.

Bayshore Medical Center November 2005 – Dec 2010

Pasadena, TX 77504

Certified Pharmacy Technician

Responsibilities:

- Lead Technician

- Intravenous Solution preparation

- TPN preparation

- Chemotherapy drug preparation

- MEDITECH order processing system

- Order processing using MedcomRx

- PYXIS medication delivery system

Walgreens Pharmacy (Store 6619) June 2009 – May 2011

Houston, TX 77018

Registered Pharmacy Intern

Responsibilities:

- Prescription filling and verification

- Patient Counseling

- Transferring and receiving prescriptions

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

Registered Pharmacist Texas License #50184 Expires 7/31/2012

Aseptic Techniques June 2007 - Present

Handling/Preparation and Storage of Intravenous Compounds

ACPE# 066-***-**-***-C01

CPR and Basic Life Support September 2009 – Present

American Heart Association

RESEARCH AND INTERNSHIPS

June-July 2007

Center for Cardiovascular Research

Texas Southern University

Interactions of nitric-oxide production in salt-loaded SHRs.

Preceptor: Dr Oyekan, PhD

Texas Southern University June-July 2006

NASA Research Internship Program

A Study of the Impact of Environmental Estrogens on

Algae Cells from a Natural Water Source

Preceptor: Dr Renard Thomas PhD

ADVANCED PHARMACY EXPERIENCE (clinical rotations)

Baytown Health Center May 2010- July 2010

Baytown, TX

Outpatient Clinic Pharmacy

Preceptor: Robert Hsu, RPh

Responsibilities:

- Patient Counseling

- Prescription processing

- Prescription filling and verification

- Diabetes presentation

Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital July 2010 – August 2010

Houston, TX

Pharmacy Administration Rotation

Preceptor: Deborah Davis, RPh

Projects:

- Implemented pharmacy return bin procedures.

- Created audit templates for outpatient and inpatient pharmacy.

- Performed audits on all Pyxis machines at LBJ hospital.

Presentation:

- Preventing kidney nephropathy in diabetic patients.

Riverside General Hospital August 2010 – Sept 2010

Houston, TX

Psychiatric Rotation

Preceptor: Doris Jackson, RPh

Responsibilities:

- Drug utilization review.

- Evaluating patients’ medication profile for drug interactions.

- Recommending changing doses based on creatinine clearance.

- Counseling patients on discharge.

Martin Luther King Clinic September 2010 – November 2010

Houston, TX

Ambulatory Clinic

Preceptor: Theophilus Mbah, PharmD

Responsibilities:

- Monitoring warfarin patients.

- Coumadin Teaching - Counseling patients on warfarin food and drug interactions and lifestyle.

- Diabetes and high blood pressure management.

Clearlake Regional Medical Hospital November 2010 – Dec 2011

Clearlake, TX

Hospital Rotation

Preceptor: Anne Mvoi, PharmD

Responsibilities:

- Order entry training using MEDITECH and MEDCOMRX

- Daily rounds with medical teams in critical units; ICU and NICU.

- Drug utilization reviews and interventions.

- Patient counseling.

- Managing daily warfarin doses on admitted patients.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION

Rho Chi Honor Society December 2009 - Present

National Honor Society February 2006 - Present

AWARDS

Frederick Douglass Honors Program Scholarship August 2005

Rho Chi Society Inductee December 2009

Magna Cum Laude PharmD May 2011

REFERENCES

Ann Mvoi, PharmD (Supervisor Clearlake Hospital Pharmacy) ------------------------- 713-***-****

Melissa Murray, ( Bayshore Hospital Pharmacy Supervisor) -----------------------------713-***-****



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