Medical Management

Profile

Motivated, personable pharmacist with knowledge in all facets of hospital pharmacy through past experiences as an intern, pharmacy practice resident, and clinical generalist pharmacist. Participation on multiple committees with focus of patient safety and past experience on Pharmacy and Therapeutics committee. Ability to learn and adapt quickly to changes in the practice of pharmacy adds to the successes of my career. Talent for and desire to teach with most recently implementation of a defined intern program at Ohio State Medical Center Department of Pharmacy.

Skills Summary

Board certified pharmacotherapy specialist

Pharmacy and Therapeutics committee involvement including drug formulary monographs, medication use evaluations, formulary substitutions, intravenous guideline development, and “drug of the month” newsletters.

Vital member to interdisciplinary team with previous experience in bedside rounds

Up-to-date drug knowledge base

Pharmacokinetic calculations

Total parenteral nutrition management

Valuable drug information resource for nurses, medical students, interns, and residents

Willingness and desire to teach students, interns, and residents

Supervision of pharmacy technicians and interns

Excellent time-management

Ability to learn new computer applications rapidly

Professional Experience

The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio

Position Title: Clinical Generalist Pharmacist – Inpatient [February 2011 – Present, 60% FTE]

Clinical generalist covering a multitude of patient populations in a decentralized setting including specialities of critical care, hepatology, infectious disease, and general medicine. Primary responsibilities on a daily basis include order verification, order entry, pharmacokinetic calculations, renal dosing adjustments, and patient monitoring. Schedule flexibility has allowed me to be cross-trained on all generalist positions and surgical intensive care unit satellite. Participation in Safety Solutions committee with focus of patient safety on current policies/procedures, and other various guidelines. Also involved in Pharmacy and Therapeutics committee creating formulary substitution guideline and general reference guideline.

Position Title: Specialty Practice Pharmacist – Outpatient [November 2011 – Present, 40% FTE]

Specialty practice pharmacist providing ambulatory care services including both anticoagulation management and anti-arrhythmic medication monitoring. Collaborate with cardiologists and electophylsiologists through pharmacy board approved protocol to achieve optimal thereapeutic outcomes for our cardiovascular population. Clinical activities include but are not limited to extensive laboratory analysis, EKG interpretation, and therapy modification.

CVS/Pharmacy, Columbus, Ohio

Position Title: Pharmacist [June 2007 – Present, Contigent Position]

Contigent pharmacist working in a variety of retail stores with different support staff at each store. Ability to make therapeutic recommendations to both patients and physicians. Up-to-date on recent generic medication switches and new therapies not often seen in the hospital setting. Successfully manages different support staff at each location with the ability to give direction clearly and tactfully.

Mount Carmel East Hospital, Columbus, Ohio

Position Title: Patient Care Pharmacist [July 2008 – January 2011]

Patient care pharmacist in the hospital in a vast variety of decentralized settings including critical care, cardiology, oncology, palliative care, general medicine, emergency medicine, and surgery. Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to medication order verification, order entry, pharmacokinetic calculations and completion of consultations, renal dosing adjustments, patient monitoring and participation in interdisciplinary rounds. Oversight of pharmacy technicians and interns through centralized pharmacy services ensures timely distribution of medications to floors. Participation in staff meetings and completing assigned projects for the development of programs and/or additional services offered by the department of pharmacy. Participation with Pharmacy and Therapeutics committee to help with development of intranveous guidelines, medication use evaluations, pharmacy service development, and various policies and procedures.

Mount Carmel Anticoagulation Center, Columbus, Ohio

Position Title: Anticoagulation Pharmacist [August 2007 – January 2011]

Ambulatory care clinic staffed by pharmacists from Mount Carmel Hospital on an as-needed basis. Served as an anticoagulation pharmacist monitoring anticoagulation through laboratory interpretation and complete patient history and interview. Adjusted anticoagulation therapy and began bridge therapy when deemed appropriate. Ease of speaking to patients enabled successful patient consuling and education.

Leadership Qualities

Ohio State University Medical Center

Department of Pharmacy Intern Program Coordinator

Safety Solutions Committee member

Insulin Safety Task Force member

Ohio State Univeristy College of Pharmacy

Preceptor for IPPE hours (P2- and P3-year) and APPE hours (P4-year)

Mentor for P3 Capstone course

Mount Carmel Health System

Co-chair for Mount Carmel East Pharmacy and Nursing Committee

Coordinator for Mount Carmel East Intern Program

Mount Carmel Health-System National Patient Safety Goal 3E Committee member

Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee member

Miscellaneous

Interviewer for Ohio Northern University’s pharmacy admission process

Education

Board Certification Pharmacotherapy Specialist [December 2011 – Present]

Post-Graduate Year-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency [July 2007 – June 2008]

Mount Carmel St. Ann’s Hospital, Westerville, Ohio

Doctor of Pharmacy Degree [September 2001 – May 2007]

Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio

Graduation with high distinction; Cumulative GPA 3.62/4.0

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