1. Formulary development and management for Ochsner Health Network (OHN)
.2. Pharmacy Benefit Management; Organizational liaison with third party administrator (PBM).3. Drug Information resource for providers and prescribers
.4. Chair of Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee (P&T).

• Leadership role in many functional areas of Health Plan Management resulted in meeting all goals, budgets, and deadlines while also increasing employee satisfaction and reducing employee turn-over.• Awarded CMS/HHS contract for new Medicare-Advantage Plan.• Awarded multi-million dollar loan grant from CMS/HHS for multiple new Health Cooperatives (health plans) as part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).• Obtained various health plan licenses by working effectively with several State Departments of Insurance.• Successfully met all CMS/HHS implementation milestones within budget, while meeting national deadline for new Medicare-Advantage Plan.• Effectively met all CMS/HHS implementation milestones within budget, while meeting national deadlines for new Health Care Co-Op on Federally Facilitated State Exchange.• Achieved successful start-up of new plans or new vendors for existing plans without incident.• CMS audits of responsible functional errors never received any deficiencies.• Obtained New Health Plan (NHP) accreditation from the National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA) with near perfect score (>99%).• Assisted various new Health Plans receive Qualified Health Plan (QHP) designation from CMS/HHS as required by the ACA within budget and national deadlines.• Developed and successfully implemented new Asthma Medication Treatment Program for large “at risk” Integrated Health System.• Developed and successfully implemented new Clinical Pharmacy “Anti-Detailing” Program for large Medicare-Advantage Health Plan.• Developed and successfully implemented new Generics Alternatives program for large “at risk” Integrated Health System that increased the Generic Dispensing Rate from 70% to 90%.• Conducted Pharmacy Benefits Manager RFPs for several health plans (Commercial, Medicare-Advantage, and Medicaid) that resulted in millions of dollars in savings per year at each plan.

Director of Pharmacy Services Staff (Operations and Clinical), Director of Member Services (Operations, Appeals, Grievances, and Complaints). Meet all Federal and State regulations, as well as Accreditation standards. Managed staff. Planned, directed, and monitored all financial, operational, professional, and clinical activities of Pharmacy Programs in accordance to federal and state laws.

Director of Pharmacy Services Staff (Operations and Clinical), Meet all Federal and State regulations, as well as Accreditation standards. Managed staff. Planned, directed, and monitored all financial, operational, professional, and clinical activities of Pharmacy Programs in accordance to federal and state laws.

Operations and Dispensing. Patient chart reviews in various nursing homes across Southeast Louisiana. Managed Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians. Planned, directed, and monitored all operational, professional, and clinical activities of Clinical Pharmacist Programs in accordance to federal and state laws.

Develop key opinion leaders, conduct medical research to submit to FDA, service retail, hospital, and LTC pharmacies.

Planned, directed, and monitored all financial, operational, professional, and clinical activities of Pharmacy Programs in accordance to federal and state laws. Dispensing. Pharmacist in charge. Managed staff.

Planned, directed, and monitored all financial, operational, professional, and clinical activities of Pharmacy Programs in accordance to federal and state laws. Dispensing. Pharmacist in charge. Managed staff.