Brett Balderson, Pharmd Email & Phone Number

Olive Branch, Mississippi, United States

• Prepare medications based on physician orders and consult physicians on correct medication dosages.• Verify orders and dispense medications after reviewing and interpreting prescriptions from healthcare providers.• Advise medical providers on potential drug interactions and side effects, proper dose timing, and medication storage.• Make dose adjustment for age, weight, or renal function, manage anticoagulation, and prepare sterile parenteral doses.• Perform dosing of… Show more • Prepare medications based on physician orders and consult physicians on correct medication dosages.• Verify orders and dispense medications after reviewing and interpreting prescriptions from healthcare providers.• Advise medical providers on potential drug interactions and side effects, proper dose timing, and medication storage.• Make dose adjustment for age, weight, or renal function, manage anticoagulation, and prepare sterile parenteral doses.• Perform dosing of antibiotic therapy, including vancomycin and aminoglycosides. • Manage automated dispensing cabinets and restock emergency drug trays. • Facilitate emergency thrombolytic therapy for stroke patients in emergency department.• Work with pharmacy technicians to expedite urgent requests. Show less

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

• Supervised and trained 10 staff members to support pharmacy workflow and fill/dispense up to 1,500 prescriptions per week.• Initiated and followed up on third-party claim issues, including prior authorizations with insurance companies.• Provided medication therapy management services, monitoring patients' prescription histories and responses to treatment.• Performed drug utilization reviews (DURs) and comprehensive medication reviews (CMRs).• Counseled and educated patients… Show more • Supervised and trained 10 staff members to support pharmacy workflow and fill/dispense up to 1,500 prescriptions per week.• Initiated and followed up on third-party claim issues, including prior authorizations with insurance companies.• Provided medication therapy management services, monitoring patients' prescription histories and responses to treatment.• Performed drug utilization reviews (DURs) and comprehensive medication reviews (CMRs).• Counseled and educated patients about medication usage, drug interactions, potential adverse effects, and allergies to provide an optimal patient experience; provided recommendations and information on over-the-counter drugs.• Provided evidence-based drug information in response to requests from physicians, healthcare providers, and patients.• Communicated with physicians, nurses, and other health professionals to optimize therapeutic benefits.• Managed inventory of drugs and controlled substances; ensured proper control and dispensing of narcotics.• Administered vaccinations and Covid testing.• Improved customer service outcomes from a net negative rating to a positive overall rating. Show less

West Memphis, Arkansas, United States

• Managed operations as well as a two-member team within a 24-bed acute behavioral health facility for adolescents.• Responsible for all pharmacy activities: order entry and verification, clinical interventions, regulatory compliance, inventory management, process improvement, nurse and prescriber education, and analysis and reporting of pharmacy metrics.• Worked with infection prevention, P&T, and med exec committees and interfaced with administration and nurses to design and implement… Show more • Managed operations as well as a two-member team within a 24-bed acute behavioral health facility for adolescents.• Responsible for all pharmacy activities: order entry and verification, clinical interventions, regulatory compliance, inventory management, process improvement, nurse and prescriber education, and analysis and reporting of pharmacy metrics.• Worked with infection prevention, P&T, and med exec committees and interfaced with administration and nurses to design and implement processes to decrease errors and improve patient care.• Reviewed medication errors and adverse drug events to implement quality improvement measures and boost performance.• Created and maintained facility documents and records, maintaining accuracy while managing sensitive data.• Reviewed and assessed staff processes, reducing hazards posed for residents and staff while promoting regulatory compliance.• Implemented a controlled substance storage and distribution process that resulted in zero discrepancies, from drug delivery to patient administration, for over three years.• Worked with nurses to improve Night Cabinet sign-out compliance, reducing documentation omissions from 23% to less than 5%.• Interacted with physicians to devise efficient and cost-effective medication therapies. Show less

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

• Supervised pharmacy technicians within a 700-bed acute inpatient facility with ER, ICU, neuro-ICU, cardiac ICU, pulmonary and cardiac transplant program, and LTAC units.• Served as a clinical preceptor for residents and pharmacy students.• Mentored residents in pharmacy on operations, clinical support, medications and other vital job aspects.• Provided continuing education presentations as well as competency and staff training. • Delivered pharmacological education to patients… Show more • Supervised pharmacy technicians within a 700-bed acute inpatient facility with ER, ICU, neuro-ICU, cardiac ICU, pulmonary and cardiac transplant program, and LTAC units.• Served as a clinical preceptor for residents and pharmacy students.• Mentored residents in pharmacy on operations, clinical support, medications and other vital job aspects.• Provided continuing education presentations as well as competency and staff training. • Delivered pharmacological education to patients by answering questions and explaining medication side effects.• Developed a dosing nomogram for Vancomycin that was implemented hospital-wide and adopted by other Baptist facilities.• Worked with pneumonia committee to increase compliance rate to 95% on CMS Core Measure for Community Acquired Pneumonia.• Introduced an antimicrobial stewardship program, focusing on formulary restriction and prospective auditing.• Created criteria for usage of several broad-spectrum and high-cost antimicrobial agents; adopted by P&T committee.• Rounded with a team of medical residents on a general medicine service, optimizing treatment to achieve an average length of stay of 3.2 days, compared to hospital average of 5.1 days. Show less

Pharmacy Practice Residency (Pgy-1)

Pharmd, Pharmacy

Activities and Societies: Phi Delta Chi

B.S. Zoology, Zoology, Chemistry, Spanish