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Milton, On, Ca

Milton, On, Ca

- Guided workflow design, built and tested system and analyzed technical issues associated with Epic software- Optimized Willow build and fixed issues that arose after go live - Identified issues that arose in Willow build as well as issues that impacted other application teams and worked with them to resolve- Acted as Tier 2 support contact for the application’s end users- Served as a liaison between end users’ workflow needs and Epic implementation staff- Reviewed the status of projects and issues on an ongoing basis with leadership- Developed an understanding of operational needs to set the direction for the organization’s workflow by attending site visits and integrated sessions

- Participated in multiple working groups to help roll out Epic and appointed as a superuser- Trained pharmacy technicians how to utilize BPMH module in Epic- Published in CSHP on Epic rollout at THP- Participated in daily rounds with allied health and nurses and assisted in prescribing medications to patients- Assisted with implementation of new geriatrics ward and designing workflow for team collaboration - Entered and reviewed daily physician orders and ensured clinical appropriateness - Dose adjusted and monitored patients receiving vancomycin, warfarin and/or antibiotics - Provided patient medication education upon discharge to help transition patient to self-administer medications- Utilized expanded scope authority to appropriately dose adjust medications, initiate/discontinue medications and order labs as appropriately fit within clinical scope- Precepted APPE students to become work independently as future pharmacists

Burlington, Ontario, Canada

-clinically check prescriptions for appropriateness for each patient -counsel patients upon receiving their medication -conduct medchecks to effectively ensure each patient is receiving the correct regimen of medications -conduct diabetic clinics to educate patients on how they should take their medications

• Performed technical aspects of drug distribution, including verifying appropriateness of prescriptions;Compounded IV bags; performed medication reconciliation in emergency room as patient was being admitted • Collaborated with nurses, physicians, social workers during rounds determining most appropriate medication regimen for patients•Conducted multiple pain and Coumadin rounds- recommended initiation of medication therapy or change in current therapy and managed patients on chronic Coumadin therapy• Prepared presentations for pharmacy staff, nurses and physicians- palliative care, Tranexamic acid, common pediatric dosages in ER

• Performed clinical duties of clinical pharmacist on geriatrics team- recommend best therapy option for patient to physicians• Checked for appropriateness of medication prescribed to specific population (geriatrics)• Rounded with doctors to check up on patients and performed medication reconciliation for patients being discharged/admitted/moved to different ward•Efficient at using Powerchart to analyze blood results, medication/lab order by physicians

• Performed administration duties of pharmacist- analyze “missing medication” messages sent by nurses and recommend how to lower messages, recommend which medication should be considered “drug of choice” for specific medical disease (e.g. pain)•Rounded with pharmacist and managed patients on TPN

-Consulted physicians on best treatment options as per guidelines-Conducted medication reviews with each patient optimizing treatment -Presented case presentations weekly to peers

-entered patient's prescription unto computer-counseled patients upon receiving their medication-filled prescriptions