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• Recruit, hire, develop, and schedule team members to help meet the needs of the business.• Directed a highly engaged team to deliver on challenging goals by setting expectations and driving necessary change to achieve top results amongst the district in customer service, workflow efficiency, immunizations, and positive script count.• Train and guide 27 stores and mentor them on how to improve patient adherence, first fill counseling, and medication therapy management.• Led and trained several stores with the RX Connect computer system roll-out for newly acquired pharmacies with the Target channel.• Execute drug utilization reviews to assure positive clinical outcomes for patients.

• Partner with physicians to improve patient care by monitoring in-patient labs, INR, drug-drug interactions, and adjust renal dosing. Decrease hospitalizations and medications errors by providing in-services to staff. • Led several nursing facilities to no drug deficiencies when audited by state regulators from 2015-2017. • Perform unit inspections to ensure the nursing unit is in compliance with all regulations set by the state.• Coach nurses on deficiencies within the unit.• Formulate a report sent to the director of nursing regarding deficiencies in each unit within the facility.

• Communicate effectively with patients on any questions they may have regarding their prescriptions.• Assist patients in deciding which over the counter product will give them maximal benefits based on symptoms and disease states they may have.• Counsel patients on key points and stress the importance of taking their medication. • Reach out to patients on a weekly basis to assure they are adherent on their medications and discuss if there are any barrier which prevent them from their taking their medication• Administer the influenza vaccine to patients after reviewing their health history to verify they are eligible for the vaccination• Ensure that each prescription dispensed fulfills the quality assurance requirements• Constructively give feedback to pharmacy technicians to guarantee that patients receive quality service

• Responsibilities: Performed daily unit inspections of long term care unit to examine for outdated insulin vials, insulin pens, eye drops, tuberculin vials, reconstituted liquids etc. Also reviewed patient charts to verify that all medications were necessary and safely used.• Reviewed drug therapy for long term care residents for potential drug therapy problems.• Performed unit inspections to ensure the nursing unit was in guidance with all regulations set by the state.• Informed nurses of deficiencies within the unit.• Formulated a report sent to the director of nursing regarding deficiencies amongst each unit within the facility.• Presented to preceptor and staff on a weekly drug information question.• Created a handout to notify nurses on changes between the Combivent Respimat and Combivent MDI. • Presented to preceptor and staff on a presentation detailing the positive outcomes pharmacist can have in our healthcare system.

• Responsibilities: Reviewed patients profiles prior to their primary care visit. During primary care visits, interviewed patients to obtain their subjective and objective data to determine what clinical interventions would give them optimal outcomes. During primary care visits also gave out demonstrations to patients on how to use their diabetic supplies, insulin, blood pressure machine etc. • Adjusted warfarin doses for patients accordingly by observing their trends in INR• Communicated thoroughly with patients to explain their changes in warfarin dosing with the addition of a daily calendar which assisted them with their daily warfarin dose.• Interview patients to provide optimal clinical intervention to improve patient outcomes• Encourage patients during their primary care visit to engage in lifestyle changes• Presented a journal club on apixaban and how it compared to established anticoagulants• Presented a presentation on the disease state of anemia.

• Responsibilities: Assist the team in creating informative documents for healthcare professionals for new weight loss drug approved by the FDA. In addition, presented to team on other weight loss drugs and provide analysis on how they compared to drug to be marketed by Eisai Inc.• Utilize primary literature to present a monograph to the team• Verify that documents are present with accurate data using viable resources• Meet with different individuals and discuss their responsibilities within the company

• Responsibilities: Utilizing clinical knowledge assisted the business and development team strategize schemes on marketing several products. In addition, reviewed slide decks, charts, and documents on a daily basis.• Utilized primary literature to discover advantages of drugs compared to key competitors• Assisted the business and development team in strategizing a plan on marketing several drugs using key advantages the drug may have over competitors• Informed the team when certain products such as inhalers and antibiotics would most likely be used through the course of a year in developing a plan to dispatch sales teams• Presented to the team an analysis of two pathways that can be used to manufacturer biologics

• Responsibilities: Prepared prescription orders to be checked by pharmacist on a daily basis. In addition, counseled psychiatric patients on a weekly basis. Attended various staff meetings and provided in-services to staff.• Reviewed abnormal lab values and reported adverse drug events using Sentri 7• Counseled psychiatric patients on the importance of taking their medications daily, common side effects associated with medications, and simple solutions to overcome those side effects• Prepared unit dosing for medication that required specific instructions such as pantoprazole IV and famotidine IV

• Responsibilities: Processed and filled prescriptions on a daily basis. In addition, called MD regarding prior authorizations, refill requests, and drug utilization review daily. Recommended cost effective substitute therapy to MD on drugs which were not covered by insurance companies. Counseled patients on prescription drugs and recommended over the counter therapy to patients based on symptoms and disease states. Compounded and reconstituted prescriptions medications as needed.• Reported to preceptor daily on drug information questions regarding OTC and prescriptions drugs • Presented to preceptor and pharmacy staff on various complimentary alternative medications discussing efficacy and toxicity of certain products• Assisted pharmacy in inventory management by ordering daily from McKesson• Prepared a poster and brochure to help increase awareness to the elderly on shingles and the Zostavax vaccine

• Responsibilities: Monitored and assessed patient’s drug regimens during hospital stay to determine whether therapy was appropriate in relation to pharmacokinetic parameters. (age, renal function, and weight)• Reviewed patient labs value and therapeutic regimens daily to recommend interventions to the rounding team.• Rounded daily with the medical team to make interventions using evidenced based literature• Reviewed adverse events reported by patients on a daily basis and assess if they must be reported to the FDA.• Reported to the medical team with presentations, drug information questions, any issues on dosing medications which required monitoring, and recommended therapy according to the hospital's formulary.• Presented patient cases, journal clubs, and guidelines to pharmacy staff• Discussed pertinent guidelines with pharmacy staff and fellow colleagues• Counseled patients on any questions they had about drug therapy including warfarin therapy• Attended grand rounds and PNT meetings