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Burke, Va, Us

• Assess disease-states and deliver patient-centered counseling with a focus on chronic diseases • Collaborate with the nurse practitioner students to create handouts and develop health programs• Follow-up with pharmacies to clarify any prescription questions• Perform medication reconciliations and apply evidence based medicine principles to create recommendations to nurse practitioners to establish high quality patient drug therapy plans and outcomes• Identify, document, and provide drug therapy education to patients, medical staff and healthcare professional students• Counsel patients on medications prescribed for opioid use disorder including administration, storage, and side effects• Educate patients on Narcan and Fentanyl test strips• Implement program on screenings of high risk patients for Hep C and HIV

Falls Church, Va

• Collaborate with Mason and Partners to implement SBIRT screening tools during Medication Assistance Treatment clinic• Collaborate with the team to develop and deliver educational content geared toward patients, pharmacists, or medical providers while addressing the concepts of health disparities, health equity, and social determinants of health. • Collaborate with the health education outreach coordinator to create learning objectives, course outlines, assessments, handouts, review activities and audio-visual aids for health programs. • Aid in the development and implementation of various health programs to improve patients’ health outcomes• Assist in precepting pharmacy students • Oversee volunteers involved in health programs• Perform pharmacist tasks including drug therapy reviews, verification, and medication management.• Ensure the pharmacy operates in accordance with federal and state regulations, company policies and standards.• Responsible for the opening and closing of the pharmacy. • Follow-up with medical providers’ offices to clarify prescribed medications, dosages, refills, interactions and allergies to suggest alternative medications, and answer medical provider questions.• Participate in the school-based immunizations clinic in collaboration with Mason and Partners. • Perform medication reconciliations and apply evidence based medicine principles to create recommendations to medical providers to achieve clinical targets

Falls Church, Virginia

• Fill prescriptions and counseled clients on medications• Act as a liaison between the client and medical team to provide an excellent experience for the client and their pets• Train new associates• Ensure quality client and patient experience• Order supplies and equipment• Address complaints at the hospital level

Arlington, Virginia, United States

Site: Arlington County Health Department• Use aseptic technique to draw up doses into syringes• Administer COVID-19 vaccines (Pfizer, Moderna, and Janssen) including pediatric COVID-19 vaccines• Educate patients on possible side-effects and monitor patients post-vaccine administration

• Administer COVID-19 vaccines (Pfizer and Moderna) and educate patients on possible side-effects and monitor patients post-vaccine• Provide healthcare and wellness services leading a shift of the pharmacy role from transactional to interpersonal by providing the following services: patient consultation, medication therapy management, drug therapy reviews, immunizations, and diabetes awareness. • Counsel patients and answer their questions regarding usage of medicine, side effects, interactions, contraindications, patient information privacy, generics, less expensive medicines, over-the-counter products, and refers to the medical provider as needed to ensure medication is taken correctly, health needs addressed, and satisfaction with service.• Perform pharmacist tasks including compounding, drug therapy reviews, verification, and medication management. Reviews, interprets and accurately dispenses prescribed medications when necessitated by workload. Ensure the accurate processing of insurance claims to resolve customer issues and prevent payment rejections. • Ensure the pharmacy operates in accordance with federal and state regulations, company policies and standards. • Follow-up with medical providers’ offices to clarify prescribed medications, dosages, refills, interactions and allergies to suggest alternative medications, and answer medical provider questions.

*Administer COVID-19 vaccines (Pfizer and Moderna)*Educate patients on possible side-effects and monitor patients post-vaccine administration*Bill and verify prescriptions for COVID-19 vaccines using RxConnect*Manage inventory of Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines * Use aseptic technique to reconstitute the Pfizer COVID vaccine and draw up doses into syringes*Ensure proper storage and document use-by date/time of vaccines in the refrigerator or when reconstituted*Document any waste and prepare waste for disposal using StrongPak services

Falls Church, Virginia

Preceptor: Mary Love, RPh, BS, BCPP• Developed and documented pharmacotherapy plans for patients using SOAP format• Screened patients on olanzapine for metabolic disorders and recommend changes in therapy as appropriate• Attended a multidisciplinary pharmacy and therapeutics meeting • Filled and verified prescription during weekly cart fill

Warrenton, Virginia

Preceptor: Gary Matthews, PharmD, CGP, Director of Pharmacy• Verified prescriptions• Performed a medication use evaluation (MUE) for Zosyn• Compounded intravenous admixtures using aseptic technique. • Performed and documented pharmacist interventions.• Counseled patients on Coumadin• Performed and documented two quality assurance activities: medication safety and inventory management• Attended multidisciplinary and pharmacy team meetings• Documented and responded to three drug information requests

Preceptor: Sharwanda George, PharmD• Counseled patients • Performed medication reconciliations • Reviewed patient charts • Developed and documented pharmacotherapy plans for patients using SOAP format• Presented patient cases• Performed physical assessments activities: blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, temperature, etc• Documented and responded to three drug information requests• Formal presentation on Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA)

Arlington, Virginia

Preceptor: Judy Dietrick, RPh• Performed medication histories and reconciliations• Counseled patients• Filled prescriptions• Checked for expired medications• Checked in drug orders• Reviewed charts• Administered vaccines• Developed and documented pharmacotherapy plans for patients using SOAP format• Performed physical assessment activities: blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, temperature, etc• Presentation for patients on self care of muscle or joint injuries

Chantilly, Virginia

Preceptor: Loan Pham, PharmD• Filled, processed, and verified prescriptions• Reviewed adult and pediatric prescription doses for accuracy• Administered over 100 vaccines• Performed medication therapy management (MTM)• Completed two DEA 222 forms• Counseled patients on both prescription and non-prescription medications• Documented pseudoephedrine and controlled substance purchases• Completed drug order and checked in CII drug orders to inventory• Performed calculations on how to make a compounded prescription• Resolved insurance rejections • Received verbal prescriptions • Reviewed patient profiles in prescription monitoring program (PMP) website• Resolved drug utilization reviews and drug-drug interactions using pharmacy computer system

Warrenton, Virginia

Preceptor: Christopher Shirey, PharmD, BCPS• Performed medication reconciliations• Developed and documented pharmacotherapy plans for patients using SOAP format• Developed a summary sheet with a list of the most common side effects of medications for nurses to use• Made pharmacist interventions• Performed vancomycin and aminoglycoside dosing calculations• Counseled patients on Coumadin• Formal presentation on Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)

Blacksburg, Virginia

Preceptor: Maureen Perry, RPh, FSVHP, DICVP• Filled, processed, and verified prescriptions• Compounded both Sterile and non-sterile products• Sterilely transferred contents of ampules to vials• Filled anesthesia carts and Cubex machines • Formal presentation on Ethylene Glycol Toxicity in animals and Chemotherapy: Vinca Alkaloids

Leesburg, Virginia

Preceptor: Martha Healy, PharmD, BCPS• Performed medication histories and medication reconciliations • Made pharmacist interventions• Formally presented a patient case

• Supervised Pet Care department• Medicated sick animals• Trained new associates• Provided quality animal care by following company Policies and Procedures

Doctor Of Pharmacy (Pharmd), Pharmacy

Associate Of Science (As), Pre-Pharmacy Studies