Mary Ellen Houseman Email & Phone Number

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

• Compound, prepare and check sterile products that included IV antibiotics, parenteral nutrition, chemotherapy, IVIG, and several other treatments.• Expertise in medications for hemophilia and immune disorders. Specialize in providing blood factor and immune globulin therapy.• Primary pharmacist for the regions blood factor hub. Monitor medication orders and blood factor supply for multiple Option Care locations.• Obtained, interpreted, and evaluated all physician medication orders.• Familiar with multiple IV, enteral, and subcutaneous infusion devices and application in home therapy. • Monitored patient's drug therapy, evaluated lab results, and intervened when needed.• Communicated with doctors about patients' on-going therapies and any adjustments needed.• Documented all communication with physicians, nurses, and patients in the patient chart.• Counsels patients and their families on a regular basis regarding treatments and needs.• Participated in on-call responsibilities• Trained new employees as requested by pharmacy manager

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

• Provided clinical support to physicians and nurses regarding drug therapy. • Performed various clinical functions, including Pharmacokinetics and Drug Utilization Evaluation (DUE), renal dosing, parenteral nutrition assessment and/or monitoring, and chemotherapy.• Contributed to the Code 1 team as a pharmacy representative.• Prepared and supervised the preparation of IV medications.• Compounded extemporaneous pharmaceuticals.• Ensured proper dispensing of narcotics.• Staffed within a hospital surgery pharmacy satellite.• Provided medication education to patients regarding proper use of anticoagulants and diabetic medications.• Participated in training new associates, pharmacy students, and Pharm. D. candidates.