Minhthong Le, Pharmd Email & Phone Number

- Review prior authorizations for commercial clients.

United States

OptumRX- Reviewed prior authorizations for Medicare Part D members.

Sugar Land, Texas, United States

- Created/revised, presented, and executed pharmacy policies and procedures for a new build behavioral health hospital.- Led processes for hiring of pharmacy staff, onboarding, competencies and periodic performance evaluations.- Provided pharmaceutical expertise to patients, providers and staff.- Directed and supervised the daily activities of hospital pharmacy operations and pharmacy staff.- Participated in daily hospital committee meetings to ensure coordination among interdisciplinary departments.- Actively monitored and identified gaps in care; collaborated with other departments on performance improvement projects.- Maintained communication with Remote Order Entry Services regarding updated policies/protocols and order variances.- Assisted in execution of plans for lowering costs, increasing efficiency and driving profitable growth to support business objectives.- Assessed and maintained optimal drug inventory, identified drug shortages and procured alternative to mitigate risks.- Established and maintained Inpatient Free Drug Trial programs with various manufacturers. - Assumed responsibility for quality assurance and complete end-of-month clinical and business reports.- Collaborated with IT and clinical implementation team to continuously improve EHR (WellSky) interface regarding medication orders, administration documentations, safety parameters, and end-user efficiency.- Provided onboarding education on pharmacy processes and automated dispensing machine to new nurses.Achievements- Prepared the hospital pharmacy, as well as medication areas for a successful initial TJC inspection.- Acquired satisfactory status on all facets during new pharmacy compliance inspection from the Texas Board of Pharmacy (5 months after opening).- Streamlined admission medication reconciliation process through nursing education, on-call support, error tracing, and incidents reporting.

- Covered PRN needs for PAM hospitals in Houston and Victoria market.- Interpreted physician orders and provided clinical consultations.- Collaborated with multidisciplinary team to follow patient progress and recommended appropriate pharmaceutical adjustments.- Compounded and verified sterile IV admixtures and unit dosing.

Victoria, Texas, United States

- Coordinated and supervised the daily activities of hospital pharmacy operations and pharmacy staff.- Provided clinical consultation and clarification to practitioners, while sustaining the formulary by minimizing nonformulary procurements, utilizing therapeutic substitution protocols, and promoting rational drug therapy selection.- Prepared, analyzed, and presented pharmacy data in hospital committee meetings necessary to enhance practice and patient care.- Participated in the quality improvement and medication use review activities of the department. - Collected and analyzed pharmacy data; monitored metrics; and maintained logs, records, and other documentation.- Collaborated with hospital administration and assisted nursing staff to improve barcode scanning compliance.Achievements- Identified gap in barcode scanning compliance; created improvement plans; assisted nurses on barriers; successfully raised compliance by 50 percent after one quarter.

Houston, Texas, United States

- Coordinated teams to provide rapid, molecular point-of-care COVID-19 tests using Abbott's ID NOW platform in rehab, assisted living, and LTC facilities within the Greater Houston and neighboring cities.- Administered 2000+ doses of COVID-19 vaccines (Moderna, Pfizer, and J&J) during phase 1a, 1b, 1c, and 2 roll-outs.- Provided staffing support to CVS pharmacies in South Houston area.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

- Researched and presented content P&T medications based on real world safety and efficacy literature, formulary and coverage policies, and cost-effectiveness comparisons to organization’s senior leadership.

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