Michele S. Email & Phone Number

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Greater Pittsburgh Area

September 19, 2011 - Joined the Highmark Pharmacy Affairs Team as a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist supporting the Commercial Nurse Health Coaches.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Independent Contractor for Pharmacy Projects

Developed and implemented Medication Persistence Program, reviewed health coaching guidelines that support core chronic diseases, preference sensitive conditions and preventative care. Collaborated with analytic team to refine identification/stratification criteria for outreach programs to generate new opportunities for enhanced dialog. Worked with the predictive modeling team to identify medications that potentially cause the elderly to be at risk for falling. Conducted monthly quality… Show more Developed and implemented Medication Persistence Program, reviewed health coaching guidelines that support core chronic diseases, preference sensitive conditions and preventative care. Collaborated with analytic team to refine identification/stratification criteria for outreach programs to generate new opportunities for enhanced dialog. Worked with the predictive modeling team to identify medications that potentially cause the elderly to be at risk for falling. Conducted monthly quality control review of medication database. Integrated pharmacist role within the clinical development team while working from a remote location and traveling as needed. Show less

First pharmacist to be hired for the Medicare Health Support Pilot, defined the pharmacist role and was responsible for member medication therapy reviews, educational support to staff for medication management, fall risk campaign, depression campaign, gaps in care, medication barriers and donut hole; Educated staff on the online Lexi-comp pharmacy resource tool; Coordinated with marketing department to create medication wallet cards, “Making the most of your Medications” pamphlet and choosing… Show more First pharmacist to be hired for the Medicare Health Support Pilot, defined the pharmacist role and was responsible for member medication therapy reviews, educational support to staff for medication management, fall risk campaign, depression campaign, gaps in care, medication barriers and donut hole; Educated staff on the online Lexi-comp pharmacy resource tool; Coordinated with marketing department to create medication wallet cards, “Making the most of your Medications” pamphlet and choosing an appropriate pillbox for Medicare beneficiaries; Learned and utilized the four pillars of coaching, the Prochaska stages of change and the shared decision making tools Show less

Leadership role in which I led staff of 30; responsible for: 2000 long term care beds in Pittsburgh area, maintaining the accuracy of pharmacy operations, Pharmacy and Therapeutics committee bi-laws, clinical initiatives to improve medication therapy and reduce medication costs, beta test site with software vendor, all administrative functions, all daily operations of pharmacy, procurement, contracting and implementation of new facilities, continuous flow of effective communication between… Show more Leadership role in which I led staff of 30; responsible for: 2000 long term care beds in Pittsburgh area, maintaining the accuracy of pharmacy operations, Pharmacy and Therapeutics committee bi-laws, clinical initiatives to improve medication therapy and reduce medication costs, beta test site with software vendor, all administrative functions, all daily operations of pharmacy, procurement, contracting and implementation of new facilities, continuous flow of effective communication between pharmacy and facilities and conflict resolution. Show less

Responsible for prescription orders of 400 beds, oversaw dispensing and checking of daily orders, monitoring of drug therapies for adverse drug reactions and duplications of therapy, drove innovations that improved pharmacy software and communication

Unique, grant funded position that was responsible for pioneering pharmacist home-visits to implement medication therapy management, created policies and data tracking, utilized the Medication Appropriateness Index, pharmacy educational liaison within healthcare team and created new site/supervised ambulatory care rotation work of University of Pittsburgh Pharmacy students

Responsible for day-to-day operations & administrative duties of a managed care pharmacy.

Responsible for day-to-day operations of a chain retail pharmacy filling an average of 400 prescriptions per day

Bachelor Of Science Degree, Pharmacy

Master'S Degree, Health/Health Care Administration/Management, 4.0

Completed July 2013

Graduate Certificate In Health Care Quality Improvement, Health/Health Care Administration/Management, 4.0

Completed May 2013

Graduate Certificate In Health Care Information Systems, Health/Health Care Administration/Management, 4.0

Completed October 2013