Nisha Mathew, Be, Pharmd, Mba, Bcps, Cph Email & Phone Number

Florida, United States

Florida, United States

 Executes medication safety initiatives for an IDN of 5 hospitals (1130 beds), 43 ambulatory locations, and 11 pharmacies within the Florida region in leading best practices and system quality improvement over medication histories at transitions-of-care, readmissions, patient safety and experience. Leads multidisciplinary teams to create system-wide anticoagulation, insulin, and opioid stewardship programs, supporting ambulatory pharmacists in ACO and medication-assisted treatment initiatives. Orchestrates activities for formulary management with a focus on safety for Epic build, and clinical decision support including pump library management. Facilitated policy and education for maternal-fetal medicine program, and massive transfusion protocol for bloodless medicine program for Jehovah’s witness patients. Instituted process changes for the Hospital Without Walls program, innovating medication dispensing process, patient-own medication for bulk inhalers, and COPD hospital discharge protocol.

 Managed clinical teams during the COVID pandemic with rapidly evolving cytokine release storm protocols, layering education for departments and providers. Supervised decentralized clinical activities of 18 pharmacists and managed backorders. Coordinated revamping tranexamic acid builds to decrease transfusions, restricted Exparel for orthopedic and colorectal surgeries, and restricted protonix infusions. Executed Pharmacy & Therapeutic Committee integration changes, led Committee as co-chair, trained pharmacists, and providers on new initiatives such as tranexamic acid for post-partum bleeding, Berinert to Cinryze conversion, anticoagulation monitoring, and inhaler interchanges.

Stuart, Florida

 Developed therapeutic substitution for Neupogen to Zarxio, Epogen to Aranesp, Sevelemar and Renvela interchanges, pamidronate to zoledronic acid for hypercalcemia of malignancy, Rituxan to ruxience conversion based on pharmacoeconomic and payor strategies. Evaluated literature for non-formulary approval of oncology agents and created an outpatient oncology formulary based on HCPCS code reimbursements. Collaborated with Outpatient Infusion Formulary committee for review, and denials. Created restriction criteria for high-cost medications: Albumin, Exparel, Sugammadex, IVIG, Rasburicase dosing limits, FEIBA and KCentra reversal agents, implemented Anti-Xa-based heparin infusions, and basal-bolus insulin service. Managed clinical initiatives, REMS review and communications, non-formulary approvals, medication use evaluations, and crafted new drug monographs on Corlanor and Entresto. Educated pharmacists on CRRT and Plasmapheresis utilizing residents, in addition to managing narrow therapeutic index medications, PD fluid shortages, and updating renal dosing policies. Contributed to the Residency Advisory Committee, program development, evaluations, and research activities. Precepted hospital medicine and medication safety rotations for over 50 students with presentation topics like Giant Cell arteritis, anemia management, and nutrition in dialysis patients.

Port Saint Lucie,Florida

• Administered immunizations, and performed brown bagging• Dispensed medications according to Florida rules and regulations, maintained inventory of medications performing cycle counts and counseling patients on dispensed medications.

Fort Pierce, Florida, United States

 Trained as competent ICU pharmacist covering level 1 trauma, cardiovascular, surgical, and medical ICU rounding services, and medical-surgical-tele floor discharge rounding services.  Reviewed oncology orders for prior authorization. Entered chemotherapy orders to medical records and Oncologyplus for payment and compounding. Lead for anticoagulation, adverse drug reactions, infectious diseases, and nutrition services training and projects. Classified allergic reactions and monitored anaphylaxis kits. Created a decentralized pharmacy-staffing model for 7 pharmacists and trained new clinical pharmacists for dispensing and monitoring responsibilities. Initiated implementation of pediatric and neonatal pharmacy services for medication double checks, pump library implementation, vaccines, Synagis, and immunoglobulin criteria for use. Pioneered Cardiovascular ICU services, with IV to PO conversion, antibiotic de-escalation, Pharmacokinetic consults, renal dosing and anticoagulation dosing services. Performed CHF and anticoagulant counseling for patients, and optimized beta-blocker, atrial fibrillation and hypertensive regimens.

 Managed medication order processing and clinical medication services for immunocompromised patients with febrile neutropenia, HIV treatment, surgical resections including thyr2011oidectomy, short bowel syndrome.  Staffed and compounded medications in the ambulatory infusion suite for chemotherapy, specialty and biologic infusion medications, such as Omalizumab, Infliximab, and educated on self-injection of adalimumab.  Worked with patient assistance programs and researched reimbursement options for replacement medications from pharmaceutical companies. Created patient education handout of Oncology medications and counseled on side effects with discharge medication list. Precepted students and residents on warfarin dosing, TPN writing, anticoagulation consults, infectious diseases medication dosing, monitoring and entering, and double-checking chemotherapy orders with protocols. Member of residency advisory committee to design learning experience and oncology committee to formulate order sets

• Worked through different inpatient and ambulatory areas to learn medication use process, topic discussions, medication verification, dispensing and monitoring in addition to administrative projects and staffing responsibilities

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Health Care Analytics

Doctor Of Pharmacy - Pharmd

Activities and Societies: Board Member Illinois council of health system pharmacists (ICHP), President of student chapter ICHP, Operation.

Doctor Of Pharmacy - Pharmd, Pharmacy

Activities and Societies: Kappa Psi, Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists, AMCP, APha: Operation Heartburn Chair, Pediatric.

Pharmd, Pharmacy

Bachelors In Computer Science & Engineering