Penelope Smith Email & Phone Number

Oakdale California

Turlock

Stockton, California Area

Madera, California

Pharmaceutical experience in an acute care community hospital. Provides clinical services and general management of pharmacy technical staff including dosing of antibiotics and TPN/PPN management. Actively participates in evidence based madication management ensuring effective drug therapy. Monitoring every stage of medication therapy to improve all aspects of delivery and report patient's side effects as well as therapeutic drug level monitoring and creatinine clearance monitoring. Experienced in following INR levels for Coumadin patients. Chemotherapy dosing and compounding experience. Assist physicians by obtaiing drug information. Ensure proper drug distribution and control.Maintains effective communication lines with pharmacy, nursing, medical staff , clinical departments, material management and information systems, assuring a well organized work flow, maintaing labor productivity within the pharmacy department. Experienced in training and mentoring new pharmacy staff members.

Oakdale, California

Responsibilites include receiving and transcribing physician orders using Rx Link; filling patient cassettes; unit dose packaging; compounding IV admixtures using aseptic technique; compounding TPN's ; delivery of medications to patient care areas; restocking TPA and crash carts; inventory control; performing quality improvement tasks; generating medication administration records; filing paperwork; answering telephones, and maintaing a neat and organized work area.

Fresno, California Area

Consel patients about disease states, medication utilization, side effects and compliance. Counsel patients on the use of over the counter products, or refer to physician when appropriate. Interpret and process new physician orders, and complete refill requests.

Doctor Of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.), Pharmacology

High School Diploma, General Education