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• Reviews and evaluates medication orders by authorized practitioners and dispenses medication as per established procedure. Monitors drug therapy, maintains patient profiles, screens for potential drug interactions.
• Consults with physician and other health care professionals to discuss drug therapy regarding medication availability, formulary status, recalls, warnings, contraindications, interactions and incompatibilities..
• Participates in Continuing Education Programs to keep abreast of the newest trends in drug therapy and to keep updated on the laws and regulations pertaining to pharmacy practice.
• Maintains controlled drug inventory and assures accurate record keeping.
• Reviews and evaluates monthly “trigger” medications to determine if there were any true adverse drug reactions (ADRs).
• Prepares parental medications using aseptic technique in compliance with USP 797 and Joint Commission Standards. Document hood cleanings into Simplifi for each shift change. Complete competency in annual garbing and.

• Ensured ongoing compliance with all laws and regulations; ensure that the pharmacy meets or exceeds accreditation standards; and implement ‘’best practices’’ in all pharmacy activities.
• Conducted patient profile monitoring as necessary. Resolved pharmacy client/patient concerns and complaints, and provided pharmacy client/patient counseling as needed.
• Communicated with medical professionals with regard to client/patient status and response to medication, and when necessary to resolve client/patient issues.
• Interacted with pharmaceutical manufacturers’ representatives as needed to maintain current knowledge of pharmaceutical products and to manage changes to formulary. Reported product incidents as required in accordance.
• Pursued continuing education programs appropriate to job responsibilities.

• Performed lab and chart reviews for appropriateness of drug therapy for the disease or diseases being treated, dispensed medications accurately and in a timely fashion for geriatric, adult, and pediatric patients.
• Resolved questions regarding formulary and non-formulary medications, provided dosing and therapeutic recommendations that take patient age and kinetic variables based on literature, intervened and documented.
• Collaborated with technicians, nurses, residents, physician assistants, and attendings in providing well-rounded patient care in various units such as medical intensive care unit, cardiology, transplant, oncology.
• Prepared parental medications using aseptic technique in compliance with USP 797 and Joint Commission Standards. Completed competency in annual garbing and gowning fingertip test and media fill test. Documented hood.
• Kept up to date by reading and attending workshops, conferences, and Continuing Education programs to maintain professional competency.

Jackson Heights, New York

• Processed and dispensed prescriptions and vaccines, resolved third party rejections and drug utilization reviews, counseled and followed up with patients on their medications through Point Of Care and Electronic.
• Resolved MIRIXA cases to provide patients with quality intervention to improve healthcare, reduced cost and enrolled patients in the One-Trip Refill Program to increase patient adherence.

Bronx, New York

• Provided general assistance to pharmacist: retrieved and delivered medication in a timely fashion, maintained adequate stock levels in the pharmacy, and verified invoices against medication shipments received and.
• Filled prescriptions for unit-dosing, prepared medications for both Pyxis and Omnicell automatic dispensing system and assisted in the training of new hires for pharmacy technicians and interns.
• Compounded sterile intravenous and total parental nutrition admixtures in compliance with USP 797.
• Compounded solutions, suspensions, creams and ointments individualized for patients’ use in compliance with USP 795 and per hospital’s in-house recipe and documentation.

Jamaica, New York

• Performed clerical duties for the Assistant Director of Environmental Health and Safety including periodic audits and inspections, liaised between research professors and laboratory supply vendors, and created purchase.
• Maintained up-to-date chemical inventory for all labs using ChemTracker and inspected fire extinguishers on a monthly basis using TISCOR

Brooklyn, New York

• Processed and dispensed new prescriptions and refills.
• Compounded custom medications to meet the needs of the specific patient population in compliance with USP 795 and managed inventory to maintain replenishment of stock.