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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Developed a new outpatient pharmacy department for a 151-bed community hospital including preparing the pharmacy for inspections from IDFPR and the DEA, contract negotiation with PBMs and finding cost effective inventory vendorsOversight of the day-to-day operation of the outpatient pharmacy department as the P.I.CDeveloped and updated policies and procedures, maintaining compliance with statutory, regulatory, and local, state, and federal guidelines relating to 340B, HIPAA, benefits administration, and general liability Developed a business plan for a potential new offsite pharmacyDeveloped and implemented a new pharmacist role within the hospital to help bring the hospital closer to goals such as lowering readmission rate and increasing patient satisfactionEvaluate the finance of the outpatient pharmacy to reduce overall expense and increase reimbursement and revenue

Manage multiple pharmacies simultaneously as Pharmacist-In-ChargeDevelop, train, and manage one of the district’s first COVID-19 testing and vaccination site Practice as a professional pharmacist including prescription fulfillment, verifying medication for therapeutic appropriateness, dosing, drug interactions, allergy reactions, patient counseling, and direct the administration appropriateness Expertise in prior authorization and finding cost effective options for patients Management of pharmacy including ensuring the pharmacy is in full compliance with federal and state laws as well as standard operational procedures including hazardous drug handling, non-sterile compounding, recall/salvage procedures, DEA compliance and regulations of controlled and non-controlled medicationsHire and train technicians, interns, and pharmacistsPrecept IPPE and APPE students from local pharmacy schoolAdministrating immunizations, health screenings, and medication therapy management Identifying opportunities and developmental plans to drive meaningful solutions for growth and performance improvement within the company

Doctor Of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.), Pharmacy

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Applied Mathematics