Wafaa O.

Experience

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  Ukiah Valley Medical Center

  Jan 1990 - Jan 1992

  Intern Pharmacist (Residency)
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  Pacific Hospital of Long Beach

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1995

  Staff Pharmacist

  ● 300 Beds Tertiary Care● Clinical Duties● Heparin dosing and monitoring,● I.V to oral conversion of certain drugs according to Owen Healthcareguidelines● Automatic antibiotic therapeutic substitution according to guidelines established by pharmacy and therapeutics committee

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  Chapman Global Medical Center

  Jan 1995 - Jan 2000

  ● With 6 FTE"S IN 180-bed acute care hospital● As director my responsibilities' are● Organize the staff schedule and evaluations, interview new staff● Attend the pharmacy therapeutic committees● Attend the monthly hospital administration meeting to discuss our productivities● 1 promoted cost-effective clinical programs such as pharmacokinetics dosing renal dosing program. I.V to oral conversion program. T.P.N monitoring program.● Maintained financial viability of the department according to hospitalbudgetary.● Ensured department compliance with state and federal regulatory agenciesand JCAHO. عرض أقل

  • Supervisor / Director of Pharmacy

    Jan 1998 - Jan 2000

  • Staff Pharmacist

    Jan 1995 - Jan 1998
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  Albertsons Companies

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2001

  Staff Pharmacist

  ● Patients consultation about there medications how to use any food/drug or drug/drug interaction● Check if the right drug and the right dose● Answer any question for the patient

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  King Faisal Specialist Hospital International Holding Company (KFSHI)

  Mar 2002 - Dec 2004

  Staff pharmacist in Unit dose

  ● Order processing after checking the dose any drug interactions or double therapeutic● Check the patient's cassettes for the correct drug and dose and quantities● Process I.V orders after checking the stability and compatibilities● Attend any code blue situations● Train any pharmacy students/residence

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  King Fahad Medical City - KFMC

  Jan 2005 - Dec 2020

  ● Double checking thoroughly each order with considerations of the critical care and all the requirements that the pediatric patient in ICU setting with timely manner● Maintain close relationships with the unit staff to become one team.● Publish a pocket book on Neonatal Parenteral Nutrition guidelines for medical residence as an easy way to order. The first edition was published in 2005 and was distributed all over the kingdom and other countries, the second edition in 2008 and was published in the website of American Society of parenteral and Enteral Nutrition A.S.P.E.N● Third edition 2019 was published and distributed in NICU as soft copy in all computers in the unit and was approved by the HEMD health education material department in KFMCno# hem1.19.000776● Participate in study of characteristics of Neonatal Sepsis at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Saudi Arabia. Which was published in journal Infection and public health (ELSEVIER) JIIPH-1047world wide● Editorial board member in anesthesiologist journal● Published paper review in increased use of DEXMEDETOMIDINE (PRECEDEX) in PCVICU in anesthesiologist journal عرض أقل ● Train the staff on I.V preparations under aseptic techniques● Attend NICU round with the consultants to double check and write the PNorders.● Monitor the PN orders for adult or pediatrics patients.● Teach the 4th year students in our medical college each year for 4 weeks on parenteral nutrition in adults and pediatrics and focus on certain GI disease on the proper nutrition dissension for each condition.● Teach and the medical residences in NICU on Parenteral Nutrition as a therapy, to write order and lab monitoring according to the guideline of the American society of parenteral and Enteral nutrition.● Day to day organization and supervision of I.V. work.● Attend NICU round and check all TPN orders and do consultation with thephysicians● Teaching other pharmacists from various hospitals on TPN.● Checking on the I.V room work follow and do daily 10minetues meeting with the I.V room staff:● Assure safety and quality management tools application in the pharmacy.● Maintain high standard work in the I.V. section.● Ensuring that all doses, etc. are prepared promptly and delivered to the wards before their “due times”.● Check and make weekly statistics for dispensed and returned preparation.● Teach and Training (formal and informal) of I.V. staff/residents/pharmacy college student and students from Medical Health College.● Daily checking in shift book for relevant “I.V.” information.● Assure proper aseptic technique application in I.V. room.● Maintenance of equipments and machines in I.V● Follow up with the next shift(s) about problems or I.V. work that will have been done.● Attends supervisor's meetings and brings to the attention of the supervisor of Inpatient pharmacy the developments or problems affecting I.V. section.● Represent the pharmacy in certain committees according to subspecialty and professionalism.● Preparation of work procedures for the I.V. section and updating asnecessary. عرض أقل

  • Incharge Pharmacist in PCVICU

    Jan 2017 - Dec 2020

  • Incharge Pharmacist in Women’s inpatient pharmacy

    Jan 2015 - Jan 2017

  • Incharge Pharmacist in PICU/NICU prescriptions

    Jan 2012 - Jan 2015

  • I.V/T.P.N Supervisor in Children Hospital At KFMC

    Jan 2005 - Jan 2012
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  American Institute for Healthcare Management

  Jan 2021 - now

  AHIHM Healthcare Quality Consultant

  Contact me to provide coaching and certification in the following:- Certified Medication Safety Officer (CMSO)- Certified Healthcare Quality Officer (CHQO)- Certified Professional In Patient Safety (CPPS)