Experience

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  Va medical center

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2022

  Clinical pharmacist

  • Utilize VistA and CPRS to efficiently problem-solve errors occurring during physician order entry, thereby decreasing the number of pending prescriptions on file• Assess medication orders for potential drug interactions or allergies to determine if new recommendations or formulary substitutions need to be made• Verify medications utilizing ScriptPro prior to dispensing to patients• Communicate effectively with outpatients and recently discharged patients, counseling and answering questions regarding new medications or changes made to their current medication therapy regimen• Cross-trained to staff the inpatient pharmacy Show less

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  Adena health system

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2014

  Pharmacist

  • Often appointed as Clinical Pharmacist: attended multidisciplinary ICU rounds; responded to codes, rapid responses, and stroke alerts; monitored and managed dosing and labs of all patients on aminoglycosides; monitored all inpatients on Coumadin, dosing and ordering/following appropriate labs; renally dosed and converted from IV to PO all approved medications per protocol to increase hospital savings• Permanent staff member in the Anticoagulation Clinic, educating and monitoring patients, adjusting Coumadin doses as appropriate, while utilizing Standing Stone and CoaguChek• Provided direct patient care, completing inpatient consults at bedside by educating patients on disease states, Coumadin, and other specific requests • Provided nursing in-service education• Cross trained to staff the Chemotherapy Pharmacy, Outpatient Pharmacy, and Anticoagulation Clinic Show less

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  Fort hamilton hospital

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2011

  Pharmacist, anticoagulation clinic

  • Monitored and managed patients on Coumadin and/or Lovenox to ensure the safety and effectiveness of therapy• Obtained patients’ INRs using the CoaguChek system and properly adjusted doses based on the patient’s INR, diagnosis, and current medications• Reviewed patient’s medical history and current medication list to determine if changes in their current dosage regimen were necessary• Documented patient appointments using Standing Stone and communicated with referring physician regarding the progress of the patient and treatment plans • Provided Coumadin education to patients Show less

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  Cleveland clinic

  Mar 2015 - now

  Clinical pharmacist

  • Primary role is Nursing Unit Based Pharmacist for Internal Medicine• Rounding with Internal Medicine Hospitalist • Cross cover Emergency Department, ICU (participate in Interdisciplinary Rounds), Behavioral Health, Ambulatory Care (Internal Medicine)• Rotate into staffing role• Attend all codes and stroke alerts• Assisted in standardizing the Cleveland Clinic Enterprise warfarin consult note template and protocol • Team lead for the Cleveland Clinic Internal Medicine Diabetes Education Standardization subcommittee; created a standardized patient education note for utilization by the enterprise• Monitor and manage all vancomycin orders, including ordering labs and adjusting dosing regimens per policy• Monitor and manage inpatient warfarin dosing for when consult orders are placed• Adjust renally dosed and IV to PO medications per policy• Provide patient counseling and education (oral anticoagulants, heart failure medications, oral and injectable diabetes medications, others as requested)• Reconcile admission and discharge medication lists, making recommendations to physicians or nurse practitioners when warranted • Preceptor for advanced practice pharmacy students (Advanced Hospital and Internal Medicine rotations) and PGY1 residents (Staffing, Orientation, Research, Internal Medicine I and Internal Medicine II rotations)• Utilize Epic to review patient charts, analyze medication orders for appropriateness and optimize medication therapy for inpatients• Assist in training and orienting pharmacists, residents, and interns• Create and update policies as assigned• As a pharmacy representative of SolVE, assisted in developing process improvement initiatives to shorten the length of stay for observation patients• Pharmacy representative for Internal Medicine Specialty Committee (enterprise) and Shared Governance Show less