Tyson Thornton, PharmD, FACHE

Experience

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  Eastern Maine Medical Center

  May 2008 - Oct 2012

  Clinical Staff Pharmacist

  Provide clinical services such as anti-microbial stewardship, anti-coagulation management, and renal drug dosing, medication reconciliation, drug-drug interaction management, anti-microbial stewardship, sterile compounding, mobile pharmacy services and transitions of care counseling with a focus on inpatient cardiology, medical/surgical, and pediatricsProvide clinical pharmacy support to our Surgical Weight Loss Prophylaxis TeamYearly participation in pharmacy student and resident preceptor programCommittee involvement surrounding medication safety, bar-code medication administration, pediatric oncology, formulary management, neonatal abstinence syndrome, and surgical weight loss prophylaxisResearch and classify all internal medication related adverse event reportingComplete monthly scheduling and daily staff management for all clinical and non-clinical pharmacy services provided for EMMC, EMMC Pharmacy Outreach Services, and Cancer Care of Maine Show less

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  Sebasticook Valley Health (EMHS Member)

  Oct 2012 - Oct 2015

  Director of Pharmacy and Outpatient Infusion Services

  Responsible for day to day pharmacy operations including facilities, personnel, medication dispensing, order verification, clinical pharmacy services and budgetary oversight for inpatient and ambulatory practice settingsDevelopment and oversight of auditing and compliance procedures in accordance with Joint Commission, State of Maine, CMS, and Federal Drug 340B Program requirements regarding contract pharmacy and mixed use settingsOversight of sterile compounding procedures, audits, and sterility compliance as it relates to USP Chapter 797 for insourced and outsourced sterile pharmaceuticalsDepartmental and facility wide strategic planningQuality auditing and process improvement utilizing RCA, PDCA, and LEAN methodology in the evaluation of HCAHPS, PCMH-CAHPS, Core Measures, Medication Events, Adverse Drug Reactions and Beacon ACO Quality Metrics.Fiscal, clinical, facilities, personnel and process oversight of all outpatient infusion services including support for billing compliance and denial reduction strategiesDepartmental policy development and maintenance Show less

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  Sebasticook Valley Home

  Nov 2015 - Jan 2017

  Senior Director of Therapeutic and Support Services

  Provides leadership and direction to all areas of responsibility including Pharmacy, Infusion Services, Diabetes & Nutrition, Facilities, Materials Management, Dietary and Environmental Servces.Ensures a level of customer service for maximum satisfaction outcomes.Responsible for increasing operational revenue and market share. Ensures strong fiscal results through strong budgeting and fiscal management.Manages and Develops division leadership team with effective HR practices of recruitment, orienting, developing and retaining talent.Works with hospital administration on planning, organizing and directing operations for areas of responsibility operations and ensuring compliance with all local, state and federal regulations. Show less

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  SEBASTICOOK VALLEY HEALTH

  Jan 2017 - Apr 2022

  Associate Vice President - Support Services
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  Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital

  Apr 2022 - now

  Vice President Operations
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  Northern Light Inland Hospital

  Jul 2022 - now

  Interim Vice President Operations