Clinical Pharmacist

• Oct 2022 - Present

Pharmacist

• Oct 2021 - Present

Clinical Pharmacist

• Feb 2010 - Dec 2021

• Provide clinical pharmacy services to the Emergency Department inside a Level 1 Stroke and Level 1 STEMI Center. • Assessing appropriateness and preparation of thrombolytics at bedside for non-hemorrhagic stroke patients to achieve an average door to needle time of less than 40 minutes. • Actively participate with the STEMI team to achieve door to cardiac cath lab time of less than 20 minutes. • Subject matter expert (SME) on neonatal, pediatric, and OB-Stat code response. • Initiate, monitor, and manage patients with aminoglycoside, daptomycin, vancomycin and warfarin per pharmacy orders per our Medication Therapy Management Policy. • Provide medication education to both patients and healthcare providers. • Assist with inpatient pharmacy staffing by reviewing, verifying, filling, and double-checking orders for accuracy. • Communicate with prescribers to get clarification and correction whenever orders are not complete. • Visually inspect and document calibrations for SSM-Health 503B sterile product outsourcing facility. • Assist in the training of pharmacy staff, PGY1 ASHP residents, and pharmacy students on rotations. • Prepare COVID-19 vaccine for both SSM Employee Health and SSM-St Clare Outpatient Medical Center. Show less

Clinical Staff Pharmacist

• Oct 2000 - Jan 2014

• Reviewed, verified, filled, and double-checked orders for accuracy and completeness.• Responded and actively participated as a member of the Trauma Stat / Code Blue team.• Clinical Pharmacist member of BJC-Saint Louis Children’s Hospital Weapons of Mass Destruction /Emergency Preparedness Team.• Researched, tested, and published recipes for pediatric-specific compounded medications for both in-hospital and outpatient pharmacy use.• Provided drug information and special project research to both Saint Louis Children’s and Washington University-Saint Louis health professionals.• Documented, prepared, and dispensed investigational agents for phase II and phase III clinical trials.• Assisted in the training of pharmacy staff, PGY1 & PGY2 ASHP residents, and pharmacy students. Show less

Pharmacy Student

• May 1997 - Oct 2000

• Prepared intravenous therapy (chemotherapy, daily syringes, TPN, and sedation medications).• Compounded both oral and intravenous pharmaceutical products that were commercially unavailable.• Assisted the pharmacist responding to Trauma Stat / Code Blue team calls.• Managed inventory for Pyxis machines.• Completed special research and drug information requests to support our pharmacy and medical staff.• Assisted in training pharmacy technicians, PGY1 & PGY2 ASHP residents, and pharmacy students. Show less

Pharmacy Manager

• Nov 2004 - Jan 2006

• Executed the legal and professional responsibilities of Pharmacist-In-Charge. • Streamlined cost by researching quality generic medications and switching to more cost-effective options. • Launched a pharmaceutical compounding service that provided patient-specific medication solutions for underserved pediatric, geriatric, oncology, and veterinary medicine patients within a six county region. • Preceptor for pharmacy technicians and pharmacy students on their retail pharmacy clinical rotations. Show less